House Painting Cost by City (2026)
Updated October 2026 · 306 cities
How much does it cost to paint a house? At the U.S. average, 2,500 sq ft of paintable surface runs about $7,250. Local labor and material prices move that from $5,800 in McAllen, TX to $9,400 in San Francisco, CA. Pick your city for its own prices by painting scope and size, a calculator and free local quotes.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
- Los Angeles$7,950
- Long Beach$7,950
- Santa Monica$7,950
- Anaheim$8,250
- Irvine$8,250
- Riverside$7,600
- San Bernardino$7,900
- San Diego$8,050
- San Francisco$9,400
- Oakland$9,150
- Walnut Creek$8,700
- San Mateo$8,900
- Palo Alto$9,350
- San Jose$9,300
- Santa Rosa$8,400
- Sacramento$8,050
- Fresno$7,700
- Bakersfield$7,700
- Stockton$7,750
- Oxnard$7,850
- Santa Barbara$7,700
- Salinas$7,900
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
the District of Columbia
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
- Seattle$9,050
- Bellevue$9,050
- Kirkland$9,050
- Redmond$9,050
- Bothell$9,050
- Renton$9,050
- Kent$9,050
- Auburn$9,050
- Federal Way$9,050
- Issaquah$9,050
- Sammamish$9,050
- Mercer Island$9,050
- Shoreline$9,050
- Lynnwood$8,750
- Edmonds$8,750
- Mill Creek$8,750
- Everett$8,400
- Marysville$8,400
- Tacoma$8,400
- Puyallup$8,400
- Lakewood$8,400
- Olympia$8,200
- Bremerton$7,900
- Spokane$7,700
- Vancouver$8,050
- Bellingham$8,400
- Yakima$7,550
- Tri-Cities$8,200
- Kennewick$8,200
- Richland$8,200
- Pasco$8,100
- Wenatchee$8,100