This real landscaping quote totaled $19,216 and scored 35 out of 100 on QuoteScore, which reads as overpriced: 6 of its 17 priced line items came in above the normal market range. The largest line was Sitting Wall (Mat. Tax Labor) at $5,700, against a fair range of $18 to $60. 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 |
|---|---|
| Paver Brick (400 Sq Ft) No benchmark for this line Good | $3,200 |
| 21 AA Base Stone (12 yd) Fair range $28 to $92 Good | $504 |
| Slag Sand (12 yd) Fair range $28 to $92 Red flag | $112 |
| Paver Edging (6 pic) No benchmark for this line Fair | $120 |
| J. Sand (2 Bags) No benchmark for this line High | $90 |
| Top Soil (4 yd) Fair range $23 to $74 Good | $144 |
| Grass Seed (15 LBS) No benchmark for this line Fair | $64 |
| Sales Tax (A) No benchmark for this line Good | $254 |
| Removal, Trucking and Labor (A) No benchmark for this line Fair | $5,350 |
| Paver Brick (121 Sq Ft) No benchmark for this line Good | $1,170 |
| 21 AA (3 yd) Fair range $28 to $92 Good | $126 |
| Slag Sand (2 yd) Fair range $28 to $92 Red flag | $46 |
| Paver Edging (1 pic) No benchmark for this line Fair | $20 |
| J. Sand (1 Bag) No benchmark for this line High | $45 |
Quoted prices are what the shop or contractor wrote. Fair range is the regional benchmark QuoteScore compared each line against. Total quoted: $19,216. 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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