How much should I spend on a stove?
About $600–$1,300 buys a good freestanding gas or electric range, and a well-rated induction range starts around $1,400. Past about $4,000 you pay for design and features, and one retailer's data shows more service calls, not fewer.
HomeGuide puts typical gas ranges at $600–$1,300 and electric at $700–$1,100; slide-in and front-control models cost 30–40% more than similar freestanding ones.
In Yale Appliance's induction data, ranges under $4,000 averaged about 6.9% first-year service versus about 12.2% for $4,000–$9,000 models.
Confidence: multi-source · Based on 4 cited sources.
Products discussed
- Frigidaire Gallery GCFI3060BF Induction Range
Sources
- The Most Reliable Induction Ranges · Yale Appliance
- Freestanding vs Slide-In vs Front Control Ranges · Yale Appliance
- Consumer Reports' Pick for the Best Induction Range of 2026 · Tasting Table
- How Much Does a Stove or Oven Cost? · HomeGuide
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Best Stove for the Money: Gas, Electric or Induction, and How Much to SpendBy Purchasd Research. We compared gas, radiant electric, induction and dual-fuel ranges, and ranges against cooktop-and-wall-oven setups, using one retailer's published first-year service data (Yale Appliance, 2025 data, updated October 2026) for gas, electric and induction ranges; Consumer Reports' 2025 brand scores and its 2026 induction pick through secondary reporting; ENERGY STAR efficiency figures; a Stanford indoor-air study; national cost guides for prices, installation and repairs; a nine-company repair-technician panel; CPSC recall and safety notices; a home-inspector checklist for used units; and fourteen Reddit threads (about 300 comments) plus owner forums and secondary roundups. Owner evidence was used to find recurring complaints, never to estimate failure rates. No range was tested by Purchasd. Purchasd received no manufacturer payment, review units or affiliate consideration for this research. Several sources sell appliances, repairs or related products, and each is labeled by bias. One Consumer Reports summary was read from a reprint hosted by LG, whose brand scored first.