Fence Installation Cost by City: Compare Prices Across 300+ US Cities (2026)

Q: How much does fence installation cost on average?

The national average ranges from $1,800 to $5,500. Laredo is cheapest at $2,008, while Aspen is most expensive at $9,206.

Q: Where is fence installation cheapest in the US?

Top 5 cheapest: Laredo ($2,008), Dayton ($2,008), Clarksville ($2,009), Abilene ($2,054), Rogers ($2,087).

Q: Why does fence installation cost more in some cities?

Factors include local labor rates, state regulations, material costs, competitive density, and regional demand. High cost-of-living cities have higher baseline expenses.

How much does fence installation cost by city? The honest answer: it depends entirely on where you live. National averages ($1,800 to $5,500) mask enormous regional variation driven by local labor costs, regulations, and market competition. This page ranks every city in our database from cheapest to most expensive.

Why Fence Installation Costs Vary by City

Competition density — more providers in a market generally drives prices down

State and municipal licensing requirements that add regulatory costs

Permit and inspection fee structures that vary by municipality

Housing stock age — older homes in the Northeast require more maintenance

Climate-driven demand — extreme weather increases HVAC and roofing costs

Cheapest and Most Expensive Cities for Fence Installation

🟢 Most Affordable

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Compare Fence Installation Prices Across 300 Cities

#	City	State	Low	Average	High	vs National
1	Laredo	TX	$990	$2,008	$3,025	-45%
2	Dayton	OH	$990	$2,008	$3,025	-45%
3	Clarksville	TN	$991	$2,009	$3,027	-45%
4	Abilene	TX	$1,013	$2,054	$3,095	-44%
5	Rogers	AR	$1,029	$2,087	$3,145	-43%
6	Macon	GA	$1,057	$2,143	$3,229	-41%
7	Hattiesburg	MS	$1,118	$2,268	$3,417	-38%
8	Charleston	WV	$1,131	$2,294	$3,456	-37%
9	Independence	MO	$1,142	$2,316	$3,489	-37%
10	Decatur	IL	$1,154	$2,341	$3,527	-36%
11	Columbia	MO	$1,162	$2,357	$3,551	-35%
12	Cedar Rapids	IA	$1,169	$2,371	$3,573	-35%
13	Great Falls	MT	$1,188	$2,409	$3,629	-34%
14	Columbus	OH	$1,193	$2,419	$3,645	-34%
15	Davenport	IA	$1,207	$2,448	$3,689	-33%
16	Erie	PA	$1,217	$2,468	$3,718	-32%
17	Greensboro	NC	$1,226	$2,487	$3,747	-32%
18	Cleveland	OH	$1,232	$2,499	$3,765	-32%
19	Kalamazoo	MI	$1,236	$2,507	$3,777	-31%
20	Wichita	KS	$1,237	$2,508	$3,778	-31%
21	McAllen	TX	$1,262	$2,560	$3,857	-30%
22	Rockford	IL	$1,263	$2,561	$3,858	-30%
23	Cincinnati	OH	$1,270	$2,576	$3,881	-29%
24	Green Bay	WI	$1,280	$2,596	$3,912	-29%
25	Terre Haute	IN	$1,292	$2,620	$3,948	-28%
26	Jackson	MS	$1,293	$2,623	$3,952	-28%
27	Memphis	TN	$1,300	$2,637	$3,973	-28%
28	Bowling Green	KY	$1,300	$2,637	$3,973	-28%
29	South Bend	IN	$1,302	$2,640	$3,978	-28%
30	Bismarck	ND	$1,304	$2,644	$3,984	-28%
31	Montgomery	AL	$1,309	$2,654	$3,999	-27%
32	Beaumont	TX	$1,310	$2,657	$4,004	-27%
33	Kansas City	MO	$1,318	$2,673	$4,028	-27%
34	Baton Rouge	LA	$1,318	$2,673	$4,027	-27%
35	Lubbock	TX	$1,328	$2,693	$4,058	-26%
36	Pensacola	FL	$1,332	$2,702	$4,071	-26%
37	Odessa	TX	$1,342	$2,722	$4,102	-25%
38	San Antonio	TX	$1,346	$2,730	$4,113	-25%
39	Atlanta	GA	$1,360	$2,758	$4,156	-24%
40	St. Louis	MO	$1,360	$2,758	$4,155	-24%
41	Corpus Christi	TX	$1,366	$2,771	$4,175	-24%
42	Birmingham	AL	$1,371	$2,781	$4,190	-24%
43	Grand Rapids	MI	$1,373	$2,785	$4,197	-24%
44	Jacksonville	FL	$1,374	$2,786	$4,198	-24%
45	Rochester	NY	$1,390	$2,819	$4,247	-23%
46	Topeka	KS	$1,392	$2,823	$4,254	-23%
47	Rapid City	SD	$1,403	$2,846	$4,288	-22%
48	New Orleans	LA	$1,407	$2,853	$4,299	-22%
49	Richmond	VA	$1,411	$2,862	$4,312	-22%
50	Harrisburg	PA	$1,419	$2,877	$4,335	-21%
51	Warner Robins	GA	$1,429	$2,897	$4,365	-21%
52	Des Moines	IA	$1,433	$2,906	$4,379	-20%
53	Duluth	MN	$1,433	$2,906	$4,379	-20%
54	Appleton	WI	$1,435	$2,910	$4,385	-20%
55	Chattanooga	TN	$1,438	$2,916	$4,394	-20%
56	San Juan	PR	$1,445	$2,930	$4,415	-20%
57	Plano	TX	$1,446	$2,933	$4,419	-20%
58	Nampa	ID	$1,448	$2,936	$4,424	-20%
59	Houston	TX	$1,453	$2,946	$4,439	-19%
60	Buffalo	NY	$1,456	$2,953	$4,449	-19%
61	Charleston	SC	$1,460	$2,961	$4,461	-19%
62	Lincoln	NE	$1,461	$2,963	$4,464	-19%
63	Palm Bay	FL	$1,462	$2,965	$4,468	-19%
64	El Paso	TX	$1,467	$2,975	$4,482	-18%
65	Albuquerque	NM	$1,467	$2,975	$4,483	-18%
66	Tulsa	OK	$1,468	$2,977	$4,486	-18%
67	Akron	OH	$1,469	$2,979	$4,489	-18%
68	Kenosha	WI	$1,470	$2,980	$4,490	-18%
69	Arlington	TX	$1,473	$2,987	$4,501	-18%
70	St. Joseph	MO	$1,481	$3,003	$4,524	-18%
71	Biloxi	MS	$1,482	$3,005	$4,527	-18%
72	Fayetteville	AR	$1,484	$3,010	$4,536	-18%
73	Brownsville	TX	$1,485	$3,011	$4,536	-18%
74	Pierre	SD	$1,489	$3,020	$4,550	-17%
75	Charlotte	NC	$1,497	$3,035	$4,573	-17%
76	Lexington	KY	$1,507	$3,056	$4,604	-16%
77	Amarillo	TX	$1,510	$3,062	$4,613	-16%
78	Flint	MI	$1,510	$3,062	$4,614	-16%
79	Syracuse	NY	$1,512	$3,066	$4,620	-16%
80	Murfreesboro	TN	$1,515	$3,072	$4,628	-16%
81	College Station	TX	$1,515	$3,073	$4,630	-16%
82	Sandy Springs	GA	$1,522	$3,086	$4,649	-15%
83	Albany	NY	$1,522	$3,087	$4,651	-15%
84	Jefferson City	MO	$1,534	$3,111	$4,688	-15%
85	Peoria	AZ	$1,547	$3,138	$4,728	-14%
86	Lafayette	LA	$1,550	$3,144	$4,737	-14%
87	Conway	AR	$1,558	$3,159	$4,760	-13%
88	Oklahoma City	OK	$1,579	$3,201	$4,823	-12%
89	Sioux Falls	SD	$1,579	$3,201	$4,823	-12%
90	Winston-Salem	NC	$1,579	$3,202	$4,824	-12%
91	Tyler	TX	$1,579	$3,203	$4,826	-12%
92	Medford	OR	$1,580	$3,205	$4,829	-12%
93	Racine	WI	$1,581	$3,207	$4,832	-12%
94	Pocatello	ID	$1,583	$3,210	$4,836	-12%
95	Fargo	ND	$1,588	$3,220	$4,852	-12%
96	Wilmington	DE	$1,598	$3,240	$4,882	-11%
97	La Crosse	WI	$1,600	$3,244	$4,888	-11%
98	Scranton	PA	$1,610	$3,265	$4,920	-11%
99	Mobile	AL	$1,613	$3,271	$4,928	-10%
100	Casper	WY	$1,615	$3,275	$4,935	-10%
101	Joliet	IL	$1,618	$3,281	$4,944	-10%
102	Raleigh	NC	$1,619	$3,283	$4,947	-10%
103	Philadelphia	PA	$1,639	$3,323	$5,007	-9%
104	Oshkosh	WI	$1,641	$3,328	$5,014	-9%
105	Omaha	NE	$1,642	$3,329	$5,016	-9%
106	Santa Fe	NM	$1,654	$3,354	$5,054	-8%
107	Schenectady	NY	$1,662	$3,370	$5,078	-8%
108	Dallas	TX	$1,664	$3,375	$5,085	-8%
109	Little Rock	AR	$1,666	$3,379	$5,091	-7%
110	Columbia	SC	$1,667	$3,381	$5,094	-7%
111	Evansville	IN	$1,675	$3,396	$5,117	-7%
112	Milwaukee	WI	$1,682	$3,411	$5,139	-7%
113	Fort Worth	TX	$1,688	$3,423	$5,158	-6%
114	Tucson	AZ	$1,690	$3,428	$5,165	-6%
115	Asheville	NC	$1,693	$3,433	$5,173	-6%
116	Round Rock	TX	$1,696	$3,439	$5,182	-6%
117	Indianapolis	IN	$1,697	$3,441	$5,185	-6%
118	Yakima	WA	$1,699	$3,445	$5,191	-6%
119	Springfield	IL	$1,704	$3,456	$5,207	-5%
120	Pompano Beach	FL	$1,705	$3,458	$5,210	-5%
121	New Bedford	MA	$1,706	$3,459	$5,212	-5%
122	Idaho Falls	ID	$1,712	$3,472	$5,231	-5%
123	Midland	TX	$1,713	$3,473	$5,233	-5%
124	Springfield	MO	$1,715	$3,478	$5,240	-5%
125	Knoxville	TN	$1,723	$3,493	$5,263	-4%
126	Pittsburgh	PA	$1,730	$3,508	$5,286	-4%
127	Huntsville	AL	$1,734	$3,516	$5,298	-4%
128	St. Paul	MN	$1,736	$3,521	$5,305	-4%
129	Eau Claire	WI	$1,736	$3,521	$5,305	-4%
130	Lakeland	FL	$1,738	$3,525	$5,311	-3%
131	Cheyenne	WY	$1,739	$3,526	$5,313	-3%
132	Waco	TX	$1,743	$3,534	$5,325	-3%
133	Orlando	FL	$1,745	$3,539	$5,333	-3%
134	Modesto	CA	$1,747	$3,542	$5,337	-3%
135	Norfolk	VA	$1,751	$3,551	$5,351	-3%
136	Shreveport	LA	$1,760	$3,569	$5,377	-2%
137	Roswell	GA	$1,763	$3,576	$5,388	-2%
138	Bloomington	IN	$1,764	$3,577	$5,389	-2%
139	Sugar Land	TX	$1,765	$3,579	$5,392	-2%
140	Bloomington	IL	$1,769	$3,588	$5,407	-2%
141	Denton	TX	$1,773	$3,596	$5,419	-1%
142	Springfield	MA	$1,774	$3,598	$5,421	-1%
143	Ithaca	NY	$1,777	$3,604	$5,430	-1%
144	Champaign	IL	$1,797	$3,644	$5,490	0%
145	Coeur d'Alene	ID	$1,803	$3,656	$5,508	0%
146	McKinney	TX	$1,804	$3,659	$5,513	0%
147	Cranston	RI	$1,806	$3,663	$5,520	0%
148	Colorado Springs	CO	$1,818	$3,686	$5,554	+1%
149	Janesville	WI	$1,820	$3,690	$5,560	+1%
150	Traverse City	MI	$1,826	$3,704	$5,581	+1%
151	Austin	TX	$1,829	$3,709	$5,589	+2%
152	Twin Falls	ID	$1,829	$3,709	$5,589	+2%
153	Cape Coral	FL	$1,833	$3,717	$5,600	+2%
154	Ann Arbor	MI	$1,834	$3,719	$5,603	+2%
155	Helena	MT	$1,837	$3,725	$5,613	+2%
156	Daytona Beach	FL	$1,843	$3,737	$5,631	+2%
157	Chicago	IL	$1,870	$3,792	$5,714	+4%
158	Augusta	ME	$1,870	$3,793	$5,715	+4%
159	Stockton	CA	$1,872	$3,796	$5,720	+4%
160	Louisville	KY	$1,873	$3,799	$5,724	+4%
161	Boise	ID	$1,877	$3,807	$5,736	+4%
162	Greeley	CO	$1,883	$3,818	$5,753	+5%
163	Carson City	NV	$1,899	$3,851	$5,802	+6%
164	Frisco	TX	$1,906	$3,865	$5,824	+6%
165	Olympia	WA	$1,907	$3,867	$5,827	+6%
166	Frankfort	KY	$1,907	$3,867	$5,826	+6%
167	Dover	DE	$1,910	$3,873	$5,836	+6%
168	Chesapeake	VA	$1,913	$3,879	$5,844	+6%
169	Pueblo	CO	$1,918	$3,889	$5,859	+7%
170	Las Vegas	NV	$1,918	$3,890	$5,861	+7%
171	Tempe	AZ	$1,932	$3,917	$5,902	+7%
172	Newport News	VA	$1,933	$3,919	$5,905	+7%
173	Cary	NC	$1,935	$3,924	$5,913	+8%
174	Bethlehem	PA	$1,939	$3,932	$5,925	+8%
175	Reading	PA	$1,945	$3,944	$5,943	+8%
176	Virginia Beach	VA	$1,947	$3,948	$5,948	+8%
177	Vallejo	CA	$1,952	$3,959	$5,965	+8%
178	Durham	NC	$1,954	$3,963	$5,971	+9%
179	Meridian	ID	$1,961	$3,977	$5,992	+9%
180	Mesa	AZ	$1,963	$3,980	$5,997	+9%
181	Montpelier	VT	$1,966	$3,987	$6,008	+9%
182	Lansing	MI	$1,967	$3,989	$6,011	+9%
183	Moreno Valley	CA	$1,969	$3,993	$6,016	+9%
184	Riverside	CA	$1,976	$4,007	$6,038	+10%
185	Kennewick	WA	$1,978	$4,012	$6,045	+10%
186	North Charleston	SC	$1,979	$4,013	$6,047	+10%
187	Tampa	FL	$1,986	$4,028	$6,069	+10%
188	Victorville	CA	$1,989	$4,034	$6,078	+11%
189	Bakersfield	CA	$1,990	$4,035	$6,080	+11%
190	Clearwater	FL	$1,996	$4,047	$6,098	+11%
191	Bellingham	WA	$2,002	$4,060	$6,117	+11%
192	Nashville	TN	$2,004	$4,064	$6,124	+11%
193	Phoenix	AZ	$2,008	$4,073	$6,137	+12%
194	Gainesville	FL	$2,012	$4,080	$6,148	+12%
195	Allentown	PA	$2,015	$4,087	$6,158	+12%
196	Gilbert	AZ	$2,017	$4,090	$6,163	+12%
197	Madison	WI	$2,032	$4,120	$6,208	+13%
198	Billings	MT	$2,035	$4,127	$6,218	+13%
199	Durango	CO	$2,040	$4,138	$6,235	+13%
200	Newark	NJ	$2,043	$4,143	$6,243	+14%
201	Minneapolis	MN	$2,048	$4,153	$6,258	+14%
202	Tallahassee	FL	$2,054	$4,166	$6,277	+14%
203	Providence	RI	$2,057	$4,172	$6,287	+14%
204	Chandler	AZ	$2,059	$4,176	$6,292	+14%
205	Chico	CA	$2,068	$4,193	$6,318	+15%
206	Missoula	MT	$2,074	$4,205	$6,336	+15%
207	Savannah	GA	$2,080	$4,218	$6,356	+16%
208	Warwick	RI	$2,088	$4,234	$6,379	+16%
209	Portland	ME	$2,096	$4,251	$6,405	+16%
210	Concord	NH	$2,104	$4,267	$6,429	+17%
211	Hartford	CT	$2,108	$4,275	$6,442	+17%
212	Redding	CA	$2,112	$4,282	$6,452	+17%
213	Spokane	WA	$2,127	$4,313	$6,499	+18%
214	Trenton	NJ	$2,127	$4,314	$6,500	+18%
215	Fort Lauderdale	FL	$2,134	$4,327	$6,520	+19%
216	Provo	UT	$2,140	$4,340	$6,540	+19%
217	Lowell	MA	$2,143	$4,346	$6,549	+19%
218	Sarasota	FL	$2,147	$4,354	$6,560	+19%
219	Lakewood	NJ	$2,149	$4,358	$6,567	+19%
220	Laramie	WY	$2,179	$4,419	$6,659	+21%
221	Burlington	VT	$2,181	$4,423	$6,665	+21%
222	Reno	NV	$2,188	$4,438	$6,687	+22%
223	Flagstaff	AZ	$2,192	$4,445	$6,698	+22%
224	Salt Lake City	UT	$2,194	$4,450	$6,705	+22%
225	Sacramento	CA	$2,204	$4,469	$6,734	+22%
226	Visalia	CA	$2,205	$4,471	$6,737	+22%
227	Bridgeport	CT	$2,218	$4,498	$6,777	+23%
228	Glendale	AZ	$2,219	$4,500	$6,781	+23%
229	Elk Grove	CA	$2,220	$4,502	$6,783	+23%
230	Fresno	CA	$2,228	$4,518	$6,807	+24%
231	Paterson	NJ	$2,232	$4,526	$6,819	+24%
232	Fontana	CA	$2,249	$4,561	$6,872	+25%
233	Oceanside	CA	$2,252	$4,566	$6,880	+25%
234	North Las Vegas	NV	$2,252	$4,567	$6,882	+25%
235	Miami	FL	$2,259	$4,581	$6,903	+26%
236	Ontario	CA	$2,259	$4,581	$6,903	+26%
237	Concord	CA	$2,315	$4,694	$7,073	+29%
238	Saratoga Springs	NY	$2,323	$4,710	$7,097	+29%
239	Aurora	CO	$2,347	$4,759	$7,170	+30%
240	Corvallis	OR	$2,348	$4,762	$7,175	+30%
241	Sedona	AZ	$2,361	$4,787	$7,213	+31%
242	Fort Collins	CO	$2,367	$4,799	$7,231	+31%
243	Elizabeth	NJ	$2,372	$4,810	$7,248	+32%
244	Portland	OR	$2,372	$4,811	$7,249	+32%
245	Naples	FL	$2,388	$4,843	$7,297	+33%
246	Naperville	IL	$2,389	$4,845	$7,300	+33%
247	Baltimore	MD	$2,396	$4,859	$7,321	+33%
248	Yonkers	NY	$2,405	$4,877	$7,348	+34%
249	Tacoma	WA	$2,406	$4,879	$7,352	+34%
250	Henderson	NV	$2,434	$4,935	$7,436	+35%
251	Portsmouth	NH	$2,444	$4,956	$7,467	+36%
252	Eugene	OR	$2,444	$4,957	$7,469	+36%
253	Rancho Cucamonga	CA	$2,455	$4,978	$7,501	+36%
254	Scottsdale	AZ	$2,469	$5,007	$7,545	+37%
255	Juneau	AK	$2,483	$5,035	$7,586	+38%
256	San Luis Obispo	CA	$2,483	$5,036	$7,588	+38%
257	Worcester	MA	$2,486	$5,042	$7,597	+38%
258	Jersey City	NJ	$2,494	$5,058	$7,622	+39%
259	New Haven	CT	$2,509	$5,088	$7,667	+39%
260	Manchester	NH	$2,511	$5,091	$7,671	+39%
261	Oxnard	CA	$2,548	$5,167	$7,785	+42%
262	Roseville	CA	$2,559	$5,189	$7,819	+42%
263	Denver	CO	$2,565	$5,201	$7,836	+42%
264	Jackson	WY	$2,577	$5,226	$7,875	+43%
265	Bend	OR	$2,608	$5,289	$7,970	+45%
266	Hayward	CA	$2,619	$5,312	$8,004	+46%
267	Stamford	CT	$2,636	$5,345	$8,053	+46%
268	Huntington Beach	CA	$2,637	$5,347	$8,056	+46%
269	Simi Valley	CA	$2,647	$5,368	$8,089	+47%
270	Anchorage	AK	$2,651	$5,376	$8,101	+47%
271	Santa Ana	CA	$2,738	$5,553	$8,367	+52%
272	Boulder	CO	$2,745	$5,567	$8,388	+53%
273	Key West	FL	$2,786	$5,650	$8,514	+55%
274	Boston	MA	$2,793	$5,663	$8,533	+55%
275	Bellevue	WA	$2,871	$5,822	$8,773	+60%
276	Palm Springs	CA	$2,904	$5,889	$8,874	+61%
277	Long Beach	CA	$2,934	$5,949	$8,964	+63%
278	Columbia	MD	$2,934	$5,950	$8,965	+63%
279	Santa Rosa	CA	$3,012	$6,108	$9,204	+67%
280	Irvine	CA	$3,019	$6,122	$9,224	+68%
281	Cambridge	MA	$3,039	$6,163	$9,286	+69%
282	San Diego	CA	$3,046	$6,177	$9,307	+69%
283	Park City	UT	$3,059	$6,203	$9,346	+70%
284	Santa Cruz	CA	$3,069	$6,224	$9,379	+71%
285	Washington	DC	$3,108	$6,303	$9,497	+73%
286	Napa	CA	$3,143	$6,374	$9,605	+75%
287	Los Angeles	CA	$3,280	$6,651	$10,022	+82%
288	Anaheim	CA	$3,291	$6,674	$10,056	+83%
289	Santa Barbara	CA	$3,393	$6,881	$10,369	+89%
290	Seattle	WA	$3,401	$6,897	$10,393	+89%
291	San Jose	CA	$3,542	$7,183	$10,823	+97%
292	Martha's Vineyard	MA	$3,553	$7,205	$10,856	+97%
293	Oakland	CA	$3,617	$7,335	$11,052	+101%
294	New York	NY	$3,732	$7,568	$11,404	+107%
295	Honolulu	HI	$3,763	$7,631	$11,499	+109%
296	Sunnyvale	CA	$3,862	$7,832	$11,801	+115%
297	Telluride	CO	$3,877	$7,862	$11,847	+115%
298	Vail	CO	$4,129	$8,373	$12,616	+129%
299	San Francisco	CA	$4,540	$9,206	$13,872	+152%
300	Aspen	CO	$4,540	$9,206	$13,872	+152%

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does fence installation cost on average?

The national average for fence installation ranges from $1,800 to $5,500. However, actual costs vary significantly by city — Laredo is the most affordable at $2,008, while Aspen is the most expensive at $9,206. That's a spread of $7,198 between the cheapest and most expensive cities.

Where is fence installation cheapest in the US?

The top 5 most affordable cities for fence installation are: 1. Laredo, TX ($2,008); 2. Dayton, OH ($2,008); 3. Clarksville, TN ($2,009); 4. Abilene, TX ($2,054); 5. Rogers, AR ($2,087). These cities benefit from lower labor costs, less regulatory overhead, and more competitive local markets.

Why does fence installation cost more in some cities?

Several factors drive cost differences: local labor rates (often tied to housing costs), state and city regulations, material transportation costs, competitive density of service providers, and regional demand patterns. High cost-of-living cities like Aspen (index: 230) have higher baseline expenses that push up service costs across the board.

About This Data

Data SourcesBLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, Census Bureau ACS, HUD Fair Market Rent data, and regional industry surveys.

MethodologyNational averages adjusted by city-specific cost-of-living indices derived from BLS regional price parities.

Confidence LevelMEDIUM— Model-derived from national data

Limitations: These are estimated ranges based on federal datasets and cost indices, not direct local surveys. Actual costs may vary based on project scope, provider, timing, and local market conditions. Data last updated: March 2026.

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