Cost to pour a concrete sidewalk
A 30 × 4 ft concrete sidewalk, 4 in thick with a broom finish, costs $1,100 – $1,834 poured and finished at national prices. That is $9.17 – $15.28 per sq ft, or $36.67 – $61.12 per linear foot. It takes 1.56 yd³ of ready-mix, or 74 80-lb bags if you mix it yourself. The order is under 4 yards, so the price includes the $85 short-load fee estimated. Price your own walk below.
Likely price, poured and finished
$1,467
30 × 4 ft walk, 4 in thick, broom finish: $1,100 – $1,834 installed.
- Per linear foot
- $36.67 – $61.12
- Per square foot
- $9.17 – $15.28
- Concrete to order
- 1.56 yd³
- Delivery
- 1 truck, short load
- By the bag instead
- 74 80-lb bags
- DIY materials
- $589
An order under 4 yd³ is a short load, so the $85 short-load fee is in this price, estimated.
An estimate, not a bid. A contractor's price depends on your site, access and timing.
The 8 lines behind this price
| Item | Qty | Material | Labor | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site setup, layout and cleanup | 1 job | $100 | $56 | $156 |
| Excavate and grade subgrade | 120 sqft | $0 | $133 | $133 |
| Forms, stakes and form release | 68 lf | $82 | $151 | $233 |
| Compacted crushed-stone base | 2.07 ton | $93 | $38 | $132 |
| Ready-mix concrete, 3,500 psi, delivered | 1.56 yd3 | $271 | $35 | $305 |
| Short-load delivery fee | 1 job | $85 | $0 | $85 |
| Place, screed and broom finish | 120 sqft | $6 | $155 | $161 |
| Sawn control joints | 8 lf | $12 | $6 | $18 |
| All lines plus 20% overhead and profit | $1,467 | |||
Wages are national BLS figures, and the ready-mix price comes from NRMCA and BLS. Every other material price, the short-load fee and the crew hours per line are our own assumptions, estimated.
Concrete sidewalk cost by length
4 ft wide, 4 in thick, broom finish, on 4 in of gravel. National prices.
| Length | Installed | Per linear foot | Per sq ft | Concrete to order | Short-load fee | Saw-cut joints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 ft | $522 – $870 | $52.21 – $87.02 | $13.05 – $21.75 | 0.52 yd³ | $85 estimated | none |
| 20 ft | $803 – $1,339 | $40.16 – $66.93 | $10.04 – $16.73 | 1.04 yd³ | $85 estimated | none |
| 30 ft | $1,100 – $1,834 | $36.67 – $61.12 | $9.17 – $15.28 | 1.56 yd³ | $85 estimated | 8 ft |
| 50 ft | $1,678 – $2,797 | $33.57 – $55.95 | $8.39 – $13.99 | 2.59 yd³ | $85 estimated | 16 ft |
| 100 ft | $3,047 – $5,079 | $30.47 – $50.79 | $7.62 – $12.70 | 5.19 yd³ | none | 36 ft |
Short walks cost more per foot. Setup and layout costs the same $156 however long the walk is, and any order under 4 yd³ pays the $85 short-load fee estimated. On the 10 ft walk those two charges are spread over 40 sq ft. The 100 ft walk is the first one in the table big enough to skip the fee. The concrete cost per yard page prices the ready-mix alone, by order size.
Concrete sidewalk cost per square foot and per linear foot
30 ft long, 4 in thick, broom finish. National prices.
| Width | Area | Installed | Per sq ft | Per linear foot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 ft | 90 sq ft | $913 – $1,522 | $10.15 – $16.91 | $30.45 – $50.74 |
| 4 ft | 120 sq ft | $1,100 – $1,834 | $9.17 – $15.28 | $36.67 – $61.12 |
| 5 ft | 150 sq ft | $1,275 – $2,125 | $8.50 – $14.17 | $42.50 – $70.83 |
A wider walk costs more per foot of length and less per square foot. At 3 ft wide the example runs $30.45 – $50.74 per linear foot and $10.15 – $16.91 per sq ft. At 5 ft it is $42.50 – $70.83 and $8.50 – $14.17. To compare a bid, turn it into a total first: a per-linear-foot price times the length, or a per-square-foot price times length and width. The table of concrete cost per square foot by project sets a walk beside a driveway and a patio.
Concrete sidewalk thickness and depth
30 × 4 ft, broom finish. National prices.
| Thickness | Installed | Concrete to order | 80-lb bags instead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 in | $1,100 – $1,834 | 1.56 yd³ | 74 |
| 5 in | $1,169 – $1,948 | 1.94 yd³ | 92 |
| 6 in | $1,229 – $2,049 | 2.33 yd³ | 110 |
Going from 4 in to 6 in adds $172 at the midpoint, and the order grows from 1.56 yd³ to 2.33 yd³. Our patio calculator starts at 4 in and the driveway calculator at 5 in. A walk that only carries foot traffic is priced at 4 in here. Where a car will cross it, use the driveway's thickness or more.
Depth is more than the slab. The price includes 4 in of compacted gravel under the concrete, which makes the dig about 8 in where the top of the walk sits at ground level. Your local code may call for a different base or depth.
Stamped concrete sidewalk cost
Stamping the same 30 × 4 ft walk brings it to $1,552 – $2,587, which is $12.94 – $21.56 per sq ft and 41% above the broom finish at the midpoint. In this estimate, only the cost of placing and finishing changes, from $161 to $664 before overhead and profit. The concrete, forms and base stay the same.
A smooth trowel finish prices at $1,140 – $1,900 and exposed aggregate at $1,386 – $2,310. Smooth concrete gets slick when wet, so most outdoor walks have a broom finish. All four finishes are in the calculator.
Concrete sidewalk replacement cost
Replacing a walk starts with breaking out the old one. For the 120 sq ft example, tear-out and haul-off add $343 at the midpoint and bring the job to $1,357 – $2,262. Tick the tear-out box in the calculator to add it for your size.
Concrete sidewalk repair cost: lift it or replace it
A walk that has sunk but is still in one piece can be lifted. Mudjacking a 60 sq ft section costs $338 – $563 estimated, and at that size it is the minimum job charge. Replacing that section instead costs $829 – $1,381.
The concrete leveling cost calculator prices the lift for your own slab, with foam as well as mudjacking. We have no prices for crack patching or resurfacing, so neither is on this page.
What a concrete sidewalk installation includes
This page prices a private walk on your own lot, such as a front walk or a path to a side door. It is not the public sidewalk along the street. Where a city makes the owner fix that one, the city's rules decide the job, and we do not guess at them.
In the price: setup and layout, excavation and grading, forms, 4 in of compacted gravel, ready-mix with 5% extra for waste, placing and finishing, and 20% contractor overhead and profit. No rebar or mesh. Joints are priced as saw cuts on the slab calculator's spacing, 8 ft of them on the 30 × 4 ft example, not as joints tooled into the wet concrete.
Want steel anyway? Mesh for the 30 × 4 ft walk comes to 3 sheets. The rebar calculator explains when a walk needs wire mesh and what it costs installed.
If you pour it yourself, the example takes 74 80-lb bags (or 98 60-lb) and $589 in materials estimated: bagged mix, form lumber and gravel. Labor, tools and a mixer are not in that figure.