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Is $6,362 a fair price for this painting job?

PaintingCOScored 2026-08-024 priced lines
75out of 100
Quick answer

This real painting quote from CO totaled $6,362 and scored 75 out of 100 on QuoteScore, which reads as fairly priced: none of its 4 priced line items came in above the normal market range. The largest line was Exterior House Painting (Siding, Soffits, Fascia, Overhang, Gutters, Downspouts, Window Trim, Door Frames, Miscellaneous at $6,292, against a fair range of $4,080 to $12,240. For comparison, across the 121 painting quotes QuoteScore has scored, the average is 64.8 out of 100 and 33.1% scored under 50. A score is a pricing benchmark, not proof of overcharging.

The quote, line by line

Line itemQuoted
Exterior House Painting (Siding, Soffits, Fascia, Overhang, Gutters, Downspouts, Window Trim, Door Frames, Miscellaneous
Fair range $4,080 to $12,240 Fair
$6,292
Install trim piece under lower patio door
No benchmark for this line Good
$70
Upgrade to Sherwin Williams Emerald paint (optional)
No benchmark for this line Fair
$445
Upgrade to Sherwin Williams Emerald Rain Refresh paint (optional)
No benchmark for this line Fair
$625

Quoted prices are what the shop or contractor wrote. Fair range is the regional benchmark QuoteScore compared each line against. Total quoted: $6,362. Names, companies and addresses are never shown.

How to read this

A QuoteScore of 70 or higher means the quote sits inside the normal market range for the work and region. Under 50 means at least one line was priced above that range. Higher quotes can be legitimate: better parts, a longer warranty, a harder job. The useful move is to ask about the specific lines marked High or Red flag, not to argue the total.

Painting is one of the 31 categories in the public QuoteScore dataset, currently 121 quotes with an average score of 64.8.

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