How much does irrigation system cost in Cary? The usual irrigation job filed with Cary is $8,778, from 197 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $7,500 and $10,863. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.
The usual irrigation job filed with Cary is $8,778, from 197 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $7,500 and $10,863. 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. An irrigation permit here usually takes 42 days from issue to final inspection. How long permits take →
Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 197 priced permits across 45 firms, pooled into one. Half of Cary irrigation permits were filed between $6,800 and $11,400.
| Percentile | Filed value | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $4,700 | 1 in 10 permits filed below |
| 25th | $6,800 | 1 in 4 filed below |
| 50th | $8,700 | the middle permit |
| 75th | $11,400 | 1 in 4 filed above |
| 90th | $13,800 | 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: Wake County parcel values.
| Firms working on | Usual home value | Usual filed value | Firms | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower third | under $785,581 | $7,200 | 11 | 45 |
| Middle third | $785,581–$927,583 | $10,605 | 11 | 90 |
| Upper third | $929,184 and up | $9,282 | 12 | 39 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systemize, LLC | 15 | 8 | $7,200 | $6,300–$8,500 | 6 of 7 |
| Conserva Irrigation, Inc. | 21 | 6 | $10,863 | $8,778–$12,980 | 54.3% |
| Water Works Unlimited, Inc. | 13 | 5 | $8,200 | $6,200–$9,200 | 9 of 9 |
| The Sprinkler Project LLC | 9 | 5 | $7,000 | $6,500–$8,700 | — |
| Greenway Irrigation (956) | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Greenway Irrigation | 35 | 3 | $10,605 | $8,506–$13,663 | 67.5% |
| Huntscapes | 8 | 3 | $9,282 | $7,400–$10,531 | 2 of 5 |
| Hutchins Landscape & Lawn | 6 | 3 | $11,537 | $9,245–$12,116 | — |
| Under Pressure Irrigation | 6 | 3 | $5,500 | $5,500 | — |
| Rain or Shine Landscapes, Inc. | 5 | 2 | $10,446 | $7,897–$10,701 | — |
Line your quote up against the file. In Cary, 1 in 10 irrigation filed values sit under $4,700, the middle half between $6,800 and $11,400, and 1 in 10 over $13,800.
Cary files the fewest irrigation permits in January (30 against an average month of 100) and the most in July (164). 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 Cary →
Source: Town of Cary building permit applications (issued permits only). 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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