This real landscaping quote from OH totaled $22,709 and scored 25 out of 100 on QuoteScore, which reads as far above market: 5 of its 18 priced line items came in above the normal market range. The largest line was Hardscape Construction: Wall C (Demo, Furnish, Install 28' L x 32" H KY Fieldstone Mortar Joints) at $9,912, against a fair range of $2,250 to $4,500. For comparison, across the 185 landscaping quotes QuoteScore has scored, the average is 58.7 out of 100 and 37.8% scored under 50. A score is a pricing benchmark, not proof of overcharging.
| Line item | Quoted |
|---|---|
| Hardscape Construction: Wall A (Demo, Furnish, Install 24' L x 16" H KY Fieldstone Mortar Joints) Fair range $960 to $1,920 Red flag | $4,875 |
| Hardscape Construction: Wall B (Demo, Furnish, Install 6' L x 16" H KY Fieldstone Mortar Joints) Fair range $240 to $480 Red flag | $1,199 |
| Hardscape Construction: Wall C (Demo, Furnish, Install 28' L x 32" H KY Fieldstone Mortar Joints) Fair range $2,250 to $4,500 Red flag | $9,912 |
| Landscape Installation (amended topsoil, trees, plants, mulch, lawn seed and straw) No benchmark for this line Fair | $2,280 |
| Super Soil Fair range $80 to $200 High | $229 |
| Top Soil Fair range $40 to $100 High | $110 |
| 2-2.5" Ivory Silk Lilac No benchmark for this line Fair | $299 |
| Inkberry No benchmark for this line Fair | $472 |
| Bobo Hydrangea No benchmark for this line Fair | $336 |
| Spilled Wine Weigela No benchmark for this line Fair | $190 |
| 7 gal. Bloomerang Lilac Standard No benchmark for this line Fair | $238 |
| Premium Black Dyed Mulch Fair range $120 to $240 Fair | $216 |
| Starter Fertilizer No benchmark for this line Fair | $35 |
| Grass Seed No benchmark for this line Fair | $82 |
Quoted prices are what the shop or contractor wrote. Fair range is the regional benchmark QuoteScore compared each line against. Total quoted: $22,709. 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.
Landscaping is one of the 31 categories in the public QuoteScore dataset, currently 185 quotes with an average score of 58.7.
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