- New foundation usually costs $5,200 to $42,000, about $9,250 typical.
- Pouring a new foundation for an addition, garage or small home.
What new foundation costs
Most homeowners pay $5,200 to $42,000 for new foundation, and $9,250 is a typical price. Pouring a new foundation for an addition, garage or small home.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $5,200 |
| Typical | $9,250 |
| High end | $42,000 |
Sources: Fixr, HomeAdvisor and Bob Vila, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $8,081 in Arkansas to $11,206 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Type. Slabs cost least. Crawl spaces and full basements cost far more.
- Size. Bob Vila notes foundations are usually priced by the square foot.
- Soil and site. Poor soil, slopes and rock add engineering and digging.
New foundation cost by area
| Area | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 500 sq ft | $2,500 to $18,500 | Bob Vila |
New foundation cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 55%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a new foundation quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $4,637 | $8,248 | $37,449 |
| Alaska | $5,972 | $10,624 | $48,237 |
| Arizona | $5,127 | $9,120 | $41,411 |
| Arkansas | $4,543 | $8,081 | $36,691 |
| California | $5,782 | $10,286 | $46,704 |
| Colorado | $5,279 | $9,390 | $42,637 |
| Connecticut | $5,780 | $10,282 | $46,688 |
| Delaware | $5,191 | $9,234 | $41,927 |
| District of Columbia | $5,707 | $10,153 | $46,099 |
| Florida | $4,711 | $8,379 | $38,046 |
| Georgia | $4,731 | $8,417 | $38,216 |
| Hawaii | $6,300 | $11,206 | $50,883 |
| Idaho | $5,037 | $8,960 | $40,685 |
| Illinois | $6,210 | $11,047 | $50,157 |
| Indiana | $5,311 | $9,447 | $42,896 |
| Iowa | $5,196 | $9,243 | $41,968 |
| Kansas | $4,980 | $8,859 | $40,225 |
| Kentucky | $4,892 | $8,703 | $39,515 |
| Louisiana | $4,738 | $8,429 | $38,272 |
| Maine | $5,237 | $9,316 | $42,299 |
| Maryland | $5,216 | $9,278 | $42,129 |
| Massachusetts | $6,061 | $10,782 | $48,955 |
| Michigan | $5,279 | $9,390 | $42,637 |
| Minnesota | $5,826 | $10,364 | $47,059 |
| Mississippi | $4,588 | $8,161 | $37,054 |
| Missouri | $5,305 | $9,437 | $42,847 |
| Montana | $5,268 | $9,371 | $42,549 |
| Nebraska | $4,923 | $8,758 | $39,765 |
| Nevada | $5,305 | $9,437 | $42,847 |
| New Hampshire | $5,226 | $9,296 | $42,210 |
| New Jersey | $5,868 | $10,439 | $47,398 |
| New Mexico | $4,736 | $8,425 | $38,256 |
| New York | $5,721 | $10,178 | $46,212 |
| North Carolina | $4,713 | $8,383 | $38,063 |
| North Dakota | $5,278 | $9,389 | $42,629 |
| Ohio | $5,325 | $9,472 | $43,009 |
| Oklahoma | $4,676 | $8,317 | $37,764 |
| Oregon | $5,516 | $9,812 | $44,550 |
| Pennsylvania | $5,247 | $9,334 | $42,379 |
| Rhode Island | $5,368 | $9,549 | $43,356 |
| South Carolina | $4,721 | $8,397 | $38,127 |
| South Dakota | $4,747 | $8,445 | $38,345 |
| Tennessee | $4,766 | $8,479 | $38,498 |
| Texas | $4,702 | $8,363 | $37,974 |
| Utah | $5,085 | $9,046 | $41,072 |
| Vermont | $5,209 | $9,266 | $42,073 |
| Virginia | $5,051 | $8,985 | $40,798 |
| Washington | $5,966 | $10,613 | $48,189 |
| West Virginia | $5,107 | $9,085 | $41,250 |
| Wisconsin | $5,397 | $9,600 | $43,589 |
| Wyoming | $5,210 | $9,268 | $42,081 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $6,000 to $42,000 | $12,000 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $4,012 to $14,769 | $9,245 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $5,200 to $148,000 | $9,100 | 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 new foundation price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 55%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for basements and foundations 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, new foundation cost; HomeAdvisor, new foundation cost; Bob Vila, new foundation 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.