Concrete sidewalk cost
Cities paid a typical $12.00 a square foot to break out and replace 4 to 5 in sidewalk in 2025 and early 2026, and $10.02 for new sidewalk. Replacing a 4 × 50 ft run comes to about $2,400.
What cities pay to replace sidewalk
Most of these prices come from cities' yearly sidewalk programs, which put hundreds or thousands of square feet of repairs out to bid at once. Each city counts once, at the median of its bidders; the link opens its bid tabulation.
| City | Bids opened | Bids | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando, FL | June 2025 | 2 | $6.50 | $6.11 to $6.89 |
| Sandy, UT | April 2025 | 5 | $10.55 | $10.00 to $14.50 |
| Hartford, WI | July 2025 | 4 | $11.73 | $8.00 to $13.29 |
| Sidney, OH | February 2025 | 7 | $12.00 | $9.00 to $15.50 |
| Morton Grove, IL | March 2025 | 4 | $12.00 | $9.39 to $14.00 |
| St. Peters, MO | 2025 | 4 | $12.18 | $10.50 to $14.00 |
| Fort Thomas, KY | May 2025 | 5 | $14.00 | $12.50 to $15.00 |
| Hanover Township, NJ | August 2025 | 5 | $20.56 | $12.22 to $33.33 |
| Charlotte County, FL | April 2025 | 3 | $30.10 | $25.50 to $30.85 |
| City | Bids opened | Bids | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookland, AR | July 2025 | 3 | $5.30 | $5.08 to $7.22 |
| Orlando, FL | June 2025 | 2 | $6.03 | $4.28 to $7.78 |
| Baraboo, WI | February 2025 | 2 | $8.05 | $8.00 to $8.10 |
| Denver, CO | 2025 | 2 | $8.11 | $6.67 to $9.56 |
| Sheboygan, WI | March 2025 | 4 | $8.20 | $7.00 to $9.80 |
| Azle, TX | September 2025 | 5 | $8.42 | $7.42 to $8.70 |
| Hartford, WI | July 2025 | 4 | $9.45 | $6.53 to $12.67 |
| Dickinson, ND | 2025 | 3 | $9.63 | $9.30 to $13.88 |
| Sidney, OH | February 2025 | 7 | $10.00 | $8.50 to $14.00 |
| Fairfield, OH | February 2025 | 3 | $10.04 | $8.00 to $13.00 |
| Carlsbad, CA | June 2025 | 12 | $10.53 | $5.00 to $21.00 |
| Urbandale, IA | February 2026 | 11 | $11.00 | $7.00 to $18.50 |
| St. Peters, MO | 2025 | 4 | $11.25 | $10.26 to $14.00 |
| Morton Grove, IL | March 2025 | 4 | $12.50 | $11.75 to $16.00 |
| Branford, CT | February 2025 | 7 | $16.00 | $12.25 to $25.12 |
| Albany, OR | May 2025 | 14 | $18.06 | $12.11 to $20.56 |
| Bloomfield, CT | March 2025 | 3 | $19.50 | $16.35 to $38.00 |
| Hanover Township, NJ | August 2025 | 5 | $20.56 | $11.67 to $28.89 |
Sidewalk prices by length
| Sidewalk | New, typical | Replace, typical |
|---|---|---|
| One 4 × 4 ft square | $160 | $192 |
| Three squares, 4 × 12 ft | $481 | $576 |
| 4 × 25 ft | $1,002 | $1,200 |
| 4 × 50 ft | $2,004 | $2,400 |
| 5 × 50 ft | $2,505 | $3,000 |
| 5 × 100 ft | $5,010 | $6,000 |
A single square costs far more per foot than these figures suggest, because the crew's time and the minimum load of concrete are the same for one square as for ten. Charlotte County, Florida, bid out a 550 sq ft repair on its own in April 2025 and paid $25.50 to $30.85 a square foot, two to three times the program prices.
Removing the old sidewalk
Where cities paid for removal separately, breaking out and hauling away old sidewalk ran about $2.24 a square foot ($1.85 to $3.56 for most). The remove-and-replace prices above already include it. Before you pour, the crushed stone calculator gives the base and the slab calculator the concrete; for a few squares, the bag calculator counts the bags.
| Region | Cities | Typical a sq ft | City figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | 3 | $19.50 | $16.00 to $20.56 |
| Midwest | 9 | $10.00 | $8.05 to $12.50 |
| South | 3 | $6.03 | $5.30 to $8.42 |
| West | 3 | $10.53 | $8.11 to $18.06 |
Steps and walks
Steps up to a door are priced differently, by the cubic yard or by the step; work out the concrete with the steps calculator. After the pour, keep the new walk moist and off-limits for the days the curing schedule gives.
Sources
- Bid tabulations for city sidewalk, driveway and concrete repair programs, 2025 and 2026, The 21 cities and towns listed in the table on this page, each linked to its own bid tabulation, bids opened February 2025 to February 2026. Every contractor's unit price for concrete sidewalk, driveway and approach work, new and remove-and-replace, converted to dollars per square foot; engineers' estimates left out.