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Storm door cost in Minnesota

Statewide estimate from BLS wages and BEA prices. Reviewed Nov 4, 2026.

Statewide range (1 door)
$370 – $990
Per door
$368 – $987
before permit
Versus US midpoint
+4%
US $650
Metros covered
4

Minnesota prices for storm door: $370 to $990 for 1 door, or $368 to $987 per door without the permit. The state midpoint is 4% above the national one. Local wages for carpenters are $31.22 an hour.

Inside Minnesota, the metros we cover range from $640 (St. Cloud) to $720 (Minneapolis) at the midpoint. Pick your closest city in the table for a tighter number.

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Quality level

Full-view door with a self-storing screen

Estimated cost for 1 door in Minnesota (statewide), standard level

$550 to $800

About $554 to $801 per door before permits. Labor is about 42% of the bill.

Cost breakdown
PartLowHigh
Materials$300$470
Labor$250$330
Permits and fees$0$0
Total$550$800
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Cost breakdown for 1 door in Minnesota

Part of the jobLowMidpointHighShare
Materials$180$390$60058%
Labor$190$290$38042%
Permits and fees$0$0$00%
Total$370$680$990100%

Why two Minnesota quotes can differ

  • Door style

    A mid-view door is $350-$700 installed, a full-view door $425-$950, and a low-E full-view door $475-$1,000 (HomeGuide).

  • Replacing versus new

    Replacing an old storm door runs $400-$1,050 because the old door has to come off.

  • Screens and features

    Self-storing and retractable screens, ventilating glass and security features all raise the price.

  • Permit

    No permit fee is included in this estimate; storm doors rarely need one.

Minnesota labor market for storm door

Minnesota's labor line is priced from 2 trades, each compared with its US median wage. After weighting by each trade's share of the work, the state comes out at 1.10 times the national level.

Carpenters (47-2031), 80% of the weighting: a median of $31.22 an hour, 7% above the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $26.56 and $40.58 an hour. About 14,930 work in the state. That is 50.6 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.

For general maintenance and repair workers (49-9071, weighted 20%) the local median is $28.46 an hour, which is 19% above the national $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $22.81 and $33.54 an hour. BLS counts 29,660 of them working in the state, 100.5 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 98.4), so the local bench is about average.

A crew paid at the 75th percentile for carpenters ($40.58 an hour) would add about $65 to the statewide midpoint; one at the 25th percentile ($26.56) would take off about $35. Use that as a rough guide to how far a bid can sit from our midpoint on wages alone.

BLS counts 2,949,820 jobs across Minnesota (May 2025), which is 1.9% of US employment.

Median hourly wages behind the labor line (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
TradeWeight25th pctMedian75th pctUS medianRatioLevel used
Carpenters (47-2031)80%$26.56$31.22$40.58$29.121.07state
General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071)20%$22.81$28.46$33.54$23.841.19state
Blended100%1.10

If you are planning more than one job in Minnesota

Each project weights the trades differently, so Minnesota's wage level does not push every price by the same amount. Compared with the US midpoint, patio door is +6% and front door +3%.

Related projects with local prices
ProjectSizeRangevs. US
Front door1 door$530 – $2,550+3%
Patio door1 door$620 – $6,350+6%
Garage door1 door$740 – $3,850+4%
Window replacement10 windows$4,700 – $15,500+4%

When Minnesota weather lets you install

Weather decides when exterior installation can happen, and Minnesota is not uniform. The table uses NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals from the weather station nearest each metro we cover, and counts the months that are neither cold nor hot enough to complicate the job.

Every Minnesota metro on the list has 7 comfortable months, though rainfall ranges from 28 inches a year in St. Cloud to 35 in Rochester.

We do not adjust prices by month, because we have no reliable published data on seasonal pricing. Timing is still worth raising when you collect bids.

Climate by metro (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
MetroJan avg low °FJul avg high °FPrecip (in/yr)Comfortable months
Minneapolis883347: April through October
Duluth278317: April through October
Rochester780357: April through October
St. Cloud382287: April through October

Minnesota versus the states around it

Minnesota ranks 11 of 51 (the 50 states plus DC) for storm door, where 1 is the most expensive. The costliest is Hawaii at $790 and the cheapest Oklahoma at $570, both for 1 door at the midpoint. Minnesota sits at $680. The five states closest by workforce center are listed below.

States near Minnesota, same project and size
StateDistanceRangeMidpointvs. here
Iowa240 miles away$330 – $900$620−9%
Wisconsin260 miles away$350 – $930$640−6%
North Dakota270 miles away$340 – $910$620−8%
South Dakota290 miles away$310 – $860$590−13%
Nebraska320 miles away$320 – $870$590−12%

Which Minnesota city is cheapest for storm door?

1 of the 4 metros sit above the statewide midpoint of $680, and the top-to-bottom gap is 13%. Each row prices the default size with that metro's own BLS wages and BEA price levels, so the gap between rows is real local variation rather than a flat markup.

MetroRange (1 door)Midpointvs. state
Minneapolis, MN$390 – $1,050$720+6%
Rochester, MN$350 – $940$650−4%
Duluth, MN$350 – $930$640−5%
St. Cloud, MN$350 – $930$640−6%

Basic, standard or premium: Minnesota prices

Bands overlap on purpose, since a good standard job can cost as much as a light premium one. Below are the three bands for the default size, then a grid from one storm door to front and back doors.

Basic

$370 to $620

Basic mid-view door with a standard screen

Standard

$550 to $800

Full-view door with a self-storing screen

Premium

$740 to $990

Low-E full-view or ventilating door

Cost by size and quality level
SizeBasicStandardPremium
one storm door$370 – $620$550 – $800$740 – $990
front and back doors$740 – $1,250$1,100 – $1,600$1,500 – $1,950

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Storm door in Minnesota: your questions

+How much does it cost to install a storm door in Minnesota?

$370 to $990 for 1 door, using statewide wages and prices. Metro areas inside Minnesota can sit above or below that.

+Which city in Minnesota is cheapest for storm door?

St. Cloud at about $640 (midpoint, 1 door). The priciest is Minneapolis at $720.

+Is storm door cheaper in Minnesota than the US average?

It is 4% more expensive: $680 against $650 for 1 door at the midpoint.

+What share of the price is labor in Minnesota?

About 42% ($290). Materials are 58%. Statewide labor for this job is weighted 1.10x the national wage level.

+What do carpenters earn in Minnesota?

The BLS statewide median is $31.22 an hour, against $29.12 for the US. The 25th to 75th percentile range is $26.56 to $40.58.

+Where does Minnesota rank for storm door costs?

11th most expensive of 51 (the 50 states plus DC) at the midpoint, $680 for 1 door. Rank 1 is the costliest.

+What do basic and premium storm door work cost in Minnesota?

For 1 door, basic work runs $370 to $620 and premium work $740 to $990. Basic means: basic mid-view door with a standard screen. Premium means: low-E full-view or ventilating door.

+Does the season matter for storm door in Minnesota?

Yes where winters or summers are hard. Of the Minnesota metros we cover, Minneapolis has the most comfortable months (7 of 12) based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals. Our prices do not change by month, so ask contractors whether they charge more or less in busy and slow seasons.

Storm door by city in Minnesota

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Where these numbers come from

Base prices are national ranges from the sources below. We scale labor by local BLS wages, materials by BEA goods prices and permits by the BEA all-items price level. Full method on the methodology page.

Note on derived figures: Materials are HomeGuide's door-alone price ($175-$600). Labor is the remainder, which matches its $175-$350 installation figure.