Concrete driveway cost in Prescott Valley, AZ

Extras that change the Prescott Valley total

Extras are quoted nationally and then scaled to Prescott Valley by the average of the local wage index (0.92) and goods index (0.96), a factor of 0.94. 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.

When to schedule concrete driveway in Prescott Valley

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

May through June and August through October are the stretches where pouring concrete runs into the fewest weather problems in Prescott Valley (5 of 12 months). January, February, March, April, November and December have an average overnight low of 40°F or below; July has an average daytime high of 90°F or more.

The 40°F line is a deliberately cautious stand-in. The American Concrete Institute's cold-weather guide (ACI 306R-16) defines cold-weather concreting around an average daily air temperature below 40°F, which is colder than our test of an average overnight low at or below 40°F, so we flag a few extra shoulder months. In cold weather crews may need heated enclosures, insulating blankets or accelerated mixes, and those measures can raise a quote.

Heat matters for concrete as well. With average highs of 90°F or more in July, crews often start early, wet the base and plan for faster set times.

Prescott Valley gets about 13 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are February, July and August (2.5 inches in August). Inside the workable window, May and June are the driest, at 0.5 and 0.3 inches. The station averages about 51 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.

Is Prescott Valley cheap or dear? The local comparison

Of the five closest metros, 2 are cheaper than Prescott Valley. Yuma is the lowest at about $5,800 (midpoint, 600 sq ft), 150 miles away.

Across 300 US metros, Prescott Valley comes in at #176 from the top. The priciest is Kahului, HI at $10,000; the cheapest is McAllen, TX at $4,950 (midpoints, 600 sq ft). Statewide, Prescott Valley is 6% below the Arizona figure.

Other Arizona metros

Cities with a workforce like Prescott Valley's

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

Local wages behind the labor line

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 4 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Prescott Valley is 0.92 times the national level.

For cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051, weighted 50%) the local median is $23.78 an hour, which is 13% below the national $27.41. The middle half of them earn between $22.15 and $27.77 an hour. BLS counts 220 of them working in the area, 30.4 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 13.3), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 30% of the weighting: a median of $22.17 an hour, in line with the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $18.09 and $23.38 an hour. About 1,100 work in the metro. That is 152.1 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 70.5 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.

For operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073, weighted 10%) the local median is $29.24 an hour, which is in line with the national $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $25.00 and $30.16 an hour. BLS counts 770 of them working in the area, 106.5 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 30.7), so the local bench is deeper than average.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 10%) the local median is $27.20 an hour, which is 7% below the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $22.69 and $30.34 an hour. BLS counts 440 of them working in the area, 60.9 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is deeper than average.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the cement masons and concrete finishers on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($27.77 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $320. At the 25th percentile ($22.15) it shrinks by about $130. The total moves by 5.3% or 2.2%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 72,300 jobs in the Prescott Valley-Prescott area. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.05% of US employment.

Concrete driveway: what moves the price in Prescott Valley

• Permits and the apron

  A driveway permit is typically $50-$200 and is often required for new work. The apron where the driveway meets the street can need a separate right-of-way permit.

• Thickness

  HomeGuide prices a standard 4-inch driveway at $6-$15/sq ft and a 6-inch one, recommended for heavy vehicles, at $8-$20/sq ft.

• Old driveway removal

  Tearing out the old surface adds about $2-$6 per sq ft, and some cities want the haul-off documented.

Cost by quality level and size in Prescott Valley

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Prescott Valley 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 4 common sizes.

What nearby projects cost in Prescott Valley

Because every project leans on different trades, Prescott Valley's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, gravel driveway runs −2% and stamped concrete −6%.