The average cost of installing a fence is between $13 and $50 per linear foot. The average total cost of installing a fence is approximately $988, but costs can reach $7,000 or more. The length of the fence, materials used and add-ons such as gates can affect how much to pay for a fence installation.

Though yard fencing can be expensive, there are some cheap fence ideas to fit nearly any budget: vinyl fencing, split rail and mesh, concrete fencing, barbed wire, living fences, lattice fencing, hog wire and chicken wire.

Even with separate components including metal stakes, galvanized posts, brackets and tie wires chain link fences are almost always cheaper to purchase and install than wood, regardless of the type of lumber in consideration.