- Detached garage usually costs $23,500 to $51,000, about $41,000 typical.
- Building a new detached garage.
What detached garage costs
Detached garage usually runs $23,500 to $51,000. A typical job lands near $41,000. Building a new detached garage.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $23,500 |
| Typical | $41,000 |
| High end | $51,000 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $48,884 typical in Hawaii against $36,289 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Size. One, two or three car garages differ a lot.
- Finish. A plain shell costs less than insulated, finished space.
- Foundation and power. The slab and electrical run are big parts of the cost.
Detached garage cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national detached garage range with its labor part, roughly 50%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $21,185 | $36,962 | $45,977 |
| Alaska | $26,672 | $46,535 | $57,885 |
| Arizona | $23,200 | $40,477 | $50,350 |
| Arkansas | $20,800 | $36,289 | $45,139 |
| California | $25,893 | $45,174 | $56,193 |
| Colorado | $23,824 | $41,566 | $51,704 |
| Connecticut | $25,884 | $45,160 | $56,175 |
| Delaware | $23,463 | $40,936 | $50,920 |
| District of Columbia | $25,585 | $44,637 | $55,525 |
| Florida | $21,489 | $37,491 | $46,636 |
| Georgia | $21,575 | $37,642 | $46,823 |
| Hawaii | $28,019 | $48,884 | $60,806 |
| Idaho | $22,831 | $39,833 | $49,548 |
| Illinois | $27,649 | $48,239 | $60,005 |
| Indiana | $23,956 | $41,795 | $51,989 |
| Iowa | $23,484 | $40,971 | $50,964 |
| Kansas | $22,597 | $39,425 | $49,041 |
| Kentucky | $22,236 | $38,795 | $48,257 |
| Louisiana | $21,604 | $37,692 | $46,885 |
| Maine | $23,652 | $41,265 | $51,330 |
| Maryland | $23,566 | $41,115 | $51,143 |
| Massachusetts | $27,038 | $47,172 | $58,678 |
| Michigan | $23,824 | $41,566 | $51,704 |
| Minnesota | $26,073 | $45,490 | $56,585 |
| Mississippi | $20,984 | $36,611 | $45,540 |
| Missouri | $23,931 | $41,752 | $51,935 |
| Montana | $23,779 | $41,487 | $51,606 |
| Nebraska | $22,363 | $39,017 | $48,533 |
| Nevada | $23,931 | $41,752 | $51,935 |
| New Hampshire | $23,607 | $41,186 | $51,232 |
| New Jersey | $26,246 | $45,790 | $56,959 |
| New Mexico | $21,596 | $37,678 | $46,867 |
| New York | $25,642 | $44,738 | $55,649 |
| North Carolina | $21,497 | $37,506 | $46,654 |
| North Dakota | $23,820 | $41,559 | $51,695 |
| Ohio | $24,013 | $41,895 | $52,113 |
| Oklahoma | $21,345 | $37,241 | $46,324 |
| Oregon | $24,797 | $43,263 | $53,815 |
| Pennsylvania | $23,693 | $41,337 | $51,419 |
| Rhode Island | $24,189 | $42,203 | $52,496 |
| South Carolina | $21,530 | $37,563 | $46,725 |
| South Dakota | $21,641 | $37,756 | $46,965 |
| Tennessee | $21,719 | $37,892 | $47,134 |
| Texas | $21,452 | $37,427 | $46,556 |
| Utah | $23,028 | $40,177 | $49,976 |
| Vermont | $23,537 | $41,064 | $51,080 |
| Virginia | $22,888 | $39,933 | $49,673 |
| Washington | $26,648 | $46,492 | $57,831 |
| West Virginia | $23,118 | $40,334 | $50,172 |
| Wisconsin | $24,309 | $42,411 | $52,755 |
| Wyoming | $23,541 | $41,072 | $51,089 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $30,000 to $60,000 | $52,830 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $16,837 to $42,331 | $29,584 | Counted |
We take the middle of the guides' lows for the low end, the middle of their highs for the high end, and the middle of their averages for the typical detached garage price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read 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 additions and big projects 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.
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Sources: Fixr, detached garage cost; HomeAdvisor, detached garage 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.