- Wood fence usually costs $2,700 to $5,700, about $3,900 typical.
- A wood privacy or picket fence of average length, installed.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What wood fence costs
Expect wood fence to cost between $2,700 and $5,700, with $3,900 as a typical figure. A wood privacy or picket fence of average length, installed.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $2,700 |
| Typical | $3,900 |
| High end | $5,700 |
The range blends Fixr and HomeAdvisor (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $3,497 in Arkansas and $4,575 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Wood type. Pressure-treated pine is cheapest. Cedar and redwood cost more and resist rot.
- Height and style. Privacy fences use more boards than picket fences.
- Posts. Posts set in concrete cost more and last longer.
- Upkeep. Staining or sealing every few years adds to the long-term cost.
Wood fence cost by style
| Style | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy | $27 to $60 a linear foot | Bob Vila |
| Picket | $10 to $75 a linear foot | Bob Vila |
Extra costs to plan for
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Permits | $150 to $500 | HomeAdvisor |
These often show up as separate lines. When you compare wood fence quotes, line them up item by item.
Wood fence cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $2,700 to $5,700. About 45% of a wood fence 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 | $2,461 | $3,554 | $5,195 |
| Alaska | $3,028 | $4,374 | $6,393 |
| Arizona | $2,669 | $3,855 | $5,635 |
| Arkansas | $2,421 | $3,497 | $5,110 |
| California | $2,947 | $4,257 | $6,222 |
| Colorado | $2,734 | $3,948 | $5,771 |
| Connecticut | $2,947 | $4,256 | $6,221 |
| Delaware | $2,696 | $3,894 | $5,692 |
| District of Columbia | $2,916 | $4,211 | $6,155 |
| Florida | $2,492 | $3,600 | $5,261 |
| Georgia | $2,501 | $3,613 | $5,280 |
| Hawaii | $3,167 | $4,575 | $6,686 |
| Idaho | $2,631 | $3,800 | $5,554 |
| Illinois | $3,129 | $4,520 | $6,606 |
| Indiana | $2,747 | $3,968 | $5,799 |
| Iowa | $2,698 | $3,898 | $5,696 |
| Kansas | $2,607 | $3,765 | $5,503 |
| Kentucky | $2,569 | $3,711 | $5,424 |
| Louisiana | $2,504 | $3,617 | $5,286 |
| Maine | $2,716 | $3,923 | $5,733 |
| Maryland | $2,707 | $3,910 | $5,714 |
| Massachusetts | $3,066 | $4,428 | $6,472 |
| Michigan | $2,734 | $3,948 | $5,771 |
| Minnesota | $2,966 | $4,284 | $6,262 |
| Mississippi | $2,440 | $3,524 | $5,151 |
| Missouri | $2,745 | $3,964 | $5,794 |
| Montana | $2,729 | $3,942 | $5,761 |
| Nebraska | $2,582 | $3,730 | $5,452 |
| Nevada | $2,745 | $3,964 | $5,794 |
| New Hampshire | $2,711 | $3,916 | $5,723 |
| New Jersey | $2,984 | $4,310 | $6,299 |
| New Mexico | $2,503 | $3,616 | $5,284 |
| New York | $2,922 | $4,220 | $6,168 |
| North Carolina | $2,493 | $3,601 | $5,263 |
| North Dakota | $2,733 | $3,948 | $5,770 |
| Ohio | $2,753 | $3,977 | $5,812 |
| Oklahoma | $2,477 | $3,578 | $5,230 |
| Oregon | $2,834 | $4,094 | $5,983 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,720 | $3,929 | $5,742 |
| Rhode Island | $2,771 | $4,003 | $5,851 |
| South Carolina | $2,496 | $3,606 | $5,270 |
| South Dakota | $2,508 | $3,622 | $5,294 |
| Tennessee | $2,516 | $3,634 | $5,311 |
| Texas | $2,488 | $3,594 | $5,253 |
| Utah | $2,651 | $3,830 | $5,597 |
| Vermont | $2,704 | $3,906 | $5,708 |
| Virginia | $2,637 | $3,809 | $5,567 |
| Washington | $3,025 | $4,370 | $6,387 |
| West Virginia | $2,661 | $3,843 | $5,617 |
| Wisconsin | $2,784 | $4,021 | $5,876 |
| Wyoming | $2,704 | $3,906 | $5,709 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $3,500 to $6,500 | $4,500 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $1,919 to $4,948 | $3,312 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $1,763 to $4,416 | $3,065 | Shown, not counted: it repeats another guide's figures |
How the wood fence 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: 45%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for fences and gates 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.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Fences are priced by the foot, so the estimate should show the run, the gates and the tear-out.
Run the numbers for a real wood fence in the free fence cost calculator, then save the result as an estimate. On Koira's free Office plan you build the estimate, text it, collect the deposit and turn it into an invoice when the wood fence is done. Price this job in Koira, free.
Sources: Fixr, wood fence cost; HomeAdvisor, wood fence cost; Bob Vila, wood fence 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.