Window Replacement Salt Lake City: $300 to $1,650 (2026)

We found no Salt Lake City window price; all rows are national figures, labeled as such.

Salt Lake City winters: 112 freezing nights a year

Salt Lake City International averages 111.8 nights a year at or below 32 F in NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals, and 62.2 days at or above 90 F, so windows here work hard in both seasons. In a heating climate the U-factor on the NFRC label, which measures how well a window holds heat, is the first number to compare. ENERGY STAR says certified windows lower energy bills by an average of up to 13% when they replace single-pane windows, and it tells buyers to match the ENERGY STAR label for their climate zone. The federal window credit ended for anything placed in service after 2025 (IRS). Prices by frame: window replacement cost.

Lead paint: 65% of Salt Lake City homes were built before 1980

Salt Lake City has old housing: the Census Bureau puts the median year built at 1965 and counts 66,222 of 101,188 units (65.4%) built before 1980, including 25,698 (25.4%) built in 1939 or earlier. Utah runs its own lead program: the Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality certifies individuals and firms doing lead-based paint and renovation, repair and painting work for pay in Utah, under Utah Administrative Code R307-841, and posts a list of certified firms. The EPA's rule says paid work disturbing paint in a pre-1978 home needs a certified firm, and window replacement is not covered by the minor repair exemption. Check the DEQ firm list before you sign.

Do you need a permit to replace windows in Salt Lake City?

Ask before work starts. We could not load a Salt Lake City page that says whether a same-size window swap needs a building permit, so ask the installer whether it will pull one, and call SLC permit processing at 801-535-7968 if you are cutting or widening an opening. The City estimates permit fees through its OpenCounter tool and consolidated fee schedule.

Help paying for repairs in Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City's Housing Stability Division runs a Home Repairs Program with up to $50,000 for health, safety and structural home repairs, which may be a no- or low-interest loan, for owner-occupied homes inside city limits with household income at or below 80% of area median income. Its Minor Repairs Program offers up to $1,500, free, to eligible homeowners who are 62 or older or have a disability. Neither page names windows, so ask the division at 801-535-7233 whether broken or failing windows qualify.

How to hire a window installer in Salt Lake City

Use Utah's Division of Professional Licensing lookup to check a contractor's license before you sign, and the DEQ list for its lead certification if the house was built before 1978. Ask each bidder for insert or full-frame replacement, the U-factor on each NFRC label, who pulls any permit, and proof of insurance. Calls go to an independent company that serves your area and takes this kind of job (how calls work).

Rules, programs and conditions for window work in Salt Lake City, from official city, state, Census and NOAA pages unless marked.

More Salt Lake City home repair guides

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