Aluminum fence cost in Erie, PA

When to schedule aluminum fence in Erie

We use NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for Erie 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 Erie (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.

Erie gets about 43 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 104 inches of snow. The wettest months are September, October and December (4.4 inches in October). Inside the workable window, July and August are the driest, at 3.3 and 3.4 inches. The station averages about 5 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.

Erie against nearby metros and the rest of Pennsylvania

Of the five closest metros, 1 is cheaper than Erie. Youngstown is the lowest at about $7,250 (midpoint, 150 linear ft), 75 miles away.

Across 300 US metros, Erie comes in at #108 from the top. The priciest is Honolulu, HI at $9,700; the cheapest is Brownsville, TX at $6,500 (midpoints, 150 linear ft). Statewide, Erie is 0% below the Pennsylvania figure.

Other Pennsylvania metros

Cities with a workforce like Erie's

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

Pick a size, pick a tier: aluminum fence pricing in Erie

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

Local wages behind the labor line

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 Erie is 0.98 times the national level.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 40%) the local median is $27.33 an hour, which is 6% below the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $22.37 and $36.03 an hour. BLS counts 530 of them working in the area, 44.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is about average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 40% of the weighting: a median of $22.35 an hour, in line with the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $18.41 and $26.60 an hour. About 540 work in the metro. That is 44.8 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 $31.59 an hour, which is 6% above the national $29.71. The middle half of them earn between $23.11 and $42.30 an hour. BLS counts 70 of them working in the area, 5.8 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 ($36.03 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $310. At the 25th percentile ($22.37) it shrinks by about $180. The total moves by 4.1% or 2.4%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 120,480 jobs in the Erie area. That makes it the 181st largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.08% of US employment.

Aluminum fence: what moves the price in Erie

• 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 Erie total

Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to Erie by the average of the local wage index (0.98) and goods index (1.01), a factor of 0.99. 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.

Related projects, priced for Erie

Because every project leans on different trades, Erie's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, vinyl fence runs level and chain-link fence −2%.