Aluminum fence cost in Syracuse, NY

Syracuse: what basic, standard and premium work costs

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Syracuse 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.

Syracuse 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 Syracuse is 1.04 times the national level.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 40%) the local median is $29.93 an hour, which is in line with the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $24.13 and $36.26 an hour. BLS counts 1,490 of them working in the area, 49.6 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 40% of the weighting: a median of $23.64 an hour, 4% above the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $21.52 and $34.90 an hour. About 1,660 work in the metro. That is 55.3 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 70.5 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

For sheet metal workers (47-2211, weighted 20%) the local median is $30.71 an hour, which is 3% above the national $29.71. The middle half of them earn between $23.80 and $37.27 an hour. BLS counts 190 of them working in the area, 6.3 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 ($36.26 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $230. At the 25th percentile ($24.13) it shrinks by about $210. The total moves by 3.0% or 2.7%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 300,130 jobs in the Syracuse area. That makes it the 85th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.19% of US employment.

Planning more than one job in Syracuse?

Because every project leans on different trades, Syracuse's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, inground pool runs +4% and vinyl fence level.

Is Syracuse cheap or dear? The local comparison

Same job, same size (150 linear ft), priced for the nearest metros. Albany is the priciest of the group at $7,750. Utica is the cheapest at $7,550.

Across 300 US metros, Syracuse comes in at #90 from the top. The priciest is Honolulu, HI at $9,700; the cheapest is Brownsville, TX at $6,500 (midpoints, 150 linear ft). Statewide, Syracuse is 9% below the New York figure.

Other New York metros

Cities with a workforce like Syracuse's

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

Climate in Syracuse: timing your aluminum fence job

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap (5 miles from the city center). These are 30-year monthly averages, not forecasts.

April through November is the stretch where exterior installation runs into the fewest weather problems in Syracuse (8 of 12 months). January, February, March and December have an average daytime high under 45°F.

In January, February, March and December 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.

Syracuse gets about 40 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 128 inches of snow. The wettest months are July, August and October (3.9 inches in October). Inside the workable window, September and November are the driest, at 3.4 and 3.2 inches. The station averages about 10 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.

Why two Syracuse quotes can differ

• 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.

Optional extras in Syracuse

Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to Syracuse by the average of the local wage index (1.04) and goods index (1.00), a factor of 1.02. 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.