- Land survey usually costs $400 to $1,000, about $600 typical.
- A boundary survey for a typical residential lot.
What land survey costs
Expect land survey to cost between $400 and $1,000, with $600 as a typical figure. A boundary survey for a typical residential lot.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $400 |
| Typical | $600 |
| High end | $1,000 |
Sources: Fixr, HomeAdvisor and Today's Homeowner, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $496 in Mississippi to $733 in District of Columbia.
What drives the price
- Lot size and shape. Bigger and irregular lots take longer.
- Survey type. Boundary surveys are the cheap end. Topographic and ALTA surveys cost more; Today's Homeowner puts ALTA at $1,200 to $3,000.
- Records. Old or missing records mean more research.
Land survey cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 90%, moves with each state's median wage for landscaping and groundskeeping workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a land survey quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $368 | $552 | $919 |
| Alaska | $479 | $718 | $1,197 |
| Arizona | $398 | $597 | $995 |
| Arkansas | $369 | $554 | $923 |
| California | $459 | $688 | $1,147 |
| Colorado | $461 | $691 | $1,152 |
| Connecticut | $461 | $691 | $1,152 |
| Delaware | $384 | $575 | $959 |
| District of Columbia | $489 | $733 | $1,222 |
| Florida | $381 | $572 | $953 |
| Georgia | $389 | $584 | $973 |
| Hawaii | $462 | $694 | $1,156 |
| Idaho | $423 | $634 | $1,056 |
| Illinois | $443 | $664 | $1,107 |
| Indiana | $390 | $585 | $975 |
| Iowa | $398 | $597 | $995 |
| Kansas | $402 | $603 | $1,004 |
| Kentucky | $377 | $566 | $943 |
| Louisiana | $361 | $541 | $901 |
| Maine | $463 | $694 | $1,157 |
| Maryland | $402 | $603 | $1,005 |
| Massachusetts | $488 | $731 | $1,219 |
| Michigan | $391 | $586 | $977 |
| Minnesota | $469 | $703 | $1,172 |
| Mississippi | $331 | $496 | $827 |
| Missouri | $394 | $591 | $986 |
| Montana | $457 | $686 | $1,143 |
| Nebraska | $400 | $600 | $1,000 |
| Nevada | $397 | $595 | $992 |
| New Hampshire | $453 | $679 | $1,132 |
| New Jersey | $420 | $630 | $1,051 |
| New Mexico | $385 | $578 | $964 |
| New York | $452 | $679 | $1,131 |
| North Carolina | $389 | $583 | $971 |
| North Dakota | $415 | $623 | $1,038 |
| Ohio | $392 | $587 | $979 |
| Oklahoma | $369 | $554 | $923 |
| Oregon | $454 | $681 | $1,135 |
| Pennsylvania | $403 | $605 | $1,008 |
| Rhode Island | $451 | $677 | $1,129 |
| South Carolina | $378 | $566 | $944 |
| South Dakota | $365 | $548 | $913 |
| Tennessee | $380 | $571 | $951 |
| Texas | $378 | $567 | $945 |
| Utah | $415 | $622 | $1,037 |
| Vermont | $465 | $698 | $1,163 |
| Virginia | $393 | $590 | $983 |
| Washington | $472 | $708 | $1,179 |
| West Virginia | $336 | $505 | $841 |
| Wisconsin | $419 | $629 | $1,048 |
| Wyoming | $392 | $589 | $981 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $400 to $1,000 | $600 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $377 to $770 | $546 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $376 to $745 | $526 | Shown, not counted: it repeats another guide's figures |
| Today's Homeowner | $800 to $5,500 | Not given | 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 land survey price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 90%. A survey is a surveyor's field and office time. Koira's assumption. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for landscaping and groundskeeping workers over the national $18.82 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
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Sources: Fixr, land survey cost; HomeAdvisor, land survey cost; Bob Vila, land survey cost; Today's Homeowner, land survey 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.