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Most fence companies make you hand over your phone number just to hear a price. We'll just tell you. Here are our real 2026 ranges — then use the calculator to ballpark your yard.
In the surrounding suburbs, installed fence cost per linear foot in 2026 lands in these ranges. Every number is the all-in installed price — labor, materials, posts set in concrete, standard gates, village permits, and old-fence haul-away included.
Multiply your linear footage by the range above, add about $150 per standard gate, and you have a ballpark. Or use the calculator below to skip the math.
Based on a typical 189-ft yard with 2 gates. Every range includes posts set in concrete, standard gates, permits handled, and old-fence haul-away. Heights: 6' privacy for wood/vinyl/composite, 4–5' for aluminum and chain link.
Your yard isn't typical? Neither is anyone's — that's what the calculator below is for.
Chain Link · 4–5 ft
$28–$38 per linear foot installed
$5,600 – $7,500
Honest, tough, and the budget-friendly way to fence a yard. Great for dogs and open sightlines.
Wood / Cedar · 6 ft privacy
$33–$43 per linear foot installed
$6,500 – $8,400
Classic warmth. 5x5 posts set deep in concrete, built to be handed down.
Aluminum · 4–5 ft
$33–$43 per linear foot installed
$6,500 – $8,400
The wrought-iron look without the upkeep. Pool-code friendly.
Vinyl / PVC · 6 ft privacy
$43–$53 per linear foot installed
$8,400 – $10,300
Zero maintenance, clean lines, built for Illinois winters. See our full vinyl fence page for colors, styles, and warranty.
Composite · 6 ft privacy
$78–$98 per linear foot installed
$15,000 – $18,800
Premium boards, wood look, decades of life. The buy-it-once fence.
The 30-second ballpark
Our fence cost calculator ballparks your yard's installation price in 30 seconds — pick a material, drag the footage slider, done. No email required.
Your Vinyl / PVC ballpark
$8,400 – $10,300
…minus $1,000 with this summer's offer: $7,400 – $9,300
Click above and we'll schedule a free yard walkthrough. Your exact, written estimate comes after we see slopes, corners, tear-out, and village rules.
So the estimate never feels like a mystery. Here's what the estimator is looking at in your yard:
More feet, more corners, more posts. A simple rectangle costs less per foot than a zigzag property line, because every corner adds a post, extra digging, and more cuts.
Standard walk gates are about $150 each and are included in every range on this page. Double-drive gates for trailers, boats, or riding mowers run more because of the heavier hardware and extra posts.
Yes — tear-out and haul-away of your existing fence is baked into our ranges. Some companies charge it as a separate line item, so always ask before comparing quotes.
Slopes, tree roots, tight access for equipment, and rocky or clay-heavy soil all add labor time. Flat, open yards with easy gate access sit at the low end of each material's range.
Yes. We pull village permits and handle plot-of-survey requirements as part of every job. It's built into the range — not a surprise line item that shows up after you sign.
Taller fences and decorative styles — lattice tops, scalloped or dog-eared pickets, mixed materials — use more material and more labor. Standard 6-ft privacy and 4–5 ft aluminum/chain link heights keep you in the ranges shown.
$1,000 OFF full fence installations this summer, and 12-months-same-as-cash financing turns the rest into a monthly number instead of a lump sum. The discount comes off before financing is calculated.
Get your three quotes — seriously, we like being compared. But when one comes in way under the others, ask what's missing. Usually it's one of these: posts set shallow or without concrete, no permit pulled (that's your fine, not theirs), tear-out 'not included,' or a crew that disappears when something needs fixing.
Our ranges include the boring stuff done right — and every job is backed by the Make-It-Right Promise: we answer, we come back, we stand behind it.
In the surrounding suburbs, most full fence installations run $5,600 – $10,300 for a typical suburban yard (about 189 linear feet with 2 gates). Chain link sits at the low end, vinyl and aluminum in the middle, composite at the top. Every range includes posts set in concrete, standard gates, village permits, and old-fence haul-away.
2026 installed prices per foot in the surrounding suburbs: chain link $28–$38/ft, wood/cedar $33–$43/ft, aluminum $33–$43/ft, vinyl/PVC $43–$53/ft, composite $78–$98/ft. Prices include labor, materials, posts set in concrete, and permits.
For a 6-foot privacy fence on a typical 189-ft yard with 2 gates: wood/cedar runs about $6,500 – $8,400, vinyl/PVC $8,400 – $10,300, and composite $15,000 – $18,800. Use the calculator above to match your exact footage.
A typical suburban yard is around 189 linear feet with 2 gates. That lands most homeowners between $5,600 – $10,300, depending on material and layout. Corner lots and irregular property lines push higher; simple rectangles sit at the low end.
Replacement pricing is the same per-foot range as new installation — because tear-out and haul-away of your old fence are already included in our ranges. If a competitor's replacement quote looks cheaper, ask whether removal, permits, and disposal are in the number.
Yes — every range on this page includes labor, materials, posts set in concrete, standard gates, village permits, plot-of-survey handling, and old-fence tear-out and haul-away. It's the all-in installed price, not just materials.
Because your yard isn't a spreadsheet. Footage, gates, slopes, corners, and village rules all move the number. The ranges are honest brackets — the free estimate is your exact figure, in writing, at the walkthrough.
Really free, no catch. An estimator walks your yard, answers everything, and hands you a real number. Keep it, compare it, sleep on it. No follow-up pressure.
Yep — 12 months same as cash. And this summer's $1,000 OFF comes off the price before financing is calculated, so the monthly number drops too.
Free estimate, $1,000 OFF locked in, zero pressure. Worst case, you've got the most honest quote of your three.