- Lawn seeding usually costs $450 to $1,750, about $1,100 typical.
- Seeding or overseeding an average lawn, with soil prep.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What lawn seeding costs
Most homeowners pay $450 to $1,750 for lawn seeding, and $1,100 is a typical price. Seeding or overseeding an average lawn, with soil prep.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $450 |
| Typical | $1,100 |
| High end | $1,750 |
National figures from Fixr, HomeAdvisor and Today's Homeowner, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $1,263 typical in District of Columbia against $973 in Mississippi.
What drives the price
- Lawn size. Fixr prices a 10,000 square foot lawn. Today's Homeowner prices 5,000.
- Seeding method. Overseeding is cheaper than starting from bare soil. Hydroseeding costs more.
- Prep. Aeration, dethatching and weed control come first.
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Aeration before seeding | $150 to $400 | HomeAdvisor |
Not every quote includes these. Check each line before comparing lawn seeding bids.
Lawn seeding cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national lawn seeding range with its labor part, roughly 60%, adjusted to local wages for landscaping and groundskeeping workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $426 | $1,041 | $1,656 |
| Alaska | $509 | $1,244 | $1,979 |
| Arizona | $448 | $1,096 | $1,744 |
| Arkansas | $427 | $1,043 | $1,660 |
| California | $494 | $1,208 | $1,922 |
| Colorado | $496 | $1,212 | $1,927 |
| Connecticut | $495 | $1,211 | $1,927 |
| Delaware | $438 | $1,070 | $1,702 |
| District of Columbia | $517 | $1,263 | $2,009 |
| Florida | $436 | $1,066 | $1,695 |
| Georgia | $442 | $1,080 | $1,718 |
| Hawaii | $497 | $1,214 | $1,932 |
| Idaho | $467 | $1,141 | $1,816 |
| Illinois | $482 | $1,178 | $1,874 |
| Indiana | $443 | $1,082 | $1,721 |
| Iowa | $448 | $1,096 | $1,744 |
| Kansas | $451 | $1,103 | $1,755 |
| Kentucky | $433 | $1,058 | $1,684 |
| Louisiana | $420 | $1,028 | $1,635 |
| Maine | $497 | $1,215 | $1,933 |
| Maryland | $452 | $1,104 | $1,756 |
| Massachusetts | $516 | $1,261 | $2,006 |
| Michigan | $443 | $1,083 | $1,723 |
| Minnesota | $502 | $1,226 | $1,950 |
| Mississippi | $398 | $973 | $1,549 |
| Missouri | $446 | $1,089 | $1,733 |
| Montana | $493 | $1,205 | $1,916 |
| Nebraska | $450 | $1,100 | $1,750 |
| Nevada | $448 | $1,094 | $1,741 |
| New Hampshire | $490 | $1,197 | $1,904 |
| New Jersey | $465 | $1,137 | $1,809 |
| New Mexico | $439 | $1,073 | $1,708 |
| New York | $489 | $1,196 | $1,903 |
| North Carolina | $441 | $1,079 | $1,717 |
| North Dakota | $461 | $1,128 | $1,794 |
| Ohio | $444 | $1,085 | $1,725 |
| Oklahoma | $427 | $1,043 | $1,660 |
| Oregon | $491 | $1,199 | $1,908 |
| Pennsylvania | $452 | $1,106 | $1,759 |
| Rhode Island | $489 | $1,194 | $1,900 |
| South Carolina | $433 | $1,059 | $1,685 |
| South Dakota | $424 | $1,037 | $1,649 |
| Tennessee | $435 | $1,064 | $1,693 |
| Texas | $433 | $1,059 | $1,685 |
| Utah | $461 | $1,127 | $1,793 |
| Vermont | $499 | $1,220 | $1,940 |
| Virginia | $445 | $1,087 | $1,730 |
| Washington | $504 | $1,232 | $1,959 |
| West Virginia | $402 | $984 | $1,565 |
| Wisconsin | $464 | $1,135 | $1,806 |
| Wyoming | $444 | $1,086 | $1,728 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $700 to $2,000 | $1,500 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $438 to $1,759 | $1,083 | Counted |
| Today's Homeowner | $450 to $900 | $600 | 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 lawn seeding price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 60%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for lawn, trees and yard work. 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, lawn seeding cost; HomeAdvisor, lawn seeding cost; Today's Homeowner, lawn seeding 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.