Front door cost in Racine, WI

Planning more than one job in Racine?

Because every project leans on different trades, Racine's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, patio door runs −1% and window replacement −3%.

Local wages behind the labor line

Wages are the part of this estimate that changes most from town to town. 2 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Racine is 1.02 times the national level.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 85%) the local median is $29.29 an hour, which is in line with the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $24.17 and $40.84 an hour. BLS counts 320 of them working in the area, 42.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is about average.

General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071), 15% of the weighting: a median of $25.98 an hour, 9% above the US median of $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $20.34 and $31.35 an hour. About 800 work in the metro. That is 104.9 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 98.4 nationally, so the supply of crews looks typical.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the carpenters on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($40.84 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $130. At the 25th percentile ($24.17) it shrinks by about $60. The total moves by 9.4% or 4.2%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 76,280 jobs in the Racine-Mount Pleasant area. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.05% of US employment.

Front door: what moves the price in Racine

• Frame

  Frame repair adds $75-$200+; rebuilding the opening for a new size costs $7-$20 per linear foot for framing.

• Paint

  Painting an unfinished door adds $125-$225; door and trim together are $150-$400.

• Door material

  Basic steel doors run about $200-$600 for the door; fiberglass and wood go to $2,000 (HomeGuide).

Racine: what basic, standard and premium work costs

Three bands are cut from the same cited range and localized for Racine 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 2 common sizes.

Is Racine cheap or dear? The local comparison

Of the five closest metros, none is cheaper than Racine. Milwaukee comes closest at about $1,450.

Across 300 US metros, Racine comes in at #132 from the top. The priciest is Honolulu, HI at $1,800; the cheapest is Brownsville, TX at $1,300 (midpoints, 1 door). Statewide, Racine is 1% below the Wisconsin figure.

Other Wisconsin metros

Cities with a workforce like Racine's

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

When to schedule front door in Racine

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

Racine gets about 32 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are April, May and June (4.0 inches in June). Inside the workable window, July and November are the driest, at 2.9 and 2.2 inches. The station averages about 7 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.