Your numbers
What should fence cost?
ZIP, the quantities you can actually measure, and a few named modifiers. The range is a CostAnswer estimate, not a market quantile.Common questions
Before you call a contractor
How much does a fence installation cost?
Enter your ZIP and scope on this page for a CostAnswer estimated range built from BLS trade wages, ECEC labor loading, and named material or equipment lines.
It is a planning figure, not a contractor bid. Incomplete ranges mean a critical material still has no sourced price.
What is included in this fence estimate?
Measure the run in linear feet. Gates are a modifier, not extra footage.
Trade: Fencing. Modifiers on the form change crew time or materials; they do not invent a market average for your city.
Why is this not the same as a contractor quote?
A quote prices your house, your access, your permit office, and that company’s backlog. This engine prices a named recipe at published wage and cost proxies.
Use Check a quote on the same engine to see whether a written bid sits low, mid, or high against that recipe.
Are fence posts set in concrete in this estimate?
Yes. Post hole digging and setting each fence post in concrete with proper frost-depth embedment is included in the trade labor and material baseline.
Engine notes
- Unit. Measure the run in linear feet. Gates are a modifier, not extra footage.
- Geography. ZIP is an approximate ZIP/ZCTA match to county, not a HUD USPS crosswalk.
- Range. Shown as a CostAnswer estimated range. Incomplete when a critical material has no sourced price.