Sprinkler / Irrigation System Cost by City (2026)

Nationally, homeowners pay about $2,500 to install a sprinkler system, ranging from $500 to $5,000. Prices swing with local labor and materials — pick your city for a localized estimate.

Low end$500

Average$2,500

High end$5,000

Figures reflect 2026 cost data from Angi, NerdWallet, HomeAdvisor, and other national cost-reporting sources, adjusted for local labor and material rates — see our full methodology.

Sprinkler / Irrigation System cost by city

New York, NY$3,500 San Francisco, CA$3,600 San Jose, CA$3,550 Los Angeles, CA$3,300 San Diego, CA$3,200 Oakland, CA$3,400 Sacramento, CA$2,950 Fresno, CA$2,600 Seattle, WA$3,300 Spokane, WA$2,550 Portland, OR$2,950 Boston, MA$3,300 Providence, RI$2,850 Hartford, CT$2,800 Newark, NJ$3,050 Jersey City, NJ$3,100 Philadelphia, PA$2,800 Pittsburgh, PA$2,450 Washington, DC$3,200 Baltimore, MD$2,800 Richmond, VA$2,550 Virginia Beach, VA$2,500 Chicago, IL$2,950 Minneapolis, MN$2,800 Milwaukee, WI$2,550 Detroit, MI$2,500 Columbus, OH$2,450 Cleveland, OH$2,450 Cincinnati, OH$2,400 Indianapolis, IN$2,400 Kansas City, MO$2,400 St. Louis, MO$2,400 Denver, CO$2,900 Colorado Springs, CO$2,600 Salt Lake City, UT$2,550 Boise, ID$2,550 Las Vegas, NV$2,600 Reno, NV$2,700 Phoenix, AZ$2,550 Tucson, AZ$2,400 Albuquerque, NM$2,300 Austin, TX$2,700 Dallas, TX$2,550 Fort Worth, TX$2,500 Houston, TX$2,500 San Antonio, TX$2,400 El Paso, TX$2,200 Oklahoma City, OK$2,300 Tulsa, OK$2,200 Atlanta, GA$2,550 Charlotte, NC$2,500 Raleigh, NC$2,500 Greensboro, NC$2,350 Nashville, TN$2,550 Memphis, TN$2,300 Knoxville, TN$2,300 Chattanooga, TN$2,300 Louisville, KY$2,350 Birmingham, AL$2,200 Jacksonville, FL$2,450 Orlando, FL$2,500 Tampa, FL$2,500 Miami, FL$2,850 New Orleans, LA$2,450 Baton Rouge, LA$2,300 Little Rock, AR$2,200 Wichita, KS$2,200 Omaha, NE$2,350 Des Moines, IA$2,350 Buffalo, NY$2,450 Rochester, NY$2,450 Honolulu, HI$3,800 Toledo, OH$2,350 Akron, OH$2,450 Dayton, OH$2,450 Youngstown, OH$2,300 Fort Wayne, IN$2,300 Evansville, IN$2,300 South Bend, IN$2,300 Grand Rapids, MI$2,450 Ann Arbor, MI$2,700 Lansing, MI$2,350 Flint, MI$2,300 Madison, WI$2,550 Green Bay, WI$2,400 Lincoln, NE$2,300 Sioux Falls, SD$2,350 Fargo, ND$2,400 Springfield, MO$2,300 Columbia, MO$2,350 Topeka, KS$2,200 Cedar Rapids, IA$2,350 St. Paul, MN$2,800 Rochester, MN$2,500 Peoria, IL$2,300 Springfield, IL$2,300 Rockford, IL$2,350 Naperville, IL$2,800 Fort Collins, CO$2,700 Aurora, CO$2,800 Provo, UT$2,500 Ogden, UT$2,450 Billings, MT$2,450 Cheyenne, WY$2,400 Eugene, OR$2,700 Salem, OR$2,550 Bend, OR$2,800 Tacoma, WA$2,900 Bellevue, WA$3,400 Vancouver, WA$2,800 Chandler, AZ$2,550 Mesa, AZ$2,500 Scottsdale, AZ$2,800 Gilbert, AZ$2,550 Henderson, NV$2,650 Santa Fe, NM$2,500 Las Cruces, NM$2,300 Arlington, TX$2,500 Plano, TX$2,600 Frisco, TX$2,700 Corpus Christi, TX$2,300 Lubbock, TX$2,300 Amarillo, TX$2,300 Waco, TX$2,300 McAllen, TX$2,200 Savannah, GA$2,400 Augusta, GA$2,300 Athens, GA$2,350 Durham, NC$2,500 Winston-Salem, NC$2,350 Fayetteville, NC$2,300 Asheville, NC$2,550 Cary, NC$2,550 Columbia, SC$2,350 Charleston, SC$2,550 Greenville, SC$2,400 Huntsville, AL$2,300 Montgomery, AL$2,200 Mobile, AL$2,300 Jackson, MS$2,150 Shreveport, LA$2,300 Lafayette, LA$2,300 Fort Lauderdale, FL$2,800 St. Petersburg, FL$2,550 Tallahassee, FL$2,400 Fort Myers, FL$2,550 Sarasota, FL$2,600 Cape Coral, FL$2,500 West Palm Beach, FL$2,800 Clarksville, TN$2,300 Murfreesboro, TN$2,450 Lexington, KY$2,350 Norfolk, VA$2,500 Chesapeake, VA$2,500 Roanoke, VA$2,350 Frederick, MD$2,800 Wilmington, DE$2,600 Erie, PA$2,300 Reading, PA$2,400 Scranton, PA$2,350 Lancaster, PA$2,450 Allentown, PA$2,450 Trenton, NJ$2,800 Edison, NJ$3,000 Paterson, NJ$2,950 Camden, NJ$2,600 Yonkers, NY$3,400 Syracuse, NY$2,400 Albany, NY$2,550 Bridgeport, CT$2,900 New Haven, CT$2,800 Stamford, CT$3,400 Worcester, MA$2,900 Springfield, MA$2,600 Cambridge, MA$3,400 Manchester, NH$2,700 Portland, ME$2,700 Burlington, VT$2,800 Warwick, RI$2,800

What affects sprinkler / irrigation system cost

Yard size and number of zones
Head type and coverage
Controller and backflow
Trenching and soil

Last updated: September 2026 · Pricing reviewed by the Project Pricer research team, using national cost-reporting data adjusted for local labor and material rates. See our methodology for sources, or contact us with corrections.