Vinyl siding cost in Allentown, PA

When to schedule vinyl siding in Allentown

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

March through November is the stretch where exterior installation runs into the fewest weather problems in Allentown (9 of 12 months). January, February and December have an average daytime high under 45°F.

In January, February 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.

Allentown gets about 47 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 33 inches of snow. The wettest months are July, August and September (5.3 inches in July). Inside the workable window, March and November are the driest, at 3.6 and 3.2 inches. The station averages about 18 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.

Vinyl siding: what moves the price in Allentown

• Old siding removal

  Taking the old siding off costs $0.70-$2.00 per sq ft. Check that disposal is included.

• Labor and season

  Siding labor is $40-$80 an hour or $2-$6 per sq ft, and it is highest in warm months.

• Wall area is not floor area

  A 2,000 sq ft house usually has more wall area than floor area once you count gables and two stories. Measure the wall, not the floor.

Related projects, priced for Allentown

Because every project leans on different trades, Allentown's wage level does not move all prices equally. Against the US midpoint, roof replacement runs +3% and attic insulation −4%.

Allentown: what basic, standard and premium work costs

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

Is Allentown cheap or dear? The local comparison

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 2,100 sq ft of wall range from $16,500 to $19,000 across Allentown and its five closest metros.

Across 300 US metros, Allentown comes in at #99 from the top. The priciest is Honolulu, HI at $22,700; the cheapest is Brownsville, TX at $13,500 (midpoints, 2,100 sq ft of wall). Statewide, Allentown is 1% above the Pennsylvania figure.

Other Pennsylvania metros

Cities with a workforce like Allentown's

Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Allentown 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. 3 trades carry the job here, and each is compared with its US median. The weighted result for Allentown is 1.01 times the national level.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 60%) the local median is $28.63 an hour, which is in line with the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $23.31 and $32.64 an hour. BLS counts 1,390 of them working in the area, 36.9 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is about average.

Construction laborers (47-2061), 30% of the weighting: a median of $23.70 an hour, 5% above the US median of $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $22.27 and $30.00 an hour. About 1,670 work in the metro. That is 44.3 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 70.5 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

For sheet metal workers (47-2211, weighted 10%) the local median is $31.40 an hour, which is 6% above the national $29.71. The middle half of them earn between $24.61 and $51.36 an hour. BLS counts 190 of them working in the area, 5.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 7.7), so the local bench is thinner than average.

Quotes come from real crews, not medians. If the carpenters on your job are paid at the 75th percentile ($32.64 an hour) instead of the median, the labor line grows by about $690. At the 25th percentile ($23.31) it shrinks by about $920. The total moves by 4.1% or 5.4%, so wages alone rarely explain a quote that is far outside our range.

For context on the local economy, BLS counts 377,180 jobs in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton area. That makes it the 69th largest of the 300 metros we cover, with 0.24% of US employment.