National cost benchmark

    Storm Preparation cost

    $335–$420 per service across the markets Ashota tracks, with a midpoint around $370. Recommended cadence: once at the start of storm season, plus per-event deployment.

    Storm Preparation across US markets

    $335–$420 per service

    Midpoint
    $370
    Markets tracked
    134
    Cadence
    Once at the start of storm season

    Updated 2026. Local labor costs and climate move this range more than anything else.

    MODELED · 2026 — Modeled — a reference range adjusted for this market, not a measured local average.

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    What a normal service includes

    • Shutter or panel installation and removal
    • Outdoor furniture, umbrellas and loose items secured
    • Drain, gutter and downspout clearing
    • Generator, sump and battery checks
    • Post-event inspection with photo documentation

    What moves the price

    • Shutter type — panels are labor-heavy, roll-downs are not
    • Number of openings on the home
    • Whether the work is a scheduled season prep or a same-week emergency deployment
    • Pool and landscaping staging requirements

    Lowest modeled markets

    ServiceTypical rangeUnitCadence
    Sugar Land, TX$250–$405per service—
    Katy, TX$250–$405per service—
    Alpharetta, GA$250–$405per service—
    Birmingham, AL$250–$405per service—
    Huntsville, AL$250–$405per service—
    Biloxi, MS$250–$405per service—
    Tulsa, OK$250–$405per service—
    Omaha, NE$255–$410per service—
    Wichita, KS$255–$410per service—
    Overland Park, KS$255–$410per service—

    Highest modeled markets

    ServiceTypical rangeUnitCadence
    Honolulu, HI$440–$710per service—
    Princeville, HI$435–$700per service—
    Kailua-Kona, HI$400–$645per service—
    Kihei, HI$400–$645per service—
    Cape May, NJ$380–$615per service—
    Long Beach Island, NJ$380–$615per service—
    Avalon, NJ$380–$615per service—
    Newport, RI$380–$610per service—
    Narragansett, RI$380–$610per service—
    Jersey City, NJ$340–$550per service—

    By state

    Storm Preparation cost by state
    ServiceTypical rangeUnitCadence
    Alabama$250–$405per servicehumid subtropical
    Delaware$330–$530per servicehumid subtropical
    Florida$300–$485per servicetropical / coastal
    Georgia$280–$455per servicehumid subtropical
    Hawaii$440–$710per servicetropical / coastal
    Kansas$255–$410per servicesemi-arid
    Louisiana$280–$455per servicetropical / coastal
    Mississippi$250–$405per servicehumid subtropical
    Missouri$275–$445per servicetemperate four-season
    Nebraska$255–$410per servicesemi-arid
    New Jersey$380–$615per servicetemperate four-season
    North Carolina$280–$455per servicehumid subtropical
    Oklahoma$265–$430per servicesemi-arid
    Rhode Island$380–$610per servicetemperate four-season
    South Carolina$280–$455per servicehumid subtropical
    Texas$285–$460per servicehumid subtropical
    Virginia$310–$505per servicehumid subtropical

    How this range is calculated

    Each market range starts from a national reference midpoint of $375 per service and is adjusted for state labor costs, climate demand, market size and seasonal demand. State rows are anchored on the largest tracked market in that state.

    First-party Ashota quotes or completed jobs behind this figure: 0. As Ashota coordinates more work in this market, the modeled range is replaced with observed pricing.

    No state trade license is typically required for this service. General liability insurance and workers' compensation still matter.

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