What is a typical sewer line replacement cost per foot?

The typical figure is $150 per linear foot, within $50 to $250 per linear foot, for materials and labor. Angi and HomeGuide give the same overall range.

How do I measure my sewer line?

Measure the run from the house to the street connection or septic tank in linear feet. Get a camera inspection first; it shows both the length and the condition of the pipe.

What does a camera inspection cost?

The combined figure is $300, within $125 to $500, added once to the estimate.

Is trenchless replacement priced differently?

Angi gives trenchless methods at $60 to $250 per linear foot, including materials and labor. HomeGuide gives pipe bursting at $60 to $200 per linear foot, but does not say whether its method prices include installation.

What does the whole job cost?

HomeGuide gives a national average total of $6,000, with a range of $500 to $20,000, and a forty-foot replacement at $2,000 to $10,000 in total.

Are permits included?

Not in the range above. HomeGuide prices permits at $30 to $500.

Sewer line replacement cost

Prices checked October 22, 2026

Typical installed cost

$150 per linear foot

Sourced installed range, not a quote

$50 to $250 per linear foot

Sewer line replacement cost has a typical figure of $150 per linear foot, within a sourced range of $50 to $250 per linear foot, for materials and labor. The range comes from two sources, Angi and HomeGuide, which give the same overall range. That match is not independent confirmation; it only means the two publishers report the same bounds. Get a camera inspection first to learn the length and condition of the pipe.

Replacement price per linear foot

The figure covers replacing the sewer line from the house to the street connection or septic tank, priced per linear foot with materials and labor. Angi and HomeGuide give the same low and high, and Angi's stated average sets the typical figure.

Sewer line, installed costs
Sewer line	Low	Typical	High
Sewer line replacement	$50	$150	$250

Price per linear foot, materials and labor. The two sources give identical bounds, and typical is Angi's stated average.

See each source's figures

Sewer line replacement
- Angi: $50 to $250; stated average $150. Updated August 3, 2026; accessed October 22, 2026. Per linear foot figures, materials and labor.
- HomeGuide: $50 to $250. Updated December 22, 2025; accessed October 22, 2026. Per linear foot figures, materials and labor.

Camera inspection

Get a camera inspection first. It shows the length and condition of the pipe before you commit to a replacement. Both sources price it as a flat fee, so the estimator adds it once.

Additional work costs
Additional work	Typical	Range	Applies to
Camera inspection	$300	$125 to $500	Sewer line replacement

A flat fee added once, using the median of the two sources and standard rounding.

See each source's figures

Camera inspection
- Angi: $100 to $500. Updated August 3, 2026; accessed October 22, 2026. Per linear foot figures, materials and labor.
- HomeGuide: $125 to $500. Updated December 22, 2025; accessed October 22, 2026. Per linear foot figures, materials and labor.

Methods, materials and related work

The method, pipe material, depth and access move the price. These single-source figures keep their original amounts and are not combined with the range above.

Angi method and labor figures

Single-source figures from Angi, kept apart from the combined range.

Trenchless methods: $60 to $250 per linear foot, including materials and labor; Source: Angi
Pipe lining: $90 to $250 per linear foot; Angi does not say whether installation is included; Source: Angi
Plumber labor: $45 to $200 per hour; Source: Angi

HomeGuide method figures

HomeGuide lists these method prices per linear foot but does not say whether they include installation.

Pipe bursting: $60 to $200 per linear foot; Source: HomeGuide
Pipe lining: $90 to $250 per linear foot; Source: HomeGuide
Spin-casting: $80 to $250 per linear foot; Source: HomeGuide
Traditional trench digging: $5 to $12 per linear foot; Source: HomeGuide
Trenchless or directional boring: $10 to $30 per linear foot; Source: HomeGuide

HomeGuide pipe material prices

Materials only, per linear foot, from HomeGuide. They are not installed prices.

PVC pipe: $3 to $8 per linear foot, materials only; Source: HomeGuide
ABS pipe: $3 to $11 per linear foot, materials only; Source: HomeGuide
Cast iron pipe: $20 to $75 per linear foot, materials only; Source: HomeGuide
Copper pipe: $30 to $80 per linear foot, materials only; Source: HomeGuide
PEX pipe: $2 to $10 per linear foot, materials only; Source: HomeGuide

Other HomeGuide figures

Single-source totals and related work from HomeGuide.

Permits: $30 to $500; Source: HomeGuide
Sewer cleanout: $500 to $2,000; Source: HomeGuide
Backflow preventer: $150 to $1,200; Source: HomeGuide
Plumber labor: $75 to $150 per hour; Source: HomeGuide
National average total: $6,000, with a range of $500 to $20,000; Source: HomeGuide
Forty-foot replacement: $2,000 to $10,000 in total; Source: HomeGuide

Estimate your sewer line

To measure, find the length of the run from the house to the street connection or septic tank in linear feet. A camera inspection report can give that length. Enter it, pick an area level and add the camera inspection if you have not had one.

Sewer line

Sewer line replacement

Sewer line length in linear feet

linear feet, 10 to 300

Area level

Lower-cost areaAverageHigher-cost area

This picks the lower, middle or upper part of the sourced range. It is not a local price.

Additional work

Camera inspection

Typical estimate

$7,500

Estimated range, not a quote

$5,000 to $10,000

For 50 linear feet. Typical $150 per linear foot.

Assumptions

Installed base: Sewer line replacement.
Quantity: 50 linear feet.
Per-linear foot prices are multiplied by 50; flat extras are added once and per-linear foot extras once for each linear foot.
Average area level uses low-to-typical and typical-to-high midpoints as bounds, with the sourced typical unchanged.
No applicable extras included.
Extras are added in full, and sourced installed ranges are treated as not including them.
Labor rows are informational only and are not added to installed costs.

Where these numbers come from

The range comes from two sources, Angi and HomeGuide, which give the same overall range. Their dates and scope notes are shown below. The checked date records when the dataset was reviewed, not a promise that prices are unchanged.

Angi
How Much Does Sewer Line Replacement Cost?
Updated: August 3, 2026. Accessed: October 22, 2026.
Per linear foot figures, materials and labor
HomeGuide
How Much Does Sewer Line Replacement Cost?
Updated: December 22, 2025. Accessed: October 22, 2026.
Per linear foot figures, materials and labor

The low and high are the medians of the published bounds. For two sources, the median is the mean of the pair. Typical is the median of the stated averages, or of the source midpoints where none is stated. Per linear foot figures round to the nearest quarter dollar below twenty dollars and the nearest dollar from twenty up to one hundred. The estimator multiplies them by your length, adds the camera inspection once if chosen, and rounds totals to twenty-five-dollar steps below a thousand dollars and fifty-dollar steps at or above it, with exact halves rounded up.

How we calculate

Questions people ask

What is a typical sewer line replacement cost per foot?: The typical figure is $150 per linear foot, within $50 to $250 per linear foot, for materials and labor. Angi and HomeGuide give the same overall range.
How do I measure my sewer line?: Measure the run from the house to the street connection or septic tank in linear feet. Get a camera inspection first; it shows both the length and the condition of the pipe.
What does a camera inspection cost?: The combined figure is $300, within $125 to $500, added once to the estimate.
Is trenchless replacement priced differently?: Angi gives trenchless methods at $60 to $250 per linear foot, including materials and labor. HomeGuide gives pipe bursting at $60 to $200 per linear foot, but does not say whether its method prices include installation.
What does the whole job cost?: HomeGuide gives a national average total of $6,000, with a range of $500 to $20,000, and a forty-foot replacement at $2,000 to $10,000 in total.
Are permits included?: Not in the range above. HomeGuide prices permits at $30 to $500.

How to read this estimate: it is a planning range for the length you enter, not a quote. Compare written quotes for the same length, method and pipe material, and ask whether the camera inspection, permits, digging and restoring the yard are included. Keep the source dates beside the comparison.

Replacement price per linear foot