Wood fence cost in Reno, NV

Reno against nearby metros and the rest of Nevada

Same job, same size (150 linear ft), priced for the nearest metros. Vallejo is the priciest of the group at $6,150.

Out of the 300 metros we cover, Reno ranks #99 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Reno is 1% above the Nevada figure.

Elsewhere in Nevada

Metros of a similar size

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

What nearby projects cost in Reno

Jobs that often go together with wood fence are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Reno wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, chain-link fence comes out highest (+3%) and aluminum fence lowest (−3%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.

The best months for wood fence in Reno

Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Reno Tahoe Intl Ap (5 miles from the city center). They are 30-year averages, so any one year can run hotter, colder or wetter.

For exterior installation, the comfortable months in Reno are September through June: 10 of 12. Outside them, July and August have an average daytime high of 90°F or more.

Reno gets about 7 inches of precipitation in a normal year, including roughly 21 inches of snow. The wettest months are January, February and December (1.3 inches in January). Inside the workable window, June and September are the driest, at 0.4 and 0.2 inches. The station averages about 65 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.

Extras that change the Reno total

Add-ons start from national price ranges and are scaled by 1.01 for Reno, which is the average of the area's wage index (1.05) and goods price index (0.96). The estimator above can add them to your total.

Cost by quality level and size in Reno

The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Reno. Bands overlap, because plenty of standard jobs cost as much as a light premium one. Sizes run from backyard (100 linear ft) to full lot (300 linear ft).

Wood fence: what moves the price in Reno

• Height and permits

  Fences over about 6 ft often need a permit and a setback check. Permits run $40-$150.

• Slope and soil

  Hills, rock, and tree roots slow post digging.

• Composite

  A composite wood-look privacy fence is $55-$85 per linear foot installed (HomeGuide).

Who does the work: Reno trade wages

The labor line is built from BLS wage data, one trade at a time. This job draws on 2 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 Reno the blend is 1.05.

Carpenters (47-2031), 60% of the weighting: a median of $29.98 an hour, in line with the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $24.10 and $37.41 an hour. About 2,750 work in the metro. That is 99.8 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.

For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 40%) the local median is $24.63 an hour, which is 9% above the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $22.27 and $34.75 an hour. BLS counts 2,510 of them working in the area, 91.0 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 70.5), so the local bench is deeper than average.

A quick sensitivity check: moving the lead trade (carpenters) from the median to the 75th percentile wage adds about $340 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $270. That is a swing of roughly 5.1% to 6.4% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.

Reno has 275,680 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 92nd by size among the 300 metros on this site.