CostInMyCity

What this job costs in your city.

CostInMyCity estimates what a home project typically costs in a specific city. A national average hides local wages and local permit rules; we show typical labor and materials for that city, then the permit as its own line from the city's published fee schedule, with a source link. If we do not have the official fee, we leave it blank instead of guessing. This is an estimate, not a contractor quote, and we do not send you to contractors.

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Deck materials calculator

Enter the length, width, and height off the ground. The calculator counts boards, joists, and fasteners, and gives a materials total you can overwrite.

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How we get the number

  1. Start from a typical national cost for the job.
  2. Adjust labor for wages in that city. Materials stay at the national figure.
  3. Add the permit as its own line from the city's published fee schedule when we have it. If we do not, that line stays blank.

How the numbers are sourced