This real painting quote totaled $4,125 and scored 90 out of 100 on QuoteScore, which reads as a great deal: 1 of its 4 priced line items came in above the normal market range. The largest line was Hallway and stairway (includes removing wallpaper) at $1,650, against a fair range of $460 to $1,932. 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.
| Line item | Quoted |
|---|---|
| Living room (walls, ceiling, trim, doors) Fair range $575 to $1,978 Good | $775 |
| Dining room (walls, ceiling, trim, doors) Fair range $575 to $1,978 Good | $650 |
| Family room (walls, ceiling, trim, doors) Fair range $575 to $1,978 Fair | $1,050 |
| Hallway and stairway (includes removing wallpaper) Fair range $460 to $1,932 High | $1,650 |
Quoted prices are what the shop or contractor wrote. Fair range is the regional benchmark QuoteScore compared each line against. Total quoted: $4,125. Names, companies and addresses are never shown.
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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