National Cost Index

25 Cities. Every pool type.

Inground pool installation benchmarks. Cost range, lowest price, and markup by city.

CityAvg CostLow — HighFloorMarkupSavings
National Average$38,432$32,175 – $44,688$32,84817%$5,584
Chicago$44,374$37,150 – $51,598$40,5809.3%$3,794
New York$44,059$36,887 – $51,232$40,1749.7%$3,885
Boston$43,798$36,668 – $50,929$39,83110%$3,967
Los Angeles$42,289$35,405 – $49,174$37,86811.7%$4,421
Seattle$42,205$35,334 – $49,075$37,75911.8%$4,446
St Louis$42,164$35,300 – $49,028$37,70311.8%$4,461
Minneapolis$41,981$35,147 – $48,816$37,46512.1%$4,516
San Diego$41,851$35,038 – $48,664$37,29812.2%$4,553
Philadelphia$40,605$33,995 – $47,216$35,67613.8%$4,929
Portland$40,469$33,881 – $47,058$35,50114%$4,968
Kansas City$39,798$33,319 – $46,277$34,62814.9%$5,170
Springfield, MO$39,127$32,757 – $45,497$33,75515.9%$5,372
Las Vegas$38,666$32,371 – $44,960$33,15116.6%$5,515
Denver$38,045$31,852 – $44,239$32,34417.6%$5,701
Phoenix$37,821$31,664 – $43,978$32,05418%$5,767
Nashville$37,424$31,332 – $43,517$31,53618.7%$5,888
Miami$37,000$30,977 – $43,024$30,98619.4%$6,014
Charlotte$36,907$30,899 – $42,916$30,86419.6%$6,043
Tampa$36,824$30,829 – $42,819$30,75619.7%$6,068
Orlando$36,691$30,718 – $42,664$30,58320%$6,108
Atlanta$36,234$30,335 – $42,132$29,98620.8%$6,248
Austin$36,158$30,272 – $42,045$29,89021%$6,268
Houston$36,134$30,252 – $42,017$29,86021%$6,274
Dallas$36,006$30,145 – $41,868$29,69421.3%$6,312
San Antonio$35,753$29,933 – $41,574$29,36321.8%$6,390
Source: BLS, FRED, Remodeling Magazine · Updated 2026.Q1 · Reviewed by Leonard Thompson

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