- Fence installation usually costs $2,450 to $5,900, about $3,900 typical.
- A new backyard fence of about 150 to 200 linear feet, any common material.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What fence installation costs
Expect fence installation to cost between $2,450 and $5,900, with $3,900 as a typical figure. A new backyard fence of about 150 to 200 linear feet, any common material. By the linear foot, HomeAdvisor, with $23 the most common put it at $6 to $50, with $23 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $2,450 |
| Typical | $3,900 |
| High end | $5,900 |
| Per linear foot | $6 to $50 |
National figures from Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $4,575 typical in Hawaii against $3,497 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Length. Fences are priced by the linear foot.
- Material. Chain link is cheapest. Wood is the middle. Vinyl, aluminum and wrought iron cost more.
- Height and style. Six-foot privacy fences cost more than four-foot picket.
- Gates. Each walk or drive gate adds a few hundred dollars or more.
- Ground. Rock, roots and slopes slow the post holes.
Fence installation cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national fence installation range with its labor part, roughly 45%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $2,233 | $3,554 | $5,377 |
| Alaska | $2,748 | $4,374 | $6,617 |
| Arizona | $2,422 | $3,855 | $5,832 |
| Arkansas | $2,197 | $3,497 | $5,290 |
| California | $2,675 | $4,257 | $6,441 |
| Colorado | $2,480 | $3,948 | $5,973 |
| Connecticut | $2,674 | $4,256 | $6,439 |
| Delaware | $2,447 | $3,894 | $5,892 |
| District of Columbia | $2,646 | $4,211 | $6,371 |
| Florida | $2,261 | $3,600 | $5,446 |
| Georgia | $2,269 | $3,613 | $5,465 |
| Hawaii | $2,874 | $4,575 | $6,921 |
| Idaho | $2,387 | $3,800 | $5,749 |
| Illinois | $2,839 | $4,520 | $6,838 |
| Indiana | $2,493 | $3,968 | $6,003 |
| Iowa | $2,448 | $3,898 | $5,896 |
| Kansas | $2,365 | $3,765 | $5,696 |
| Kentucky | $2,331 | $3,711 | $5,614 |
| Louisiana | $2,272 | $3,617 | $5,472 |
| Maine | $2,464 | $3,923 | $5,934 |
| Maryland | $2,456 | $3,910 | $5,915 |
| Massachusetts | $2,782 | $4,428 | $6,699 |
| Michigan | $2,480 | $3,948 | $5,973 |
| Minnesota | $2,691 | $4,284 | $6,481 |
| Mississippi | $2,214 | $3,524 | $5,332 |
| Missouri | $2,490 | $3,964 | $5,997 |
| Montana | $2,476 | $3,942 | $5,963 |
| Nebraska | $2,343 | $3,730 | $5,643 |
| Nevada | $2,490 | $3,964 | $5,997 |
| New Hampshire | $2,460 | $3,916 | $5,924 |
| New Jersey | $2,708 | $4,310 | $6,520 |
| New Mexico | $2,271 | $3,616 | $5,470 |
| New York | $2,651 | $4,220 | $6,384 |
| North Carolina | $2,262 | $3,601 | $5,447 |
| North Dakota | $2,480 | $3,948 | $5,972 |
| Ohio | $2,498 | $3,977 | $6,016 |
| Oklahoma | $2,248 | $3,578 | $5,413 |
| Oregon | $2,572 | $4,094 | $6,193 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,468 | $3,929 | $5,944 |
| Rhode Island | $2,515 | $4,003 | $6,056 |
| South Carolina | $2,265 | $3,606 | $5,455 |
| South Dakota | $2,276 | $3,622 | $5,480 |
| Tennessee | $2,283 | $3,634 | $5,498 |
| Texas | $2,258 | $3,594 | $5,437 |
| Utah | $2,406 | $3,830 | $5,793 |
| Vermont | $2,453 | $3,906 | $5,908 |
| Virginia | $2,393 | $3,809 | $5,762 |
| Washington | $2,745 | $4,370 | $6,611 |
| West Virginia | $2,414 | $3,843 | $5,814 |
| Wisconsin | $2,526 | $4,021 | $6,083 |
| Wyoming | $2,454 | $3,906 | $5,909 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $3,000 to $7,000 | $4,500 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $1,860 to $4,843 | $3,277 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $1,743 to $4,431 | $3,059 | Shown, not counted: it repeats another guide's figures |
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 fence installation price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 45%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for fences and gates 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, fence installation cost; HomeAdvisor, fence installation cost; Bob Vila, fence installation 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.