Aluminum fence cost in Baltimore, MD

Cost by quality level and size in Baltimore

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Baltimore wages and prices. They overlap on purpose: a good standard job and a modest premium job can cost the same. The grid below prices the same bands at 3 common sizes.

Climate in Baltimore: timing your aluminum fence job

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Md Sci Ctr Baltimore (in the city). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

February through June and August through December are the stretches where exterior installation runs into the fewest weather problems in Baltimore (10 of 12 months). January has an average daytime high under 45°F; July has an average daytime high of 90°F or more.

In January the average high stays below 45°F. Sealants, adhesives and some materials, such as vinyl, are harder to install well in the cold, and short daylight cuts the working day.

Baltimore gets about 44 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are July, August and September (4.7 inches in July). Inside the workable window, February and November are the driest, at 2.8 and 3.0 inches. The station averages about 43 days a year at 90°F or above.

Does the season change the price? Probably, but we do not have a sourced seasonal price curve, so the estimator shows a year-round figure and does not adjust by month. When you collect quotes, ask whether scheduling in a slower month gets a better rate.

Aluminum fence: what moves the price in Baltimore

• Soil and slope

  Steep slopes and rocky clay can add $15-$20+ per linear foot in labor.

• Pool codes

  Many codes require a pool barrier with gaps under 4 inches, which influences the style you can buy.

• Permit

  A fence permit runs $40-$150.

Extras that change the Baltimore total

Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to Baltimore by the average of the local wage index (1.00) and goods index (1.02), a factor of 1.01. Tick any of them in the estimator above to add them to your total. Treat these as planning figures: an add-on touches different trades than the main job, so the scaling is an approximation.

Planning more than one job in Baltimore?

Because every project leans on different trades, Baltimore's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, vinyl fence runs +2% and inground pool level.

Baltimore labor market for aluminum fence

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 3 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Baltimore is 1.00 times the national level.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 40%) the local median is $29.99 an hour, which is in line with the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $24.96 and $36.06 an hour. BLS counts 3,870 of them working in the area, 28.5 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is thinner than average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 40% of the weighting: a median of $22.34 an hour, in line with the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $18.72 and $26.66 an hour. About 10,520 work in the metro. That is 77.5 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 70.5 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.

For sheet metal workers (47-2211, weighted 20%) the local median is $28.58 an hour, which is 4% below the national $29.71. The middle half of them earn between $22.98 and $35.51 an hour. BLS counts 820 of them working in the area, 6.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 7.7), so the local bench is thinner than average.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the carpenters on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($36.06 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $220. At the 25th percentile ($24.96) it shrinks by about $180. The total moves by 2.8% or 2.4%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 1,356,680 jobs in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson area. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.87% of US employment.

Is Baltimore cheap or dear? The local comparison

Contractors rarely work more than an hour or two from home, so the neighboring metros set a rough ceiling and floor for your quotes. Midpoints for 150 linear ft range from $7,250 to $7,850 across Baltimore and its five closest metros.

Across 300 US metros, Baltimore comes in at #79 from the top. The priciest is Honolulu, HI at $9,700; the cheapest is Brownsville, TX at $6,500 (midpoints, 150 linear ft). Statewide, Baltimore is 1% below the Maryland figure.

Other Maryland metros

Cities with a workforce like Baltimore's

Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Baltimore against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.