Cost to replace siding: what owners paid
The typical U.S. owner paid $5,000 for siding work; across 7 big metros the typical job ran $3,000 to $10,000.
What owners paid
$5,000
The typical (median) U.S. job: half of owners paid less, half paid more.
Lowest big metro, $3,000: Dallas. Highest, $10,000: San Francisco.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey 2023, the latest release: work owners did in about 2021–2023. Checked .
What owners paid in each big metro
The typical (median) job in each of the survey's 15 metro areas, highest first. The margin of error is the Census Bureau's 90% range around each median.
- San Francisco$10,000
- Boston$8,571
- Seattle$8,571
- Chicago$8,000
- Washington DC$6,000
- Houston$3,700
- Dallas$3,000
No published figure: Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Riverside.
What these figures cover: New and replacement siding, every material and house size together.
The figures as a table, with margins of error
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| Metro area | Typical job (median) | Margin of error (90% confidence) |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $10,000 | ±$1,751 |
| Boston | $8,571 | ±$3,031 |
| Seattle | $8,571 | ±$3,700 |
| Chicago | $8,000 | ±$3,943 |
| Washington DC | $6,000 | ±$2,690 |
| Houston | $3,700 | ±$891 |
| Dallas | $3,000 | ±$1,377 |
| Atlanta | Not published Withheld by Census | Not published |
| Detroit | Not published Withheld by Census | Not published |
| Los Angeles | Not published Withheld by Census | Not published |
| Miami | Not published Withheld by Census | Not published |
| New York City | Not published Withheld by Census | Not published |
| Philadelphia | Not published Withheld by Census | Not published |
| Phoenix | Not published Withheld by Census | Not published |
| Riverside | Not published Withheld by Census | Not published |
Source: Census Bureau and HUD, 2023 American Housing Survey, Table 16, category “Siding” under “Exterior Additions and Replacements”. Updated 2026-09-19. The metro values and margins of error use the survey's metropolitan areas, not city limits. A metro with no published figure stays blank; we never fill it in from its neighbors.
Why do cost guides disagree?
They measure different things. An estimate prices one defined job at today's rates; these figures are what owners actually paid, across every size and kind of job in the category. A full job on a large house can sit well above the typical figure, and a small one well below it. Your own quotes, compared line by line, are the price that counts.
Put your quotes side by side in the quote worksheet.
Before you compare quotes
If a quote is well above the typical $5,000, ask what is in it that the typical job is not. Does the quote identify cladding, trim, openings and any concealed-wall repair?
Keep the quotes themselves in the project's comparison worksheet.