How much does siding cost?

United States: homeowner survey

Households in the American Housing Survey that hired out new or replacement siding reported a median of $8,000; the typical range (middle half of 342 American Housing Survey data points, the United States, 2021-2023) was $3,000 to $15,000.

When the household put up the siding itself: a median (117 American Housing Survey data points, the United States, 2021-2023) of $1,000.

How measured: hired-out finished jobs, survey-weighted, not adjusted for inflation; do-it-yourself jobs the same way. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey 2023, data read 16 October 2026.

These figures are estimates from U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey 2023, data years 2021-2023, read 16 October 2026, for the United States. They are not a quote, and they are not a promise of what any contractor on InstaBids will charge. Your price depends on your home, the materials and the contractor. Get written bids before you decide.

Researched by the InstaBids editorial team. Last checked: 16 October 2026 Updated 2026-10-16

What is the siding replacement cost?

The survey item is "Added or replaced siding". It does not record the material, so vinyl, fiber cement and wood are counted together, and a single wall and a whole house sit in the same range.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, AHS 2023 Value Labels Package, read 16 October 2026.

Most siding is hired out: 74 percent of the siding jobs with a reported cost went to a contractor, more than flooring (63 percent) but fewer than roofing (87 percent).

What does vinyl siding cost to install?

Taking the old siding off opens the wall. ENERGY STAR's insulation guidance says that whenever exterior siding is removed, insulation can be blown into empty wall cavities through holes in the sheathing before the new siding goes on.

Source: ENERGY STAR (U.S. EPA), Recommended Home Insulation R-Values, read 16 October 2026.

The same guidance adds insulating sheathing beneath the new siding in colder climate zones, and defines R-value as the measure of how well insulation resists heat moving through it.

Source: ENERGY STAR (U.S. EPA), Recommended Home Insulation R-Values, read 16 October 2026.

What changes the cost to install siding?

Old paint: EPA's lead-safe rule covers anyone hired to disturb painted surfaces on a home built before 1978, and painted wood siding is such a surface.
Source: U.S. EPA, Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program, read 16 October 2026.
Owner or crew: households that sided the house themselves reported a much lower median than households that hired it out.
Doing it alone on an older home: EPA says that if you cannot find out when a home was built, the safest course is to assume the paint has lead and work lead-safe.
Source: U.S. EPA, Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program for Do-It-Yourselfers, read 16 October 2026.

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Sources for the figures on this page

U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey 2023, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ahs/data/2023/ahs-2023-public-use-file--puf-.html, read 16 October 2026. U.S. government work; no endorsement implied.
U.S. Census Bureau, AHS 2023 Value Labels Package, www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/ahs/2023/AHS%202023%20Value%20Labels%20Package.zip, read 16 October 2026.
ENERGY STAR (U.S. EPA), Recommended Home Insulation R-Values, www.energystar.gov/saveathome/seal_insulate/identify-problems-you-want-fix/diy-checks-inspections/insulation-r-values, read 16 October 2026.
U.S. EPA, Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program, www.epa.gov/lead/renovation-repair-and-painting-program, read 16 October 2026.
U.S. EPA, Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program for Do-It-Yourselfers, www.epa.gov/lead/renovation-repair-and-painting-program-do-it-yourselfers, read 16 October 2026.