"How much does a 6 ft privacy fence cost per foot?" is the single most-asked question on our quote line in Kansas City. Here is the honest 2026 answer from a working KC fence contractor — no national-average lead-bait pricing.
Short answer (installed, per linear foot, KC metro 2026):
- 6 ft cedar privacy, wood posts — $38 to $52/lf
- 6 ft cedar privacy, steel posts — $48 to $68/lf
- 6 ft heavy-wall vinyl privacy — $55 to $85/lf
- 6 ft composite privacy (Trex / Barrette) — $75 to $110/lf
- 6 ft pressure-treated pine privacy — $30 to $42/lf (cheapest, shortest life)
For a typical 150 ft Kansas City backyard with one walk gate that lands at roughly:
- Cedar with steel posts: $7,500 – $10,500
- Heavy-wall vinyl: $9,000 – $13,500
- Composite: $12,500 – $17,500
Why per-foot pricing is a range, not a number
Per-foot price moves with seven things on every KC quote we write:
1. Post material. Steel posts add 15–25% but roughly double the lifespan and almost eliminate leaning after KC's freeze/thaw winters. Worth it nine times out of ten. 2. Picket grade. #1 Western Red Cedar (clear, tight-knot) versus #2 (more knots, some sapwood) is a real $4–$8/lf swing. 3. Style. Side-by-side dog-ear is cheapest. Board-on-board (no gaps as wood shrinks) is $6–$12/lf more. Cap-and-trim adds another $4–$8/lf. 4. Soil and slope. Heavy clay or rock west of I-435 means longer dig time. Steep yards in Brookside or Mission Hills add stepping or racking labor. 5. Removal. Tearing out an old fence is typically $4–$8/lf on top. 6. Gates. A standard 4 ft walk gate is $300–$700; a double drive gate $900–$2,000+. They aren't "free" even when the quote looks like one number. 7. Permits and HOA. KCMO, Overland Park, Olathe, Lee's Summit and Leawood all require permits on a 6 ft fence — $50 to $200 plus a week or two of lead time.
Cedar at $42/lf vs cedar at $62/lf — what actually changes
This is the part most homeowners get burned on. A "cedar 6 ft privacy" quote at $42/lf and one at $62/lf can look identical on paper. The difference is almost always in:
- Post depth — 36 inches (code) vs 24 inches (cutting corners)
- Post material — pressure-treated 4x4 wood vs galvanized steel
- Concrete — bag-mix in every hole vs dry-set
- Hardware — galvanized vs black powder-coated
- Picket fastening — ring-shank nails vs collated screws
- Bottom rail / kicker board — present vs missing (huge for rot life)
The $42 fence looks great on day one. By year 4 in Kansas City weather, posts wiggle, pickets cup, and the bottom rail starts rotting. The $62 fence still looks tight at year 12.
Vinyl 6 ft privacy — what to actually buy
Stay away from box-store 6 ft vinyl panels. They are thin-wall (.090 inch or less) and crack in cold-weather impacts within 5–10 KC winters. The heavy-wall product we install (CertainTeed Bufftech, Westech, or Homeland) is .135–.150 inch wall, with steel-insert bottom rails and routed posts. Lifetime material warranty, near-zero maintenance, and it holds up to 50+ mph KC wind gusts when the posts are set 36 inches with concrete.
Real KC sample quote — 150 ft cedar privacy, one walk gate, flat suburban yard
- 150 lf cedar privacy, 6 ft, steel posts, board-on-board, cap-and-trim
- 1 walk gate (4 ft, drop rod, self-closing hinge)
- Old chain link removal and disposal
- Permit and HOA submittal
Quote range: $9,200 – $10,800 installed, all in, 10-year workmanship warranty.
Where to spend, where to save
- Spend on steel posts, deeper post setting, and a kicker board. These three line items decide whether your fence lasts 12 or 25 years.
- Save on style (side-by-side dog-ear looks great and costs the least) and on gates (one walk gate instead of two if traffic allows).
- Don't save on post depth, post spacing (8 ft on center max), or hardware grade. That's where cheap fences fail.
Why phone quotes are unreliable
Anyone giving you per-foot pricing over the phone without seeing your yard is guessing. Slope, soil, access, removal, gates, and how posts interact with existing utilities all move the number $1,000–$3,000 on a 150 ft job. Every Kodiak quote is on-site, itemized, and the number you see is the number you pay.
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