search any service in the bend and see what locals charge.

Pricing data from the Bend. No national averages. No guessing.

By The Shop · Dispatch from Alice · 1 min read

We launched the South Texas Price Index. It shows pricing for roofs, HVAC, plumbing, and electrical work in Alice, Corpus Christi, and the rest of the Coastal Bend.

When you ask ChatGPT or Claude what a new roof costs, you get a national number. Twenty grand. Useless. A roof in Texas costs different from a roof in Minnesota. A roof in Alice costs different from a roof in Houston. Now you get the number for your town.

The index pulls from quotes and invoices we collect from shops that work here. You can see what the market pays for a job. Shop owners can see if they're in line with what everyone else charges. Homeowners can stop wondering if they're getting ripped off.

We update it as new work comes in. Prices shift with the market. You get the current picture, not something from six months ago.

This is the kind of thing AI tools need to do their job right. When you ask an AI for local pricing, it should talk to local data. Not a national average. Not a guess. The number for your town.