Pool installation cost in New Orleans (2026)

The typical pool or spa in New Orleans was valued at $73,000 on its city permit (middle half: $57,000 to $93,000), across 941 pools and spas with city permits issued from September 2021 to September 2026.

$73,000median value on the city permit, not the price you will payMiddle half: $57,000 to $93,000941 pools and spas, 2021 to 2026

How the values spread

Share of pools and spas in New Orleans by the value on the permitMedian $73,000. Under $20,000: 15 jobs (2%); $20,000 to $40,000: 57 jobs (6%); $40,000 to $60,000: 194 jobs (21%); $60,000 to $80,000: 300 jobs (32%); $80,000 to $100,000: 173 jobs (18%); $100,000 to $120,000: 79 jobs (8%); $120,000 to $140,000: 25 jobs (3%); $140,000 to $160,000: 14 jobs (1%); $160,000 and over: 84 jobs (9%).2%6%21%32%18%8%3%1%9%Median $73,000$0$40k$80k$120k$160k+
Share of pools and spas in New Orleans by the value on the permit: 941 pools and spas, from September 2021 to September 2026. The dashed line is the median; half of all jobs fall between $57,000 and $93,000.
The numbers behind the chart
Value on the permitJobsShare
Under $20,000152%
$20,000 to $40,000576%
$40,000 to $60,00019421%
$60,000 to $80,00030032%
$80,000 to $100,00017318%
$100,000 to $120,000798%
$120,000 to $140,000253%
$140,000 to $160,000141%
$160,000 and over849%

Pool builders with the most jobs in New Orleans

RankContractorJobsContact
1Kingfish Pool Service LLC
110
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2Nolascapes Landscaping & Design LLC
64
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3Paradise Pools and Spas
52
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By ZIP code

The 12 ZIP codes with the most pools and spas valued on the permit (at least 20 each).

ZIP codeJobsMedianMiddle half
70124226$78,000$60,000 to $100,000
70115166$76,000$56,000 to $93,000
7011898$79,000$65,000 to $112,000
7012269$75,000$60,000 to $91,000
7011956$67,000$45,000 to $84,000
7013050$71,000$57,000 to $90,000
7013149$72,000$62,000 to $121,000
7011348$64,000$64,000 to $66,000
7011735$67,000$53,000 to $78,000
7011631$83,000$67,000 to $114,000
7012525$75,000$65,000 to $90,000
7011421$59,000$47,000 to $71,000

By year

YearJobsMedianMiddle half
2021 (September to December)43$62,000$47,000 to $81,000
2022186$64,000$48,000 to $82,000
2023202$72,000$58,000 to $89,000
2024165$70,000$55,000 to $87,000
2025180$79,000$65,000 to $104,000
2026 (January to September)165$87,000$67,000 to $116,000

What the records show

  • Share of jobs in each budget range: under $50,000: 17% (163 of 941); $50,000 to $100,000: 61% (576 of 941); $100,000 to $150,000: 12% (110 of 941); over $150,000: 10% (92 of 941).
  • The median was $64,000 in 2022 (186 jobs) and $79,000 in 2025 (180 jobs), up 22%.
  • Across the ZIP codes above, the median ran from $59,000 in 70114 to $83,000 in 70116.

Every figure here is the job value written on the city permit, not the price paid. Permit values can be higher or lower than the final price, so get more than one quote. Values under $1,000 are placeholders and are left out. Median and middle half: half of the jobs were valued above the median; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: New Orleans permits, from September 2021 to September 2026. Data updated September 25, 2026. The same figures as data: pool.json.