This estimator turns published 2026 cost ranges into a ballpark for your project in under a minute. Pick a project type, a slab, a size and any add-ons, and it shows a low-to-high range with every number's source. It's not our price — our written quote comes from a site visit — but it's a realistic place to start a budget.
Ranges built from third-party published figures, not our prices. A written quote follows a site visit.
What it doesn't include
- Excavation beyond normal grading, retaining walls
- Stormwater practices (drywell, rain garden) where a city requires them
- Tree removal
- Electrical run from your panel
- Windscreen and acoustic panels
- Permit fees
- Lawn restoration
What the estimator uses
| Input | Options | Where the numbers come from |
|---|---|---|
| Project type | New court · Tennis-to-pickleball conversion · Full resurfacing · Recolor and restripe | Midwest commercial ranges published by a St. Louis sports contractor (2026) |
| Slab (new courts) | Asphalt · Conventional concrete · Post-tension concrete | Asphalt and post-tension: same 2026 Midwest ranges. Conventional concrete: no published figure we can attribute, so the estimator says so and we price it at the site visit |
| Surface (new courts) | Acrylic · Modular court tile | Acrylic is included in the per-court ranges. Tile shows as its own line from HomeGuide's $4–$17 per square foot (Jan 2026) and isn't added to the total, since it replaces the acrylic |
| Size | One court 30 × 60 · One court 34 × 64 · Two courts | USA Pickleball dimensions; two courts shown as an upper bound |
| Add-ons | Fence · Lights · Cushioned surface | National ranges (HomeGuide, Jan 2026; Angi, Aug 2026) |
What it doesn't include: excavation beyond normal grading, retaining walls, drywells or other stormwater practices, tree removal, the electrical run from your panel, windscreen, acoustic panels, permit fees and restoration. Those depend on your site, and they appear as separate lines on a written quote.
Why two courts show as a range up to double: published sources note that multi-court projects cost significantly less per court because mobilization and base work are shared. We don't have a published figure for the discount, so the estimator shows two single-court ranges added together as an upper bound.
Reading your result
- Toward the low end: flat lot, good access, standard fence, no lights.
- Toward the high end: slope, tight access, tall fence, lights, cushioned surface, premium post-tension spec.
- Outside the range: a hard site — major grading, retaining walls, long electrical runs, or stormwater requirements like Kirkwood's.
If you're not sure which size fits your yard, pick the smaller one; the site visit settles it.
Sources
- Byrne & Jones — Midwest Pickleball Court Construction (cost table, fence heights, resurfacing interval, PT benefits, build times) — metadata 2026-06-11; accessed 2026-10-10
- HomeGuide — Pickleball Court Cost — 2026-01-06; accessed 2026-10-10
- Angi — How much does it cost to build a pickleball court — 2026-08-03; accessed 2026-10-10
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