Concrete driveway cost in Savannah, GA

The best months for concrete driveway in Savannah

Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Savannah Intl Ap (10 miles from the city center). They are 30-year averages, so any one year can run hotter, colder or wetter.

For pouring concrete, the comfortable months in Savannah are February through May and September through December: 8 of 12. Outside them, January has an average overnight low of 40°F or below, and June, July and August have 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 June, July and August, crews often start early, wet the base and plan for faster set times.

Savannah gets about 48 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are June, July and August (6.7 inches in June). Inside the workable window, February and November are the driest, at 2.8 and 2.4 inches. The station averages about 81 days a year at 90°F or above.

We do not adjust the estimate by month, because we have no reliable published data on seasonal pricing. It is still worth asking contractors whether an off-peak start date changes their bid.

Cost by quality level and size in Savannah

The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Savannah. Bands overlap, because plenty of standard jobs cost as much as a light premium one. Sizes run from 1-car (12x20), 240 sq ft to 3-car (900 sq ft).

How Savannah compares

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 600 sq ft range from $5,450 to $5,950 across Savannah and its five closest metros.

Out of the 300 metros we cover, Savannah ranks #266 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Savannah is 2% below the Georgia figure.

Elsewhere in Georgia

Metros of a similar size

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

Concrete driveway: what moves the price in Savannah

• Grading and drainage

  Professional grading runs $3-$8 per sq ft or $700-$2,500 for a typical job. A sloped lot or poor soil raises it.

• Finish

  Decorative driveways run $10-$25 per sq ft installed: colors and borders at $10-$15, stamped patterns at $15-$20, and high-end finishes at $20-$25+ (HomeGuide).

• 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.

Planning more than one job in Savannah?

Jobs that often go together with concrete driveway are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Savannah wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, asphalt driveway comes out highest (−10%) and concrete patio lowest (−12%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.

Extras that change the Savannah total

Add-ons start from national price ranges and are scaled by 0.88 for Savannah, which is the average of the area's wage index (0.80) and goods price index (0.96). The estimator above can add them to your total.

Who does the work: Savannah trade wages

The labor line is built from BLS wage data, one trade at a time. This job draws on 4 trades. We compare each trade's local median with the US median, weight the ratios by how much of the job each trade does, and apply the blend to the national labor cost. For Savannah the blend is 0.80.

Cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051), 50% of the weighting: a median of $22.04 an hour, 20% below the US median of $27.41. The middle half of them earn between $17.56 and $25.28 an hour. About 140 work in the metro. That is 7.1 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 13.3 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 30%) the local median is $18.12 an hour, which is 20% below the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $14.71 and $21.63 an hour. BLS counts 1,210 of them working in the area, 61.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 70.5), so the local bench is about average.

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073), 10% of the weighting: a median of $23.47 an hour, 18% below the US median of $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $21.61 and $29.15 an hour. About 720 work in the metro. That is 36.3 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 30.7 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.

Carpenters (47-2031), 10% of the weighting: a median of $21.59 an hour, 26% below the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $18.51 and $26.34 an hour. About 330 work in the metro. That is 16.6 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

A quick sensitivity check: moving the lead trade (cement masons and concrete finishers) from the median to the 75th percentile wage adds about $260 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $360. That is a swing of roughly 6.6% to 4.8% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.

Savannah has 198,360 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 116th by size among the 300 metros on this site.