2026 Price Guide
How much does a fence cost in Burbank?
No teaser rate here, the kind that doubles the moment somebody actually walks the property. Below is what fencing costs in Burbank by material, counted per linear foot, plus the things on these particular lots that push your own number one way or the other.
Cost by fence type
| Fence type | Installed / linear ft | Typical 100 ft | Typical 150 ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chain link | $18 to $40 | $1,800 to $4,000 | $2,700 to $6,000 |
| Ranch rail | $18 to $38 | $1,800 to $3,800 | $2,700 to $5,700 |
| Wood privacy | $30 to $60 | $3,000 to $6,000 | $4,500 to $9,000 |
| Vinyl / PVC | $40 to $70 | $4,000 to $7,000 | $6,000 to $10,500 |
| Wrought iron | $50 to $120 | $5,000 to $12,000 | $7,500 to $18,000 |
One condition on the cheapest row. Burbank has not allowed a new chain link fence in a front yard or a street-facing side yard since February 2017, so that $18 figure is a back line, an alley run, and a dog run number. Budget iron, wood, or vinyl for anything the street can see.
Posts set in concrete, panels or pickets, hardware, and the labor to put it all up sit inside every range above. The quote we write for you comes out narrower than that, because it is measured against your own property line, your material, and the ground that line crosses.
Gates, corrals, and add-ons
| Item | Typical installed |
|---|---|
| Walk gate | $350 to $1,200 each |
| Driveway gate (manual) | $2,000 to $8,000 and up |
| Automatic gate operator | add $1,500 to $5,000 |
| Solar operator package | add $800 to $2,500 |
| Keypad, intercom, or access control | from $300, by system |
| No-climb horse mesh, added to rail | add $8 to $15 / linear ft |
| Wide trailer or equipment gate | $800 to $2,500 each |
| Old fence demo and haul-off | $3 to $10 / linear ft |
Gates are where a Burbank price really moves. A Media District driveway that wants a keypad and a Rancho opening wide enough for a horse trailer are two different jobs, and neither is guessed at. We measure your opening and price the gate against it.
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What drives the price up or down in Burbank
- Which side of the city you are on. The flat valley floor through Magnolia Park, Downtown Burbank, and the streets off Riverside Drive is coarse alluvial sand and gravel that digs fast. The Burbank Hills are decomposed granite over granitic bedrock, where a post hole can need breaking or coring. That single difference is the biggest local swing in cost per foot.
- Slope. A hillside run has to be stepped in level sections or racked to follow the fall, and posts go deeper to stay plumb. More labor, more concrete, more time.
- The front yard rule. Burbank permits through its own Building Division under Municipal Code Title 10, and a street-facing yard may only be solid in the low portion, about the first two feet, with an open design above. That usually means iron or an open picket out front rather than the cheaper solid panel, which is a real cost input.
- Fire zone material. On the hillside lots backing the Verdugo brush, non-combustible metal or block near the house costs more than the wood it replaces, and the defensible space rules under AB 38 are why it is worth it.
- Security and privacy gates. On the Media District side of town and up in the hills, a driveway gate with an operator and a video intercom is frequently the single largest line on the whole estimate.
- Equestrian requirements. In the Rancho, no-climb mesh behind the rails, heavier corral pipe, and wide trailer gates all add to a straight rail price.
- Access. Narrow older lots, alley-only rear access, and a detached garage in the way all slow a crew down. It is not glamorous, but it is real money.
- Old fence removal. Tear-out and haul-off run $3 to $10 a foot. That gets its own line on the estimate instead of being buried inside the per foot rate.
Two worked examples
A Magnolia Park backyard. Say a 160 foot perimeter of six foot cedar privacy on a flat 1930s lot, with an old leaning fence to take out first. At $30 to $60 a foot the fence itself is $4,800 to $9,600, and given easy digging and simple access it should sit in the lower half, call it $5,500 to $7,000. Demolition adds $480 to $1,600. A matching cedar walk gate to the alley is another $600. Realistically that project lands around $6,600 to $9,200 all in.
A Burbank Hills frontage. Now take 90 feet of iron across the front of a hillside lot with a 14 foot automatic driveway gate. Iron at $50 to $120 a foot gives $4,500 to $10,800 for the run, and decomposed granite footings on a grade push toward the middle or upper part of that, say $7,500 to $9,500. The gate leaf and frame might be $4,500, the operator $2,500, and a keypad and video intercom $900. That is a $15,000 to $17,500 project, and almost half of it is the entry rather than the fence.
The material did not change between those two jobs. The ground, the rules, and the gate did.
Wood versus vinyl in Burbank
Wood is cheaper up front, $30 to $60 a foot against $40 to $70 for vinyl, and cedar or redwood suits the 1920s to 1950s housing stock that fills most of this city in a way a PVC panel never quite does. The trade is maintenance. Burbank summers sit in the mid 90s and spike past 105 in a Santa Ana push, and that sun bleaches and checks an unfinished board. Wood wants a stain or seal every two to three years. Vinyl costs more the day it goes in and then costs nothing, which is why it wins on long rear runs and on properties the owner does not live at. Run the numbers over fifteen years and they converge. Choose on how much maintenance you actually want, not on the install price alone. The wood page and the vinyl page both go deeper.
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How much does a fence cost per linear foot in Burbank?
By material, installed: chain link $18 to $40 per linear foot, ranch rail $18 to $38, wood $30 to $60, vinyl $40 to $70, and wrought iron $50 to $120. Flat valley floor lots with easy access sit at the low end, while foothill footings, security gates, and heavy ornamental work sit at the top.
How much does 150 feet of wood fence cost in Burbank?
Figure $4,500 to $9,000 installed for 150 linear feet of six foot wood privacy, which covers posts, panels, hardware, and labor. Pulling an old fence out first adds $3 to $10 a foot, and any run that climbs into decomposed granite in the Burbank Hills drifts toward the upper end, because the post holes get much harder.
Why does a Burbank Hills lot cost more to fence than a Magnolia Park lot?
Soil and slope. The valley floor is coarse alluvial sand and gravel that digs quickly, so a flat Magnolia Park run is efficient work. The foothill lots sit on decomposed granite and granitic bedrock, where post holes may need breaking or coring, and the grade means panels have to be stepped or racked and posts set deeper. That is more labor, more concrete, and more time per foot.
Does the City of Burbank permit affect what a fence costs?
It affects the design more than the invoice. Burbank permits through its own Community Development Department, Building Division, not LADBS, and Municipal Code Title 10 limits solid fence in a street-facing yard to roughly the lower two feet with an open design above. That often pushes a front yard toward iron or an open picket, which prices differently from the solid wood you might have used out back. Permit fees themselves are a small line next to the material choice they drive.
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