Cost Guides · Vinyl Fencing
Vinyl Fence Cost in 2026: Price Per Panel and Per Foot
What a PVC fence costs by panel style, height and colour, from live manufacturer prices.
Walking a vinyl job today? Turn a photo into an itemized estimate in about 6 seconds.
One publisher, Weatherables, captured Sept 11, 2026, with BLS May 2025 national wages. One catalogue, not a national average. Local prices vary. Panels only, posts and gate frames are separate.
How much does a vinyl fence cost?
Price it by the section, not by the foot. Vinyl ships as a finished panel. The unit you buy is an 8 ft section. A 150 ft run of 6 ft privacy vinyl is 19 sections. Each runs $146.99 to $176.39, so $2,793 to $3,351 in panels. Add a gate set and your hours.
Vinyl fence cost by panel style
Each price is a published 8 ft section. White sets the low end, khaki the high end.
| Style | Named panel | 6 ft section | Per linear foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy | Savannah Privacy Fence | $146.99 to $176.39 | $18.37 to $22.05 |
| Semi privacy | Huntington Semi-Privacy Fence | $209.99 to $251.99 | $26.25 to $31.50 |
| Picket | Plymouth Dogear Picket Fence | none published above 5 ft | $19.69 to $23.62 at 5 ft |
| Ranch rail | 3 Rail Ranch Rail Project Pack | sold in 320 ft and 640 ft packs | $9.02 to $10.51 |
The counterintuitive one: semi privacy costs more than full privacy. Narrow 3 in pickets with 7/8 in gaps mean more parts per section than a solid face. Bid it up, not down.
Price panels and labour in one estimate, free →
Why vinyl prices move differently from wood
First, colour is a material spec, not a finish step. Pigment goes in at extrusion. Khaki, tan and gray cost more at the door and cannot change later. The same 6 ft Savannah panel is $146.99 in white and $176.39 in khaki.
Second, wall thickness is the quality line. The Savannah publishes 6 in pickets at 0.065 in thick. The maker states its 6 ft and shorter privacy panels test to gusts of 130 MPH. Thin panels carry no such number.
Third, there is no finish cycle, so the ten year number is the install. Our wood fence cost guide prices the stain side of that trade.
Setting posts in a vinyl system
A vinyl post is a hollow sleeve with no bending strength. Gate and end posts take a steel insert before the concrete goes in. Published galvanized inserts run $46.19 for a 4 in by 78 in. A 5 in by 120 in is $94.49.
Panels seat into routed holes, so the panel width fixes your post spacing. Dry fit before any concrete cures.
The warranty clause to read out loud
Weatherables states that warranty registration must be submitted within 30 days of receiving the product. Select accessories such as solar caps and hardware carry their own makers’ warranties. Hinges fail first, and the fence warranty does not cover them.
How to price a vinyl fence run
-
Walk the line and divide by the panel, not by the foot
Count 8 ft sections and round up. A 150 ft run is 19 sections and 20 posts, because every run needs one more post than panel. The last offcut is yours.
-
Pick the colour before you price anything
Quote white and khaki as two numbers so the choice lands on the customer.
-
Flag every gate and end post for a steel insert
Price the insert and the hinge set as their own lines, $79.78 to $251.98 a gate.
-
Load your hours, then add burden and margin
Wages run $19.43 to $28.18 an hour before burden. The fence cost calculator walks the full takeoff; this page prices the vinyl.
What the wage data says
Fence erectors are their own occupation, code 47-4031. Median pay was $23.07 an hour, middle half $19.43 to $28.18.
Those are wages paid, not rates billed. The calculator asks for your hours instead.
Where this fits with your other numbers
Our fence installation cost guide covers the material classes side by side. The fence cost calculator walks the takeoff. Every tool sits on the construction calculators hub.
SimplyWise Cost Estimator for vinyl fence cost
SimplyWise Cost Estimator turns a job site photo into an itemized estimate in about 6 seconds. Material, labor and fee lines each carry unit, quantity and price. It is $29.99/mo or $239.99/yr, about $20/mo on annual, with a 7-day free trial.
Sources
Panel, post and gate prices
- Weatherables, Savannah Privacy Fence, 8 ft sections, white and khaki, captured 2026-09-11.
- Weatherables, Huntington Semi-Privacy Fence, 2026-09-11.
- Weatherables, Plymouth Dogear Picket Fence, 2026-09-11.
- Weatherables, 3 Rail Ranch Rail Project Pack, posts included, captured 2026-09-11.
- Weatherables, Galvanized Post Insert, 2026-09-11.
- Weatherables, Cornerstone Self-Closing Hinges and Keystone X2 Latch, the low gate set, 2026-09-11.
- Weatherables, Tru-Close Multi-Adjust Hinge SERIES 3 and LokkLatch Magnetic, the high gate set, 2026-09-11.
- Weatherables, warranty page, 2026-09-11.
Wage data and page facts
- BLS OEWS national, code 47-4031, release 2025A01 (May 2025), read 2026-09-11.
- Hero, White Vinyl Fence by Vsnary, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
- SimplyWise Cost Estimator, App Store, verified 2026-09-11.
Frequently asked questions about vinyl fence cost
The price
How much does a vinyl fence cost per foot?
Panels for 6 ft privacy vinyl run $18.37 to $22.05 a linear foot. That is an 8 ft section at $146.99 to $176.39 on 2026-09-11. Ranch rail is $9.02 to $10.51 a foot. Posts, gates and hours sit on top.
Why does khaki vinyl fence cost more than white?
Pigment goes in at extrusion, so colour is a material spec, not a finish step. The same 6 ft Savannah panel is $146.99 in white and $176.39 in khaki.
Picking a style
Is semi privacy vinyl cheaper than full privacy?
No. A 6 ft Huntington semi privacy panel is $209.99 against $146.99 for a 6 ft Savannah. The semi privacy face carries narrow 3 in pickets with 7/8 in gaps, so more parts per section.
Building the bid
Can SimplyWise Cost Estimator price a vinyl fence?
It turns a job site photo into an itemized estimate in about 6 seconds. Panel sections, gate hardware and crew hours each get their own line. Pricing is $29.99/mo or $239.99/yr, with a 7-day free trial.
Turn a fence line into a bid that holds margin.
Snap a photo, get an itemized estimate with material and labor lines. Send the branded quote before you leave the driveway.