Across 189 permits filed since 2025-04-25, the median is $10,000; half of projects fall between $5,000 and $20,000. Figures are permit valuations reported to building departments. National cost guides answer this question with averages from other markets; these numbers are what homeowners in Orange County, NY actually reported when they pulled permits.
Recent filings
- EXISTING: REAR 6' VINYL FENCE, 81 LINEAR FT, EXTENDED REAR DECK 11' X 11' & (2) SHEDS 10' X 12 & 10' X 8'Town of Warwick · 2026-10-23$9,500
- Addition of 6 by 5 feet to existing deck.Village Of Woodbury · 2026-10-20$1,000
- FRONT COVERED DECK 8' X 11' ZBA VARIANCE GRANTED ON 3/23/26 76' FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE WHERE 100' FRONT YARD SETBACK IS REQUIRED, PRE-EXISTING NONCONFORMING 8.6' SIDE YARD SETBACK.Town of Warwick · 2026-10-20$9,400
How to read these numbers
Permit valuations are the project cost the applicant reports to the building department. They skew slightly low — nobody rounds up for the permit fee — and scope varies, so the middle-half range is the honest picture: half of all deck permits in Orange County, NY came in between $5,000 and $20,000. We exclude permits under $1,000, jobs filed as whole-house construction, and counties whose building departments don't reliably report valuations.
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