Where is landscaper work cheapest and most expensive?

Of the metros we index, landscaper work is cheapest in Baltimore, MD (median $1,500) and priciest in Kansas City, MO (median $20,900).

How much does a landscaper cost?

Q: How much does a landscaper cost?

Across 6 U.S. metros, the median landscaper permit value is $3,000, with most jobs between $1,500 and $7,913 — from 5,635 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 · 5,635 real permits · 6 metros

$3,000

Typical range $1,500 – $7,913 (middle 50% of permits)

Price predictability: some variance — the priciest quarter runs about 5.3× 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 landscaper work, not a survey estimate. Pick your city below for the local number.

Landscaper cost by city

Metro	Median	Typical range	Permits
Baltimore, MD	$1,500	$1,500–$3,000	222
Cape Coral, FL	$2,200	$1,800–$2,450	2,672
Dallas, TX	$3,000	$1,600–$5,000	4,129
Burlington, VT	$3,850	$400–$24,999	730
Miami, FL	$6,000	$2,000–$15,000	30
Kansas City, MO	$20,900	$8,500–$182,243	153

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Source: real public building permits across 6 metros, 5,635 permits. Median + interquartile range. Declared construction value is a public-record proxy for project cost. Data: ProFix Real Cost Index (CC BY 4.0).