How much does fence installation cost in Cleveland? The usual fence job filed with Cleveland is $4,242, from 877 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $3,150 and $5,500. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.
The usual fence job filed with Cleveland is $4,242, from 877 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $3,150 and $5,500. 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. A fence permit here usually takes 168 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 877 priced permits across 78 firms, pooled into one. Half of Cleveland fence permits were filed between $2,600 and $6,500.
| Percentile | Filed value | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $1,500 | 1 in 10 permits filed below |
| 25th | $2,600 | 1 in 4 filed below |
| 50th | $4,300 | the middle permit |
| 75th | $6,500 | 1 in 4 filed above |
| 90th | $9,700 | 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: Cuyahoga County parcel values.
| Firms working on | Usual home value | Usual filed value | Firms | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower third | under $108,850 | $4,000 | 26 | 48 |
| Middle third | $108,850–$170,500 | $4,750 | 26 | 718 |
| Upper third | $173,900 and up | $4,200 | 26 | 123 |
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. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.
| Firm | Permits | Last 12 mo | Usual | Middle half | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mae Fence LLC | 203 | 65 | $4,000 | $2,800–$5,950 | 69.9% |
| Superior Fence & Rail of Cleveland | 112 | 46 | $5,550 | $4,500–$8,475 | 65.0% |
| Great Lakes Fence | 125 | 22 | $5,796 | $3,932–$7,307 | 68.3% |
| Rolen Brothers Fence Co, Inc. | 63 | 18 | $3,150 | $2,044–$4,497 | 77.6% |
| Fence Connection LLC. | 70 | 17 | $4,200 | $2,725–$5,000 | 80.3% |
| Ergeon, Inc. | 8 | 8 | $2,167 | $1,690–$3,008 | — |
| Northeast Ohio Fence & Deck | 52 | 7 | $4,800 | $3,000–$7,370 | 93.6% |
| R.E. Connors Construction Ltd | 52 | 7 | $1,521 | $1,008–$2,255 | 74.1% |
| Acme Fence & Lumber Company | 41 | 5 | $5,576 | $3,051–$7,965 | 87.3% |
| Elyria Fence, Inc. | 17 | 5 | $5,500 | $4,390–$13,585 | 87.1% |
Line your quote up against the file. In Cleveland, 1 in 10 fence filed values sit under $1,500, the middle half between $2,600 and $6,500, and 1 in 10 over $9,700.
Cleveland files the fewest fence permits in January (26 against an average month of 100) and the most in May (145). 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 Cleveland →
Source: City of Cleveland 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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