- Hurricane window usually costs $1,350 to $2,100, about $1,550 typical.
- Prices are per window: one impact-rated window, installed.
What hurricane window costs
Most homeowners pay $1,350 to $2,100 for hurricane window, and $1,550 is a typical price. Prices are per window: one impact-rated window, installed.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $1,350 |
| Typical | $1,550 |
| High end | $2,100 |
The range blends This Old House and Today's Homeowner (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $1,408 in Arkansas and $1,788 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Size. Impact glass is heavy and priced by area. Bob Vila puts high-impact windows at about $55 to $62 a square foot.
- Frame. Aluminum frames are common on the coast. Vinyl and fiberglass impact frames cost more.
- Labor. Bob Vila puts labor at $80 to $400 per window, about two hours each.
- Code. In hurricane zones the window must carry the right rating, and the permit and inspection follow.
Hurricane window cost by window style
| Window style | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed | $100 to $1,600 per window | Bob Vila |
| Double-hung | $450 to $1,700 each | Bob Vila |
Hurricane window cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $1,350 to $2,100. About 40% of a hurricane window 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 | $1,244 | $1,428 | $1,935 |
| Alaska | $1,496 | $1,717 | $2,327 |
| Arizona | $1,336 | $1,534 | $2,079 |
| Arkansas | $1,226 | $1,408 | $1,907 |
| California | $1,460 | $1,676 | $2,271 |
| Colorado | $1,365 | $1,567 | $2,123 |
| Connecticut | $1,460 | $1,676 | $2,270 |
| Delaware | $1,348 | $1,548 | $2,097 |
| District of Columbia | $1,446 | $1,660 | $2,249 |
| Florida | $1,258 | $1,444 | $1,956 |
| Georgia | $1,262 | $1,448 | $1,962 |
| Hawaii | $1,558 | $1,788 | $2,423 |
| Idaho | $1,319 | $1,515 | $2,052 |
| Illinois | $1,541 | $1,769 | $2,397 |
| Indiana | $1,371 | $1,574 | $2,133 |
| Iowa | $1,349 | $1,549 | $2,099 |
| Kansas | $1,309 | $1,502 | $2,035 |
| Kentucky | $1,292 | $1,483 | $2,010 |
| Louisiana | $1,263 | $1,450 | $1,964 |
| Maine | $1,357 | $1,558 | $2,111 |
| Maryland | $1,353 | $1,553 | $2,105 |
| Massachusetts | $1,513 | $1,737 | $2,353 |
| Michigan | $1,365 | $1,567 | $2,123 |
| Minnesota | $1,468 | $1,686 | $2,284 |
| Mississippi | $1,234 | $1,417 | $1,920 |
| Missouri | $1,370 | $1,573 | $2,131 |
| Montana | $1,363 | $1,565 | $2,120 |
| Nebraska | $1,298 | $1,490 | $2,019 |
| Nevada | $1,370 | $1,573 | $2,131 |
| New Hampshire | $1,355 | $1,556 | $2,108 |
| New Jersey | $1,476 | $1,695 | $2,296 |
| New Mexico | $1,262 | $1,450 | $1,964 |
| New York | $1,448 | $1,663 | $2,253 |
| North Carolina | $1,258 | $1,444 | $1,957 |
| North Dakota | $1,365 | $1,567 | $2,123 |
| Ohio | $1,374 | $1,577 | $2,137 |
| Oklahoma | $1,251 | $1,436 | $1,946 |
| Oregon | $1,410 | $1,618 | $2,193 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,359 | $1,560 | $2,114 |
| Rhode Island | $1,382 | $1,586 | $2,149 |
| South Carolina | $1,259 | $1,446 | $1,959 |
| South Dakota | $1,265 | $1,452 | $1,967 |
| Tennessee | $1,268 | $1,456 | $1,973 |
| Texas | $1,256 | $1,442 | $1,954 |
| Utah | $1,328 | $1,525 | $2,066 |
| Vermont | $1,352 | $1,552 | $2,103 |
| Virginia | $1,322 | $1,518 | $2,056 |
| Washington | $1,495 | $1,716 | $2,325 |
| West Virginia | $1,332 | $1,530 | $2,073 |
| Wisconsin | $1,387 | $1,593 | $2,158 |
| Wyoming | $1,352 | $1,552 | $2,103 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Old House | $1,175 to $1,350 | $1,250 | Counted |
| Today's Homeowner | $1,500 to $2,800 | $1,800 | Counted |
How the hurricane window 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: 40%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for windows 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: This Old House, hurricane window cost; Today's Homeowner, hurricane window cost; Bob Vila, hurricane window cost; Fixr, hurricane window 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.