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Mulching: cost per acre in Illinois
The median awarded price is $7,150 per acre, from 15 winning bids on 15 public projects in Illinois (2023–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $3,495 and $10,852.
Cost by state › Illinois › Mulching
$7,150median per acre
$3,495 – $10,852middle half (25th–75th percentile)
15winning bids, 15 source documents
2023–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (IDOT). These are prices agencies awarded, not quotes: a price on a given job depends on quantity, location and timing, and the figures here are not adjusted for any of them.
Trend
The median awarded price went from $3,838 in 2019 to $7,150 in 2025 (+86%).
| Year | Median per acre | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $3,838 | 10 |
| 2020 | $5,500 | 7 |
| 2022 | $5,500 | 7 |
| 2023 | $9,090 | 10 |
| 2024 | $6,600 | 7 |
| 2025 | $7,150 | 5 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2026 | IDOT | 0.2 ACRE | $27,500 | Open bid tab, MA036 ↗ |
| Nov 7, 2025 | IDOT | 0.08 ACRE | $30,000 | Open bid tab, KE021 ↗ |
| Apr 25, 2025 | IDOT | 1.5 ACRE | $4,065 | Open bid tab, KA053 ↗ |
| Apr 25, 2025 | IDOT | 0.9 ACRE | $2,208 | Open bid tab, PL019 ↗ |
| Jan 17, 2025 | IDOT | 0.2 ACRE | $13,204 | Open bid tab, LO035 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Mulching item page.
Mulching in other states
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