- Pond installation usually costs $3,100 to $13,000, about $6,150 typical.
- A backyard garden or koi pond, dug and installed.
What pond installation costs
Most homeowners pay $3,100 to $13,000 for pond installation, and $6,150 is a typical price. A backyard garden or koi pond, dug and installed.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $3,100 |
| Typical | $6,150 |
| High end | $13,000 |
The range blends Fixr and Bob Vila (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $5,442 in Mississippi and $7,060 in District of Columbia.
What drives the price
- Size. Bob Vila says $40 to $60 a square foot for small to medium ponds.
- Liner or concrete. Flexible liners are cheaper than preformed or concrete ponds.
- Pumps and filters. Koi ponds need bigger filtration.
- Features. Waterfalls, lights and stonework add cost.
Pond installation cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $3,100 to $13,000. About 60% of a pond installation price is labor, and only that part is scaled by the state's median wage for landscaping and groundskeeping workers. A starting point, not a quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $2,933 | $5,819 | $12,300 |
| Alaska | $3,506 | $6,956 | $14,703 |
| Arizona | $3,089 | $6,128 | $12,954 |
| Arkansas | $2,940 | $5,832 | $12,329 |
| California | $3,404 | $6,754 | $14,277 |
| Colorado | $3,414 | $6,773 | $14,318 |
| Connecticut | $3,413 | $6,772 | $14,314 |
| Delaware | $3,015 | $5,981 | $12,644 |
| District of Columbia | $3,559 | $7,060 | $14,923 |
| Florida | $3,003 | $5,958 | $12,594 |
| Georgia | $3,044 | $6,038 | $12,764 |
| Hawaii | $3,422 | $6,789 | $14,351 |
| Idaho | $3,217 | $6,381 | $13,489 |
| Illinois | $3,320 | $6,587 | $13,924 |
| Indiana | $3,049 | $6,048 | $12,784 |
| Iowa | $3,089 | $6,128 | $12,954 |
| Kansas | $3,109 | $6,168 | $13,037 |
| Kentucky | $2,982 | $5,917 | $12,507 |
| Louisiana | $2,896 | $5,746 | $12,146 |
| Maine | $3,424 | $6,793 | $14,359 |
| Maryland | $3,111 | $6,172 | $13,046 |
| Massachusetts | $3,553 | $7,048 | $14,898 |
| Michigan | $3,052 | $6,054 | $12,797 |
| Minnesota | $3,455 | $6,854 | $14,488 |
| Mississippi | $2,743 | $5,442 | $11,504 |
| Missouri | $3,070 | $6,091 | $12,876 |
| Montana | $3,395 | $6,734 | $14,235 |
| Nebraska | $3,100 | $6,150 | $13,000 |
| Nevada | $3,084 | $6,119 | $12,934 |
| New Hampshire | $3,373 | $6,691 | $14,144 |
| New Jersey | $3,205 | $6,358 | $13,439 |
| New Mexico | $3,025 | $6,001 | $12,685 |
| New York | $3,371 | $6,687 | $14,136 |
| North Carolina | $3,041 | $6,032 | $12,751 |
| North Dakota | $3,178 | $6,305 | $13,327 |
| Ohio | $3,057 | $6,064 | $12,818 |
| Oklahoma | $2,940 | $5,832 | $12,329 |
| Oregon | $3,380 | $6,705 | $14,173 |
| Pennsylvania | $3,117 | $6,183 | $13,070 |
| Rhode Island | $3,366 | $6,677 | $14,115 |
| South Carolina | $2,984 | $5,921 | $12,515 |
| South Dakota | $2,921 | $5,795 | $12,250 |
| Tennessee | $2,999 | $5,950 | $12,577 |
| Texas | $2,985 | $5,923 | $12,519 |
| Utah | $3,176 | $6,301 | $13,319 |
| Vermont | $3,437 | $6,819 | $14,413 |
| Virginia | $3,064 | $6,079 | $12,851 |
| Washington | $3,471 | $6,885 | $14,554 |
| West Virginia | $2,772 | $5,499 | $11,624 |
| Wisconsin | $3,199 | $6,346 | $13,414 |
| Wyoming | $3,060 | $6,072 | $12,834 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
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 pond installation 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.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Yard work is often seasonal and repeat, so turn a one-time job into a schedule the customer approves once.
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Sources: Fixr, pond installation cost; Bob Vila, pond 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.