US wedding venue cost index
Computed from 1046 published fee schedules across 41 metros, checked between August 5, 2026 and September 8, 2026. Median published starting price $200, with half the listings between $95 and $450. 918 of 1046 (88%) start under $1,000.
Starting price distribution, all metros
1046 venues in 423 cities, checked between August 5, 2026 and September 8, 2026.
| Published starting price | Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest published starting price | Free |
| 25th percentile | $95 |
| Median | $200 |
| 75th percentile | $450 |
| Highest published starting price | $4,500 |
How many come in under each threshold
| Threshold | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Published starting price under $500 | 799 | 76% |
| Under $1,000 | 918 | 88% |
| Under $2,500 | 1018 | 97% |
| Published fee of zero | 11 | 1% |
Metros ranked by median starting price
Cheapest median first. The median is over published starting prices in that metro only.
| # | Metro | Venues | Median starting price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay | 20 | $50 |
| 2 | Phoenix | 15 | $55 |
| 3 | Indianapolis | 15 | $100 |
| 4 | Jacksonville | 25 | $100 |
| 5 | Riverside-San Bernardino | 21 | $100 |
| 6 | Greenville-Spartanburg | 30 | $108 |
| 7 | Columbus | 20 | $114 |
| 8 | San Antonio | 25 | $120 |
| 9 | Detroit | 68 | $125 |
| 10 | New York City | 32 | $125 |
| 11 | Salt Lake City | 25 | $130 |
| 12 | St. Louis | 20 | $133 |
| 13 | Las Vegas | 23 | $149 |
| 14 | Orlando | 18 | $163 |
| 15 | Nashville | 24 | $170 |
| 16 | Atlanta | 20 | $175 |
| 17 | Cleveland | 25 | $190 |
| 18 | San Diego | 30 | $191 |
| 19 | Cincinnati | 26 | $200 |
| 20 | Dallas-Fort Worth | 19 | $200 |
| 21 | Kansas City | 19 | $200 |
| 22 | Philadelphia | 17 | $200 |
| 23 | Milwaukee | 24 | $208 |
| 24 | Raleigh-Durham | 25 | $225 |
| 25 | Houston | 18 | $245 |
| 26 | Baltimore | 37 | $250 |
| 27 | Sacramento | 25 | $266 |
| 28 | Los Angeles | 34 | $286 |
| 29 | Boston | 32 | $300 |
| 30 | Denver | 18 | $300 |
| 31 | Miami | 29 | $300 |
| 32 | Minneapolis-St. Paul | 23 | $300 |
| 33 | New Orleans | 25 | $300 |
| 34 | Austin | 20 | $313 |
| 35 | Seattle | 25 | $313 |
| 36 | Pittsburgh | 25 | $373 |
| 37 | Washington, DC | 36 | $373 |
| 38 | Portland | 30 | $374 |
| 39 | Charlotte | 19 | $420 |
| 40 | San Francisco Bay Area | 46 | $487 |
| 41 | Chicago | 18 | $510 |
Metros ranked by share of listings under $1,000
| # | Metro | Venues | Under $1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland | 25 | 25 of 25 (100%) |
| 2 | Jacksonville | 25 | 25 of 25 (100%) |
| 3 | Las Vegas | 23 | 23 of 23 (100%) |
| 4 | New York City | 32 | 32 of 32 (100%) |
| 5 | Raleigh-Durham | 25 | 25 of 25 (100%) |
| 6 | San Antonio | 25 | 25 of 25 (100%) |
| 7 | Detroit | 68 | 66 of 68 (97%) |
| 8 | Greenville-Spartanburg | 30 | 29 of 30 (97%) |
| 9 | San Diego | 30 | 29 of 30 (97%) |
| 10 | Austin | 20 | 19 of 20 (95%) |
| 11 | Indianapolis | 15 | 14 of 15 (93%) |
| 12 | New Orleans | 25 | 23 of 25 (92%) |
| 13 | Milwaukee | 24 | 22 of 24 (92%) |
| 14 | Nashville | 24 | 22 of 24 (92%) |
| 15 | Riverside-San Bernardino | 21 | 19 of 21 (90%) |
| 16 | Portland | 30 | 27 of 30 (90%) |
| 17 | Tampa Bay | 20 | 18 of 20 (90%) |
| 18 | Charlotte | 19 | 17 of 19 (89%) |
| 19 | Dallas-Fort Worth | 19 | 17 of 19 (89%) |
| 20 | Kansas City | 19 | 17 of 19 (89%) |
| 21 | Denver | 18 | 16 of 18 (89%) |
| 22 | Houston | 18 | 16 of 18 (89%) |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 26 | 23 of 26 (88%) |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 25 | 22 of 25 (88%) |
| 25 | Salt Lake City | 25 | 22 of 25 (88%) |
| 26 | Seattle | 25 | 22 of 25 (88%) |
| 27 | Columbus | 20 | 17 of 20 (85%) |
| 28 | Boston | 32 | 27 of 32 (84%) |
| 29 | Sacramento | 25 | 21 of 25 (84%) |
| 30 | Orlando | 18 | 15 of 18 (83%) |
| 31 | Minneapolis-St. Paul | 23 | 19 of 23 (83%) |
| 32 | Baltimore | 37 | 30 of 37 (81%) |
| 33 | Phoenix | 15 | 12 of 15 (80%) |
| 34 | San Francisco Bay Area | 46 | 36 of 46 (78%) |
| 35 | Washington, DC | 36 | 28 of 36 (78%) |
| 36 | Philadelphia | 17 | 13 of 17 (76%) |
| 37 | St. Louis | 20 | 15 of 20 (75%) |
| 38 | Miami | 29 | 21 of 29 (72%) |
| 39 | Chicago | 18 | 13 of 18 (72%) |
| 40 | Atlanta | 20 | 14 of 20 (70%) |
| 41 | Los Angeles | 34 | 22 of 34 (65%) |
Cheapest published price by venue type, nationally
| Venue type | Cheapest published | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Courthouse & City Hall | Fulton County Probate CourtAtlanta, GA | Free |
| Garden & Conservatory | Inniswood Metro Gardens - Rose Garden Wedding SiteWesterville, OH | Free |
| Park & Pavilion | Lake Metroparks - Glen Meadow ShelterKirtland, OH | Free |
| State Park | Patapsco Valley State Park Picnic SheltersEllicott City, MD | $6.75 |
| Other Venue | Cal Anderson ShelterhouseSeattle, WA | $20 |
| Museum & Historic Site | Reed Gold Mine State Historic SiteLocust, NC | $25 |
| Chapel | Chapel of CrystalsLas Vegas, NV | $39 |
| Restaurant | The RathskellerIndianapolis, IN | $50 |
| Estate & Historic Home | MetroParks of Butler County - Rosemont Barn & Picnic Shelter at Chrisholm MetroParkTrenton, OH | $150 |
| Brewery & Winery | Bonacquisti Wine CompanyDenver, CO | $250 |
Courthouse ceremony fees
105 courts and clerk offices across the dataset publish a ceremony fee, running from Free to $3,000. That fee covers the ceremony only and never includes the marriage license.
Indoor against outdoor
| Setting | Venues | Median starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor space published | 445 | $300 |
| Outdoor space published | 724 | $200 |
Published capacity
663 of the 1046 listings publish a guest capacity, and the median among those is 100 guests.
Public agency against everything else
674 of 1046 listings (64%) are park, courthouse, or state park sites, and 489 cite a source on a .gov, .us, or .mil domain.
| Listing category | Venues | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Park, courthouse, or state park listing | 674 | 64% |
| Everything else | 372 | 36% |
Method: every figure on this page is computed from the listings in this directory, and every listing carries a link to the venue's own published price page or a government fee schedule plus the date that page was read. Venues that do not publish a price are not in the dataset, so nothing here is an estimate, a quote, or an average of quotes. Percentiles are linear interpolations over published starting prices.