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What does silt fence cost per linear foot?
Public agencies in 24 states paid a median $3.25 per linear foot for silt fence over the last five years, across 10,514 winning bids. The middle half of awarded prices ran from $2.38 to $5.00.
Updated November 2026.
$3.25median per linear foot
$2.38 – $5.00middle half of awards
10,514winning bids
By year
| Letting year | Median per linear foot | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $3.00 | 434 |
| 2022 | $3.20 | 2,292 |
| 2023 | $3.75 | 1,952 |
| 2024 | $3.25 | 2,119 |
| 2025 | $3.05 | 2,266 |
| 2026 | $3.17 | 1,451 |
By state
| State | Median per linear foot | Middle half | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $2.45 | $2.00 – $3.00 | 1,391 |
| Michigan | $3.00 | $2.33 – $4.00 | 1,354 |
| Minnesota | $3.00 | $2.10 – $4.00 | 817 |
| Missouri | $3.45 | $2.90 – $4.45 | 753 |
| Iowa | $2.00 | $1.60 – $2.50 | 638 |
| South Carolina | $3.85 | $3.00 – $5.00 | 542 |
| South Dakota | $3.68 | $2.50 – $5.50 | 527 |
| Alabama | $4.89 | $3.55 – $6.00 | 503 |
| Kentucky | $3.16 | $2.50 – $4.17 | 454 |
| Virginia | $5.50 | $3.50 – $8.00 | 414 |
| Tennessee | $5.25 | $3.50 – $6.86 | 406 |
| California | $7.00 | $4.50 – $10.00 | 356 |
| North Carolina | $3.15 | $2.75 – $3.99 | 339 |
| Kansas | $2.85 | $2.00 – $4.00 | 288 |
| Arkansas | $3.68 | $3.34 – $4.31 | 267 |
| Oklahoma | $3.15 | $2.50 – $4.83 | 245 |
| Mississippi | $5.00 | $4.00 – $10.50 | 229 |
| North Dakota | $3.20 | $2.45 – $4.95 | 181 |
| Colorado | $3.35 | $2.06 – $5.00 | 165 |
| Vermont | $5.00 | $4.00 – $7.00 | 161 |
| New Jersey | $7.20 | $5.00 – $9.10 | 142 |
| Delaware | $3.50 | $2.75 – $5.25 | 119 |
| Washington | $7.00 | $6.00 – $8.30 | 88 |
| Oregon | $4.25 | $3.50 – $5.22 | 71 |
County and agency prices, and a CSV of every bid
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Start your free trial Compare plansWinning bids only, letting dates 2021 onward, nominal dollars. A family groups items that agencies print under different descriptions by unit and key words; thickness, class and spec details can differ inside it. Prices more than six times the family median are dropped as print or unit errors (8.0% of rows). A state appears with 30+ winning bids from 10+ bid tabulations.