Independent turf pricing · we don't install, we don't sell

What does artificial turf
actually cost?

About $8 to $22 per square foot installed, and most people pay $12 to $15. We just tell you the number an installer makes you ask for.

The numbers
  • No installer commissions

    We book no jobs and sell no turf, so no bid to protect.

  • Priced by the square foot

    Material and labor split out, not hidden in one "from" price.

  • Dated, sourced figures

    Ranges trace to 2026 published cost data, cited on the page.

  • 22 cost pages

    From backyards to putting greens to the parts list.

The cross-section

Where your money
actually goes

The green roll everyone shops for is the smallest line on the invoice. Three parts make an installed lawn cost what it does.

Installed, all in$12–$15/ sq ft, typical backyard
  1. The turf roll, part of a turf install

    The turf roll

    The green blades themselves. Polyethylene landscape turf is the cheap part of the job.

    $2–$5/ sq ft
  2. Base + infill, part of a turf install

    Base + infill

    Compacted aggregate for drainage, silica sand to hold the blades upright.

    $1.80–$3.35/ sq ft
  3. The labor, part of a turf install

    The labor

    Excavate, grade, seam, stretch, infill. The craft you're really paying for.

    50–60%of the total

What the cost data says

Not our opinion. The published numbers.

Artificial grass installation runs $8 to $22 per square foot, with most homeowners paying around $12 to $15.
LawnStarterArtificial Grass Cost, 2026
Labor accounts for roughly half to sixty percent of a professional turf install's total cost.
AngiArtificial Turf Cost, 2026
The synthetic grass material itself is a fraction of the finished price; base prep and infill carry the rest.
HomeGuideArtificial Grass Cost, 2026

Your yard, your number

Get an honest range in ten seconds

Square footage in, a real installed range out: budget, mid, and premium. No email, no lead form, no "get a free quote."

A finished artificial grass lawn in a back garden
Photo: perfectgrassltd (Flickr, CC BY).