- Asphalt driveway usually costs $3,600 to $7,550, about $4,750 typical.
- A new asphalt driveway for a typical home.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What asphalt driveway costs
Expect asphalt driveway to cost between $3,600 and $7,550, with $4,750 as a typical figure. A new asphalt driveway for a typical home. By the square foot, Bob Vila put it at $7 to $15, with $11 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $3,600 |
| Typical | $4,750 |
| High end | $7,550 |
| Per square foot | $7 to $15 |
The range blends HomeAdvisor, Bob Vila and Today's Homeowner (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $4,204 in Arkansas and $5,663 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Size. Bob Vila puts a 600 square foot driveway at $2,500 to $7,028.
- Base. A good gravel base is most of what makes asphalt last.
- Old driveway. Removing old asphalt or concrete adds cost.
- Asphalt prices. Asphalt is tied to oil prices and sold by the ton.
Asphalt driveway cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $3,600 to $7,550. About 50% of a asphalt driveway price is labor, and only that part is scaled by the state's median wage for construction and extraction workers. A starting point, not a quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $3,245 | $4,282 | $6,806 |
| Alaska | $4,086 | $5,391 | $8,569 |
| Arizona | $3,554 | $4,689 | $7,454 |
| Arkansas | $3,186 | $4,204 | $6,682 |
| California | $3,967 | $5,234 | $8,319 |
| Colorado | $3,650 | $4,816 | $7,654 |
| Connecticut | $3,965 | $5,232 | $8,316 |
| Delaware | $3,594 | $4,743 | $7,538 |
| District of Columbia | $3,919 | $5,171 | $8,220 |
| Florida | $3,292 | $4,344 | $6,904 |
| Georgia | $3,305 | $4,361 | $6,932 |
| Hawaii | $4,292 | $5,663 | $9,002 |
| Idaho | $3,498 | $4,615 | $7,335 |
| Illinois | $4,236 | $5,589 | $8,883 |
| Indiana | $3,670 | $4,842 | $7,696 |
| Iowa | $3,597 | $4,747 | $7,545 |
| Kansas | $3,462 | $4,567 | $7,260 |
| Kentucky | $3,406 | $4,494 | $7,144 |
| Louisiana | $3,310 | $4,367 | $6,941 |
| Maine | $3,623 | $4,781 | $7,599 |
| Maryland | $3,610 | $4,763 | $7,571 |
| Massachusetts | $4,142 | $5,465 | $8,687 |
| Michigan | $3,650 | $4,816 | $7,654 |
| Minnesota | $3,994 | $5,270 | $8,377 |
| Mississippi | $3,215 | $4,241 | $6,742 |
| Missouri | $3,666 | $4,837 | $7,688 |
| Montana | $3,643 | $4,806 | $7,640 |
| Nebraska | $3,426 | $4,520 | $7,185 |
| Nevada | $3,666 | $4,837 | $7,688 |
| New Hampshire | $3,616 | $4,772 | $7,584 |
| New Jersey | $4,021 | $5,305 | $8,432 |
| New Mexico | $3,308 | $4,365 | $6,938 |
| New York | $3,928 | $5,183 | $8,238 |
| North Carolina | $3,293 | $4,345 | $6,907 |
| North Dakota | $3,649 | $4,815 | $7,653 |
| Ohio | $3,679 | $4,854 | $7,715 |
| Oklahoma | $3,270 | $4,314 | $6,858 |
| Oregon | $3,799 | $5,012 | $7,967 |
| Pennsylvania | $3,630 | $4,789 | $7,612 |
| Rhode Island | $3,706 | $4,889 | $7,772 |
| South Carolina | $3,298 | $4,352 | $6,917 |
| South Dakota | $3,315 | $4,374 | $6,953 |
| Tennessee | $3,327 | $4,390 | $6,978 |
| Texas | $3,286 | $4,336 | $6,892 |
| Utah | $3,528 | $4,655 | $7,398 |
| Vermont | $3,606 | $4,757 | $7,562 |
| Virginia | $3,506 | $4,626 | $7,354 |
| Washington | $4,082 | $5,386 | $8,561 |
| West Virginia | $3,542 | $4,673 | $7,427 |
| Wisconsin | $3,724 | $4,913 | $7,810 |
| Wyoming | $3,606 | $4,758 | $7,563 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| HomeAdvisor | $3,154 to $7,556 | $5,349 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $4,200 to $9,000 | $4,740 | Counted |
| Today's Homeowner | $3,600 to $5,400 | Not given | Counted |
How the asphalt driveway range is combined: low end from the middle of the guides' lows, high end from the middle of their highs, typical from the middle of their averages (a range's midpoint where no average is given). Figures read on each guide's page on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 50%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for concrete and driveways work. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Concrete jobs need a deposit before the pour, so ask for it on the estimate the customer approves.
Run the numbers for a real asphalt driveway in the free driveway cost calculator, then save the result as an estimate. On Koira's free Office plan you build the estimate, text it, collect the deposit and turn it into an invoice when the asphalt driveway is done. Price this job in Koira, free.
Sources: HomeAdvisor, asphalt driveway cost; Bob Vila, asphalt driveway cost; Today's Homeowner, asphalt driveway cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.