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Cost to Build a Pool in Anaheim, CA: what the permits say

How much does it cost to build a pool in Anaheim? The usual pool, spa & pool removal job filed with Anaheim is $15,500, from 134 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $5,750 and $45,000. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

$15,500usual filed value
$5,750–$45,000middle half of firms' usual jobs
134priced permits (82% of 163)
98firms on file
Sep 2026records through

How much does it cost to build a pool in Anaheim?

The usual pool, spa & pool removal job filed with Anaheim is $15,500, from 134 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $5,750 and $45,000. 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.

What the spread looks like

Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 134 priced permits across 86 firms, pooled into one. Half of Anaheim pool, spa & pool removal permits were filed between $5,600 and $45,100.

PercentileFiled valueReads as
10th$3,7001 in 10 permits filed below
25th$5,6001 in 4 filed below
50th$18,500the middle permit
75th$45,1001 in 4 filed above
90th$67,0001 in 10 filed above

Busiest firms and what they usually charge

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.

FirmPermitsLast 12 moUsualMiddle halfFinished
O C Poolscapes Inc104$45,000$34,000–$50,7505 of 6
Frisch & Sons Construction Inc104$4,000$3,625–$4,7466 of 6
Ken Rock Construction93$3,500$3,000–$3,7505 of 6
South Coast Demolition43———
Secard Pools43———
Sunset Pools and Spas Inc32———
24/7 Hauling & Demo Inc51$7,500$6,500–$8,500—
Longview Construction & Engineering41———
Masterpiece Pools & Spas Inc41———
Clean Slate31———

Why filed values run low or high

  • Pools includes pool removals as well as new pools, which pulls its typical cost down.
  • The 10 busiest firms usually file $4,000; the 84 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $22,250.
  • One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 pool, spa & pool removal permits is filed under $3,700 and 1 in 10 over $67,000, 18 times as much.
  • 82.2% of the 163 permits carry a value; the 29 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 134 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Anaheim, 1 in 10 pool, spa & pool removal filed values sit under $3,700, the middle half between $5,600 and $45,100, and 1 in 10 over $67,000.

  • $87,100Above $67,000: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Anaheim.
  • $15,500Right at the usual $15,500: in the middle of the file.
  • $2,600Below $3,700: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule a pool build in Anaheim

Anaheim files the fewest pool, spa & pool removal permits in November (37 against an average month of 100) and the most in May (169). 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 Anaheim →

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Anaheim Accela building permits on single-family homes and ADUs. 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.

Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. How the records work in Anaheim →

Common questions

  • How many quotes should I get for a pool, spa & pool removal job in Anaheim?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Anaheim pool, spa & pool removal firms usually file between $5,750 and $45,000 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 7.8 times apart and both be normal for Anaheim. A third quote shows which one is the outlier. Filed values are what contractors wrote on permits, not quotes, so use them to judge the spread, not to price your own job.
  • What range is normal for pool, spa & pool removal jobs in Anaheim?Half of permits were filed between $5,600 and $45,100; 8 in 10 between $3,700 and $67,000. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
  • How much do pool builders charge in Anaheim?The usual pool, spa & pool removal job is filed at $15,500; the middle half of firms usually file between $5,750 and $45,000. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $4,000, less than the usual. See every firm's usual job →
  • Why do prices I see online differ from $15,500?$15,500 is the construction value contractors wrote on Anaheim permits. Online figures are usually all-in ranges whose scope you can't check (design, fees, site work), and our file mixes small and large jobs of this type in one number. Use the spread above to see where a quote sits.
  • How many pool, spa & pool removal firms work in Anaheim?98 firms appear on the file; 42 pulled at least one permit in the last 12 months.
  • Where does this data come from?City of Anaheim Accela building permits on single-family homes and ADUs, read October 2026. How the records work in Anaheim →

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