Aluminum fence cost in Yakima, WA

What nearby projects cost in Yakima

Because every project leans on different trades, Yakima's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, inground pool runs +10% and chain-link fence +4%.

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 Yakima is 1.08 times the national level.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 40%) the local median is $30.43 an hour, which is 4% above the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $27.61 and $44.37 an hour. BLS counts 480 of them working in the area, 49.5 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 $23.47 an hour, 4% above the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $21.25 and $29.70 an hour. About 590 work in the metro. That is 60.8 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 $37.43 an hour, which is 26% above the national $29.71. The middle half of them earn between $28.33 and $47.76 an hour. BLS counts 90 of them working in the area, 9.3 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 7.7), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the carpenters on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($44.37 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $500. At the 25th percentile ($27.61) it shrinks by about $100. The total moves by 6.2% or 1.3%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 97,010 jobs in the Yakima area. That makes it the 208th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.06% of US employment.

When to schedule aluminum fence in Yakima

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

February through June and August through November are the stretches where exterior installation runs into the fewest weather problems in Yakima (9 of 12 months). January and December have an average daytime high under 45°F; July has an average daytime high of 90°F or more.

In January 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.

Yakima gets about 8 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 20 inches of snow. The wettest months are January, November and December (1.4 inches in December). Inside the workable window, August and September are the driest, at 0.2 and 0.2 inches. The station averages about 40 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.

Yakima against nearby metros and the rest of Washington

Same job, same size (150 linear ft), priced for the nearest metros. Seattle is the priciest of the group at $8,750.

Across 300 US metros, Yakima comes in at #49 from the top. The priciest is Honolulu, HI at $9,700; the cheapest is Brownsville, TX at $6,500 (midpoints, 150 linear ft). Statewide, Yakima is 6% below the Washington figure.

Other Washington metros

Cities with a workforce like Yakima's

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

Aluminum fence: what moves the price in Yakima

• 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.

• Style

  Aluminum picket runs $25-$50 per linear foot installed, ornamental fence $40-$75, and privacy designs $75-$130 (HomeGuide).

Add-ons priced for Yakima

Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to Yakima by the average of the local wage index (1.08) and goods index (1.05), a factor of 1.07. 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.

Cost by quality level and size in Yakima

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