How much does 18 squares of siding cost in Athens, GA?

City

Siding area (squares)

A siding replacement in Athens, GA

$11,935

18 squares · typical range $5,967 – $23,869

Typical total$663 per square	$11,935
Range you should see in bidsthree bids on the same scope normally land inside this	$5,967 – $23,869
Labor portion55% of the job — this is the part that moves by city	$6,564
Material portion45% — bought at national prices	$5,371
Carpenters pay near Athensabout $22/hr · Athens-Clarke County, GA metro	$45,200/yr
U.S. mean for the same tradeSOC 47-2031	$65,630/yr
Versus the national pricetrade pay here runs −31.1% against the U.S. mean	−$2,465

Notes

Where the number comes from. The national price for a siding replacement is $800 per square — installed siding pricing published for 2026, $4–$16 per ft² depending on material. Labor is about 55% of that. Carpenters near Athens, GA average $45,200 a year against a U.S. mean of $65,630 — a factor of 0.689 — so the labor half is scaled by that and the material half is not. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 for the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area, SOC 47-2031.
Why the city matters, not just the state. Trade pay moves inside a state as much as it does between states. Crews do not commute across a state to bid a job, and materials ship at national prices either way — so a metro wage is the honest input here and a state average quietly rounds four different cities into one number.
What is in the price: tear-off of one layer, house wrap, the siding, J-channel and corner posts, fasteners, disposal and labor.
What is not: sheathing replacement found once the old siding is off, insulation added behind the new siding, window and door trim replacement, and permits. These are the lines that turn a $11,935 quote into a $14,918 invoice, so ask about each one before signing.
Use this as a bid check, not a quote. It prices an average job in average condition. Difficult access, the state of what is being replaced, the season, and a crew booked out three months all move the real number, and none of them are in a per-unit average.

a siding replacement in Athens, GA

$11,935 is the typical number, and three bids on the same scope normally land between $5,967 and $23,869.

That is $2,465 less than the same job priced at the national average.

Why the city changes the number

About 55% of this job is labor — $6,564 of the $11,935 above. Labor is the only part that moves locally; a bundle of material costs what it costs wherever it is nailed down.

Carpenters near Athens average $45,200 a year, against a U.S. mean of $65,630. That is a factor of 0.689, so the labor half is scaled by it and the material half is not.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 for the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area, SOC 47-2031.

What the quote should include

The lines that turn a quote into an invoice

Ask about each of them before you sign. On a job this size they are the difference between $11,935 and something a quarter higher.

Use it as a bid check, not a quote

This prices an average job in average condition. Access, the state of what is being replaced, the season, and a crew booked out three months all move the real number, and none of them are in a national average.

If a bid lands outside $5,967 – $23,869, that is not automatically wrong — but it is the question worth asking out loud.

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