6 foot privacy fence cost per foot.

A 6 ft privacy fence costs $32–$110 per linear foot installed in 2026 depending on material. Cedar dog-eared runs $42–$58/lf, board-on-board cedar runs $55–$72/lf, pressure-treated pine runs $32–$48/lf, heavy-wall vinyl runs $55–$85/lf, and composite runs $70–$110/lf. Installed price includes posts set in concrete, all hardware, permit, and labor.

A 6 ft cedar privacy fence costs $42–$72 per linear foot installed in 2026. Dog-eared cedar runs $42–$58/lf and board-on-board (no-gap) cedar runs $55–$72/lf. The price includes Western red or northern white cedar pickets, posts set 36+ inches in concrete, galvanized hardware, and a 10-year workmanship warranty.

A 6 ft heavy-wall vinyl privacy fence costs $55–$85 per linear foot installed in 2026. The price covers thick-wall UV-stabilized vinyl panels with a steel-reinforced bottom rail, posts set in concrete, and a lifetime material warranty on the vinyl. Cheaper vinyl ($35–$50/lf) is usually thin-wall big-box panel that cracks within 2–3 winters.

A 200 linear foot 6 ft cedar privacy fence with one walk gate runs roughly $9,500–$13,500 installed in 2026. The same fence in heavy-wall vinyl runs $11,800–$17,500. Add $650–$1,100 for a second double drive gate. Demo of an existing fence adds $800–$1,600.

Three usual reasons: (1) shallow post depth — below the 36 inch frost line, posts heave every winter and the fence leans; (2) cheap pre-built big-box panels — sag and twist in 2–3 years; (3) no permit, no HOA work, no warranty in writing. A real installed 6 ft cedar privacy fence with concrete-set posts and a workmanship warranty starts around $42/lf in most US markets.

Per linear foot is the honest comparison. Per-panel pricing hides post, hardware, and gate cost — and the panel itself is usually 6 or 8 feet wide, which makes side-by-side quotes hard. Always ask for an itemized per-linear-foot quote with posts, panels, hardware, and gates broken out separately.