How much does it cost to build a pool in Albuquerque? The usual pools job filed with Albuquerque is $70,000, from 151 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $56,600 and $89,735. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.
The usual pools job filed with Albuquerque is $70,000, from 151 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $56,600 and $89,735. Half of jobs were filed for less, half for more. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.
Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 151 priced permits across 29 firms, pooled into one. Half of Albuquerque pools permits were filed between $49,200 and $93,700.
| Percentile | Filed value | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $28,700 | 1 in 10 permits filed below |
| 25th | $49,200 | 1 in 4 filed below |
| 50th | $69,700 | the middle permit |
| 75th | $93,700 | 1 in 4 filed above |
| 90th | $106,000 | 1 in 10 filed above |
Firms split into thirds by the usual value of the homes they work on, with each third's usual filed value weighted by permits. Home values: Bernalillo County Assessor values.
| Firms working on | Usual home value | Usual filed value | Firms | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower third | under $448,290 | $70,000 | 9 | 56 |
| Middle third | $448,290–$660,780 | $89,735 | 10 | 67 |
| Upper third | $675,738 and up | $45,500 | 10 | 28 |
Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months. Usual is each firm's middle filed value; middle half is the range its middle half of jobs were filed in; both are shown for firms with 5 or more priced permits. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.
| Firm | Permits | Last 12 mo | Usual | Middle half | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluewater Pools, Inc. | 23 | 7 | $70,000 | $65,000–$82,500 | 37.2% |
| TM Investment Properties | 14 | 5 | $73,232 | $59,346–$86,768 | 2 of 9 |
| New Mexico Pools and Spas Inc | 13 | 5 | $89,735 | $74,085–$101,960 | 4 of 8 |
| Lee-Sure Pools Inc | 20 | 4 | $97,530 | $96,022–$100,392 | 69.8% |
| Sunrise Pools | 17 | 4 | $55,000 | $40,000–$70,000 | 60.0% |
| Poolside Design & Construction, LLC | 7 | 4 | $26,877 | $24,818–$30,000 | — |
| Aqua Techs Pools and Spas, LLC | 5 | 3 | $86,854 | $60,410–$115,902 | — |
| Beaver's Pools and Spas LLC | 6 | 2 | $78,000 | $72,927–$86,750 | — |
| Elite Pools | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pro Home Specialist Inc | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Line your quote up against the file. In Albuquerque, 1 in 10 pools filed values sit under $28,700, the middle half between $49,200 and $93,700, and 1 in 10 over $106,000.
Albuquerque files the fewest pools permits in January (72 against an average month of 100) and the most in February (143). If you can choose, ask for quotes in a quiet month. We have no prices by month, so this is about crews' schedules, not a discount. When each trade is busiest in Albuquerque →
Source: City of Albuquerque building permits. The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.
Usual is the middle permit: half were filed for less, half for more. Only permits with a filed value count; a value of $0 or none is left out.
The spread is approximate: we keep seven points of each firm's own range of filed values, not every permit, and pool them.
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