How much does a patio cost?

HomeAdvisor's June 2026 guide gives $2,029 to $6,088 for a typical patio, $4,006 on average, and $5 to $50 per square foot installed. By material it gives gravel $1 to $4, concrete $3 to $8, concrete pavers $4.50 to $21, brick pavers $8 to $25 and granite $10 to $35 per square foot.

How much does a patio cost per square foot?

$5 to $50 installed, across all materials, in HomeAdvisor's guide. The material narrows it: concrete is $3 to $8 and pavers $4.50 to $21. A 12 by 16 ft patio is $576 to $1,536 in concrete and $864 to $4,032 in concrete pavers.

What is the cheapest patio?

Gravel or pea gravel, at $1 to $4 per square foot in HomeAdvisor's guide, then plain concrete at $3 to $8. A 12 by 12 ft gravel patio is $144 to $576.

How much does a 10x10 or 12x12 patio cost?

At HomeAdvisor's overall $5 to $50 per square foot, a 10 by 10 ft patio is $500 to $5,000 and a 12 by 12 ft one $720 to $7,200. In concrete pavers they are $450 to $2,100 and $648 to $3,024.

How much does it cost to remove an old patio?

HomeAdvisor gives $2 to $6 per square foot for demolition and removal. A 200 sq ft patio is $400 to $1,200 to take out.

Do I need a permit for a patio?

HomeAdvisor says most areas do not require a permit for a paver or stone patio built without a concrete slab, and prices a permit at $50 to $200 where one is required. Check with your building department, since the rule is local.

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Patio Cost Calculator

HomeAdvisor's patio guide by material, checked against its own flagstone guide

HomeAdvisor prices a patio at $5 to $50 per square foot, a factor of ten. The size of the patio does not explain that spread; the material does. Gravel is $1 to $4 a square foot and granite $10 to $35 in the same guide. This calculator prices your patio in the material you choose and sets it beside the figures the same publisher gives elsewhere.

The patio

Length

Width

Material

Remove an old patio first

Level the yard

Include a permit

Length and width of the finished surface. For an irregular patio, enter a rectangle of the same area.

Specification summary

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Entered

Result

Published ranges for the jobs entered

Patio prices by material

As each row states
Item	Low	High	Unit
Patio, typical project	$2,029	$6,088	total
Patio, installed	$5	$50	per sq ft
Gravel or pea gravel	$1	$4	per sq ft
Concrete	$3	$8	per sq ft
Concrete pavers	$4.50	$21	per sq ft
Brick pavers	$8	$25	per sq ft
Sandstone or flagstone	$3	$35	per sq ft
Travertine	$5	$15	per sq ft
Limestone	$6	$13	per sq ft
Marble	$7	$20	per sq ft
Slate	$10	$30	per sq ft
Granite	$10	$35	per sq ft
Labor	$5	$20	per sq ft
Removing an old patio	$2	$6	per sq ft
Leveling the yard	$500	$1,000	total
Permit	$50	$200	total
Raised patio	$10	$85	per sq ft
10 x 10 ft patio	$500	$5,000	total
20 x 20 ft patio	$2,000	$20,000	total

Source: HomeAdvisor, how much does it cost to build a patio. Last price check: September 26, 2026.

The size table is the $5 to $50 per sq ft range times the area at every size, so it cannot show the claim on the same page that a larger patio costs less per square foot. The stone rows are given as what the patio costs, not as material alone.

Flagstone patio prices

As each row states
Item	Low	High	Unit
Flagstone patio, typical project, 300 sq ft	$750	$8,400	total
Flagstone patio, installed	$15	$30	per sq ft
10 x 10 ft	$1,500	$3,000	total
12 x 12 ft	$2,200	$4,300	total
16 x 20 ft	$4,800	$9,600	total
Dry-laid on sand and gravel	$1,900	$4,400	total
Mortar-set on an existing slab	$2,000	$5,000	total
Concrete-set, wet-laid	$2,700	$7,000	total
Labor	$1,000	$4,000	total
Flagstone, material for DIY	$4	$6	per sq ft

Source: HomeAdvisor, how much does a flagstone patio cost. Last price check: September 26, 2026.

The source prices a typical 300 sq ft patio at $750 to $8,400. At its own $15 to $30 per sq ft, 300 sq ft is $4,500 to $9,000.

Worked example

A 16 by 12 ft patio in concrete pavers, with no extras.

Area. 16 × 12 = 192 sq ft.
Pavers. 192 × $4.50 to $21 = $864 to $4,032.
Any patio at the guide's overall rate. 192 × $5 to $50 = $960 to $9,600.

The material row narrows the answer to less than half the width of the guide's overall range.

The formula

Area times the published rate for the material, plus the extras the guide lists:

cost = length × width × material rate + removal + leveling + permit

material rate: HomeAdvisor's installed range per sq ft
removal: $2 to $6 per sq ft
leveling: $500 to $1,000
permit: $50 to $200

Ranges are added low to low and high to high, so the total is wider than any real quote.

Where the numbers come from

Every price is HomeAdvisor's, from its patio guide updated 17 June 2026 and reviewed by Ezra Laniado, and its flagstone patio guide updated 20 June 2026, both read on 26 September 2026. The concrete comparison is Lawn Love's patio article.

The area arithmetic and the side-by-side comparisons are this page's.

The material sets the price, not the size

HomeAdvisor's patio guide gives installed prices per square foot by material. Read top to bottom they cover a factor of 35:

HomeAdvisor patio guide, updated June 2026, per sq ft
Material	Per sq ft	12 x 16 ft patio
Gravel or pea gravel	$1 to $4	$192 to $768
Concrete	$3 to $8	$576 to $1,536
Concrete pavers	$4.50 to $21	$864 to $4,032
Travertine	$5 to $15	$960 to $2,880
Brick pavers	$8 to $25	$1,536 to $4,800
Slate	$10 to $30	$1,920 to $5,760
Granite	$10 to $35	$1,920 to $6,720

The guide also says a larger patio costs less per square foot. Its size table does not show it: every row, from 7 by 7 ft to 20 by 20 ft, is the same $5 to $50 multiplied by the area. So the table is a restatement of the rate, not evidence about size, and a quote for a large patio that comes in lower per foot is consistent with the text, not the table.

One publisher, three prices for flagstone

The patio guide groups sandstone and flagstone at $3 to $35 per square foot. HomeAdvisor's own flagstone guide, updated three days later, gives $15 to $30. The same flagstone guide prices a typical 300 sq ft flagstone patio at $750 to $8,400, which at its own per foot rate would be $4,500 to $9,000.

The $15 to $30 is the figure built for flagstone, and it is the one the calculator shows beside the patio guide's range when flagstone is chosen. The flagstone patio calculator works out the stone, the base and the sand, and the flagstone guide explains why the laying method decides the stone thickness.

What else goes on the bill

The guide lists three extras that are not in the per foot rate. Removing an old patio is $2 to $6 per square foot. Leveling the yard is $500 to $1,000, and up to $5,000 where the ground is steep or drains badly. A permit, where one is required, is $50 to $200.

It puts labor at about half the total, $5 to $20 per square foot. A raised patio, built on a concrete layer above grade, is $10 to $85 per square foot.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a patio cost?: HomeAdvisor's June 2026 guide gives $2,029 to $6,088 for a typical patio, $4,006 on average, and $5 to $50 per square foot installed. By material it gives gravel $1 to $4, concrete $3 to $8, concrete pavers $4.50 to $21, brick pavers $8 to $25 and granite $10 to $35 per square foot.
How much does a patio cost per square foot?: $5 to $50 installed, across all materials, in HomeAdvisor's guide. The material narrows it: concrete is $3 to $8 and pavers $4.50 to $21. A 12 by 16 ft patio is $576 to $1,536 in concrete and $864 to $4,032 in concrete pavers.
What is the cheapest patio?: Gravel or pea gravel, at $1 to $4 per square foot in HomeAdvisor's guide, then plain concrete at $3 to $8. A 12 by 12 ft gravel patio is $144 to $576.
How much does a 10x10 or 12x12 patio cost?: At HomeAdvisor's overall $5 to $50 per square foot, a 10 by 10 ft patio is $500 to $5,000 and a 12 by 12 ft one $720 to $7,200. In concrete pavers they are $450 to $2,100 and $648 to $3,024.
How much does it cost to remove an old patio?: HomeAdvisor gives $2 to $6 per square foot for demolition and removal. A 200 sq ft patio is $400 to $1,200 to take out.
Do I need a permit for a patio?: HomeAdvisor says most areas do not require a permit for a paver or stone patio built without a concrete slab, and prices a permit at $50 to $200 where one is required. Check with your building department, since the rule is local.

Check these numbers yourself

How Much Does It Cost to Build a Patio?HomeAdvisor, updated 2026-06-17, read 2026-09-26.
How Much Does a Flagstone Patio Cost?HomeAdvisor, updated 2026-06-20, read 2026-09-26.

How every figure here is verified: Sources & Method. Who builds this: Lucas Pradella, and the method is on About. Found something wrong? Tell us and it gets fixed or removed.

Figures on this page last checked against the source documents on 2026-09-26. Codes are amended locally; confirm against the edition your jurisdiction enforces.

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Every price on this page is HomeAdvisor's or Lawn Love's, as dated, and none is this site's. Summed ranges are wider than any single job.