How much does it cost to build a pool in Raleigh? The usual swimming pool job filed with Raleigh is $150,000, from 265 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $116,012 and $190,000. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.
The usual swimming pool job filed with Raleigh is $150,000, from 265 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $116,012 and $190,000. 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.
Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 265 priced permits across 60 firms, pooled into one. Half of Raleigh swimming pool permits were filed between $101,000 and $200,000.
| Percentile | Filed value | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $74,800 | 1 in 10 permits filed below |
| 25th | $101,000 | 1 in 4 filed below |
| 50th | $149,000 | the middle permit |
| 75th | $200,000 | 1 in 4 filed above |
| 90th | $257,000 | 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: Wake County parcel values.
| Firms working on | Usual home value | Usual filed value | Firms | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower third | under $999,837 | $72,000 | 20 | 34 |
| Middle third | $999,837–$1,373,204 | $141,500 | 20 | 124 |
| Upper third | $1,387,270 and up | $150,000 | 20 | 160 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatic Artists Luxury Pools Inc | 36 | 22 | $223,985 | $178,030–$260,155 |
| Raleigh Custom Homes | 29 | 11 | $90,000 | $90,000–$150,000 |
| Jim Hinson Pools | 14 | 8 | $153,500 | $119,750–$210,851 |
| Blue Haven Pools | 7 | 7 | $72,000 | $72,000–$91,241 |
| Carolina Creations Rdu | 18 | 6 | $123,500 | $100,000–$149,000 |
| Liquid Designs LLC | 15 | 6 | $250,000 | $205,000–$307,500 |
| Anthony & Sylvan North Carolina LLC | 14 | 6 | $126,209 | $120,375–$148,726 |
| Rising Sun Pools, Inc. | 22 | 5 | $141,500 | $98,500–$195,000 |
| Superior Pools of Triangle, LLC | 10 | 5 | $135,000 | $108,000–$170,000 |
| Swim Safe Pools | 10 | 4 | $150,000 | $143,600–$190,975 |
Line your quote up against the file. In Raleigh, 1 in 10 swimming pool filed values sit under $74,800, the middle half between $101,000 and $200,000, and 1 in 10 over $257,000.
Raleigh files the fewest swimming pool permits in December (55 against an average month of 100) and the most in April (132). 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 Raleigh →
Source: City of Raleigh 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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