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Cost to Build a Pool in Nashville, TN: what the permits say

How much does it cost to build a pool in Nashville? The usual swimming pool job filed with Nashville is $100,000, from 893 priced permits (September 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $83,248 and $160,000. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

$100,000usual filed value
$83,248–$160,000middle half of firms' usual jobs
893priced permits (100% of 895)
321firms on file
Sep 2026records through

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

The usual swimming pool job filed with Nashville is $100,000, from 893 priced permits, September 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $83,248 and $160,000. 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 614 priced permits across 79 firms, pooled into one. Half of Nashville swimming pool permits were filed between $79,700 and $169,000.

PercentileFiled valueReads as
10th$57,4001 in 10 permits filed below
25th$79,7001 in 4 filed below
50th$112,000the middle permit
75th$169,0001 in 4 filed above
90th$229,0001 in 10 filed above

By home value

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: Davidson County assessor values.

Firms working onUsual home valueUsual filed valueFirmsPermits
Lower thirdunder $1,065,000$92,93726225
Middle third$1,065,000–$1,830,000$140,00026178
Upper third$1,867,000 and up$154,70026207

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. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.

FirmPermitsLast 12 moUsualMiddle half
Sparks Kevin Signature Pools LLC3318$92,937$77,761–$99,900
JK Pools LLC1712$145,000$89,602–$178,477
Nashville Dip Pools LLC2310$112,298$97,942–$144,292
Southern Edge Construction LLC329$100,000$100,000–$128,644
Palmingo Co239$145,485$123,753–$154,681
Infinity Landscape Services LLC159$157,000$140,208–$209,392
K&P Holding dba Oasis Outdoor TN99$140,000$130,000–$185,000
Pool and Spa Depot LLC398$77,000$60,500–$83,200
Riverstone Pools LLC196$125,000$96,200–$189,428
Madison Swimming Pool Co Inc166$198,500$170,875–$219,337

Why filed values run low or high

  • The 10 busiest firms usually file $112,298; the 302 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $105,000.
  • Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $1,867,000 and up) usually file $154,700, against $92,937 for the least expensive third.
  • One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 swimming pool permits is filed under $57,400 and 1 in 10 over $229,000, 4 times as much.
  • 99.8% of the 895 permits carry a value; the 2 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 614 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Nashville, 1 in 10 swimming pool filed values sit under $57,400, the middle half between $79,700 and $169,000, and 1 in 10 over $229,000.

  • $298,000Above $229,000: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Nashville.
  • $100,000Right at the usual $100,000: in the middle of the file.
  • $40,200Below $57,400: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule a pool build in Nashville

Nashville files the fewest swimming pool permits in January (60 against an average month of 100) and the most in July (134). 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 Nashville →

How these numbers are made

Source: public Davidson County (Metro Nashville) permit records. The window is September 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 Nashville →

Common questions

  • How many quotes should I get for a swimming pool job in Nashville?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Nashville swimming pool firms usually file between $83,248 and $160,000 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 1.9 times apart and both be normal for Nashville. 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 swimming pool jobs in Nashville?Half of permits were filed between $79,700 and $169,000; 8 in 10 between $57,400 and $229,000. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
  • How much do pool builders charge in Nashville?The usual swimming pool job is filed at $100,000; the middle half of firms usually file between $83,248 and $160,000. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $112,298, more than the usual. See every firm's usual job →
  • Why do prices I see online differ from $100,000?$100,000 is the construction value contractors wrote on Nashville 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.
  • Do bigger houses get bigger bills?In the file, yes for the firms: those working on the upper third of homes by value usually file $154,700, the lower third $92,937. That is firms, not single jobs.
  • Where does this data come from?public Davidson County (Metro Nashville) permit records, read September 2026. How the records work in Nashville →

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