Patio Cost

How much does a patio cost to install?

Patio installation cost depends first on the surface. The national typical ranges in our price survey, per square foot installed, from cheapest to most expensive:

HomeGuide and Concrete Network price the plain and stamped concrete, HomeGuide alone the other concrete finishes, and Angi the pavers, brick and natural stone. Across Angi, HomeGuide and LawnStarter, pavers of any kind typically run $9.25–$19.25 per square foot. Where only one source prices a surface, the range is that source’s own low and high, so treat those rows as rougher than the plain concrete and stamped rows.

The order is the useful part. Plain concrete is the floor of the market. Stamped concrete and a paver patio cost roughly the same, and natural stone starts at $15, above the top of the plain concrete and concrete paver ranges. The calculator above prices any surface for your own measurements; tick the tear-out if an old patio has to come out first.

Prices for common patio sizes

National typical price ranges, 2026 sources. Plain concrete: $4.75–$9 per sq ft; Stamped concrete: $10.50–$21 per sq ft; Concrete pavers: $8–$15 per sq ft; Brick: $10–$20 per sq ft; Natural stone: $15–$50 per sq ft.

A 12 × 16 ft patio, 192 square feet, runs $910–$1,730 in plain concrete, $1,540–$2,880 in concrete pavers and $2,020–$4,030 stamped. Each cell is the typical rate per square foot times the area, so a quote for a very small or awkwardly shaped patio can come in above the table.

How to estimate a patio’s cost from your measurements

Patio prices are quoted per square foot, so the estimate starts with the area. For a rectangle, multiply the length by the width in feet. For anything else, split the shape into pieces you can measure and add them up:

• An L-shaped patio is two rectangles. A 12 × 16 ft patio with an 8 × 8 ft extension off one corner is 192 + 64 = 256 square feet: $1,220–$2,300 in plain concrete or $2,050–$3,840 in concrete pavers.
• A round patio is π × the radius squared. A 12 ft circle has a 6 ft radius, so it’s 3.1416 × 36 = 113.1 square feet: $535–$1,020 in plain concrete, $905–$1,700 in concrete pavers or $1,190–$2,380 stamped.

Then multiply the area by the range for your surface in the table at the top of this page, and add the tear-out if there’s an old patio in the way: $575–$1,730 for the 256 sq ft L-shape. The calculator above works in length × width, so for another shape enter any two numbers that multiply to your area: 16 × 16 ft prices the 256 sq ft L-shape. Curves and many corners take longer to form or to cut pavers for, so expect an irregular patio to price toward the top of its range.

What is the cheapest patio?

Installed, plain concrete is the cheapest surface in our survey: $4.75–$9 per square foot, or $910–$1,730 for 12 × 16 ft. A broom finish, which gives a little grip when the surface is wet, typically adds a dollar or more per square foot at $6–$13.

If you’re doing the work yourself, gravel is cheaper still, because the material is the whole cost. Pea gravel typically costs $28–$45 a ton in the national guide that prices it. Each inch of depth over a 12 × 16 ft patio is 0.76–0.93 tons with 5% extra, about $20–$40 of stone, and the delivery fee of $50–$150 often costs more than the stone itself. At 3 inches the order is 2.28–2.80 tons: $65–$125 of pea gravel, or $115–$275 delivered. Gravel shifts underfoot and scatters, so an edging to hold it in place is worth adding to the budget.

The cheapest installed surface and the cheapest surface to build yourself aren’t the same. Concrete has to be formed, placed and finished in one go, while gravel can be spread a load at a time over a weekend.

How much does a brick or stone patio cost?

Brick costs a little more than concrete pavers. Angi gives $10–$20 per square foot installed for brick or clay pavers against $8–$15 for concrete pavers, so a 12 × 16 ft brick patio comes to $1,920–$3,840. Brickmasons and blockmasons earned a national median of $29.87 an hour in May 2025, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Natural stone has the widest range of anything here, $15–$50 per square foot in Angi’s figures. The same 12 × 16 ft patio runs $2,880–$9,600. Flagstone is one kind of natural stone; the paver installation cost guide has a section on flagstone patio prices and what goes under them.

What adds to a patio’s price

• Tearing out an old patio: typically $2.25–$6.75 per square foot, from three national guides. For 12 × 16 ft that’s $430–$1,300 before the new patio starts.
• The base. Sakrete’s data sheet gives 4 inches as the minimum thickness for patios and other flatwork, and the American Concrete Institute puts 4 inches of compacted stone under a slab. Belgard and Unilock call for 4–6 inches of compacted base under a paver patio, and Belgard adds 1 inch of bedding sand on top. Digging deeper for soft or wet ground adds hours and hauling.
• The finish or pattern. Each decorative step beyond a plain finish raises the price of concrete: broom $6–$13 per square foot, exposed aggregate $7–$18, color $8–$25 and stamped $10.50–$21. With pavers, borders and patterns that need many cut pieces take longer to lay.
• Labor. Angi puts paver installation labor alone at $4–$11 per square foot. Cement masons and concrete finishers earned a national median of $27.41 an hour in May 2025, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• Access. If a truck or a skid steer can’t reach the backyard, materials and soil move by wheelbarrow, and the quote reflects the extra hours.
• Steps, seat walls and retaining walls. These are priced separately; the retaining wall cost guide covers walls.

Three ways to build a 12 × 16 ft patio yourself

Doing it yourself removes the labor, but each surface takes different work and different tools. For the same 192 square feet:

• Gravel: 3 inches of pea gravel is 2.28–2.80 tons, $115–$275 delivered. The work is digging out the sod, laying fabric and an edging, and spreading.
• Concrete: 4 inches with 10% extra is 2.61 cubic yards. Delivered as ready-mix with the short-load and delivery fees that’s $510–$660; in 80 lb bags it’s 118 bags at $6.24–$6.47 each, $735–$765. You’ll need forms, a compacted base and helpers to finish it before it sets. Installed, the patio typically costs $910–$1,730 plain.
• Pavers: the concrete pavers themselves typically cost $3.50–$5.50 per square foot, $670–$1,060 for the patio. The 4 inch base of crusher run is another 4.02–4.97 tons, $145–$320 delivered, plus bedding sand and joint sand. Installed, concrete pavers run $1,540–$2,880.

The concrete patio cost guide and the paver installation cost guide each walk through their own do-it-yourself budget in more detail, and the gravel calculator works out the stone for any size and depth.

Questions to ask before you choose a patio surface

• Are the quotes for concrete and pavers on the same size and the same base depth, so they can be compared?
• How deep is the base, which stone is it, and is it compacted in layers?
• Is removing the old patio and hauling away the soil included?
• Which finish or which paver product is in the price, and what does a different color or pattern add?
• How will water drain away from the house?
• What warranty comes with the work, and what does it cover?

Checking a patio quote

Divide the quote by the patio’s area to get the price per square foot, then find your surface in the table above. Say you’re quoted $6,000 for a 16 × 20 ft paver patio. That’s $6,000 ÷ 320 = $18.75 a square foot: above the typical $8–$15 for concrete pavers, but inside the $10–$20 for brick and the $9.25–$19.25 typical for pavers in general. Ask which paver the quote is for, how deep the base is and whether it includes removing an old patio. If it’s for standard concrete pavers on a level, open site, a second quote is worth getting.

The quote box under the calculator above does the same check for your own numbers. Pick the surface first, then enter the size and the total.