Where is fence contractor work cheapest and most expensive?

Of the metros we index, fence contractor work is cheapest in Boulder, CO (median $1,500) and priciest in Baltimore, MD (median $6,750).

How much does a fence contractor cost?

Q: How much does a fence contractor cost?

Across 6 U.S. metros, the median fence contractor permit value is $2,035, with most jobs between $1,000 and $5,000 — from 14,913 real public building permits. This is a declared-value public-record figure (a floor that can run below the final price), not a survey estimate.

National median · 14,913 real permits · 6 metros

$2,035

Typical range $1,000 – $5,000 (middle 50% of permits)

Price predictability: some variance — the priciest quarter runs about 5× the cheapest, so compare a couple of quotes.

These are real declared construction values from public building permits — what homeowners and contractors actually filed with the city for fence contractor work, not a survey estimate. Pick your city below for the local number.

Fence Contractor cost by city

Metro	Median	Typical range	Permits
Boulder, CO	$1,500	$800–$3,000	9,952
Burlington, VT	$3,000	$1,500–$7,000	1,431
Cleveland, OH	$4,600	$2,700–$7,969	304
Dallas, TX	$5,000	$2,800–$9,000	2,086
Chicago, IL	$6,250	$3,703–$16,826	58
Baltimore, MD	$6,750	$3,000–$20,000	1,070

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Source: real public building permits across 6 metros, 14,913 permits. Median + interquartile range. Declared construction value is a public-record proxy for project cost. Data: ProFix Real Cost Index (CC BY 4.0).