A Real Comparison, Not a Sales Pitch

Artificial Turf vs. Natural Grass: The True Cost

One is a one-time installed cost. The other is a bill that renews every season for as long as you own the lawn. Here is what actually goes into each column, using our real published pricing rather than an invented savings figure.

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The Turf Side

What Artificial Turf Actually Costs

One installation, one cost, published upfront.

$8.50

Per Square Foot, Installed

Our starting price, across six blade and blend tiers depending on the look and traffic level you need. See the full breakdown on our pricing page.

$3,500

Project Minimum

Covers a typical area of 350 to 375 square feet. This is a lump sum: base preparation, materials and labor are included, with anything outside the turf scope, like drainage or fire pits, line itemed separately.

25 yr

Product Warranty

Every installation is backed by a 25 year product warranty, with 2 years of installation and labor coverage. That is the entire ongoing cost story for turf: a warranty, not a recurring bill.

The Natural Lawn Side

What a Natural Lawn Keeps Billing You For

A natural lawn usually costs less or nothing to start. These are the categories that add up every year after.

Water

The single largest ongoing cost in most climates, and the one most exposed to rate increases and drought restrictions. Your actual number depends entirely on your local water rate and how large your lawn is, which is why we do not publish a generic dollar figure here. Check your own utility bill's irrigation-season increase for the real comparison.

Mowing, Fertilizer, and Weed Control

Whether you pay a lawn service or do it yourself, this is a recurring weekly-to-monthly cost in time, equipment, fuel or a service contract, for the entire growing season every year.

Pest and Fungus Treatment

Chinch bugs, brown patch, grubs and other seasonal problems each carry their own treatment cost, and they recur. A synthetic lawn has no living host for any of them.

How to Actually Compare

Do the Math for Your Own Yard

We are not going to hand you a made-up "you'll save $X" number, because it depends on your water rate, your current lawn spend, and how long you plan to stay in the home. Here is the honest way to run it yourself: add up what you spent on water, mowing, fertilizer and pest treatment for your lawn last year, multiply by however many years you plan to stay, and compare that total to our one-time installed price for your square footage. Your free design consultation gives you the real installed number to plug into that math.

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Good to Know

Frequently Asked Questions

What does artificial turf cost compared to a natural lawn?

EverBlade turf starts at $8.50 per square foot installed, with a $3,500 project minimum covering a typical 350 to 375 square foot area. That is a one-time cost. A natural lawn has a lower or no upfront cost, but carries ongoing water, mowing, fertilizer and pest treatment expense for as long as you own the lawn.

Does turf pay for itself?

That depends entirely on your local water rates, how much you currently spend on lawn care, and how long you plan to stay in the home. We do not publish a break-even timeline as a company statistic because it varies too much by household to be an honest single number. What we can tell you is the two real numbers: our installed cost, and the maintenance categories a natural lawn keeps billing you for.

Is turf actually maintenance-free?

Turf still needs occasional rinsing, debris removal, and periodic infill grooming to look its best, so it is lower-maintenance rather than zero-maintenance. It never needs mowing, watering, fertilizing, or pest and fungus treatment, which are the categories that make up most of a natural lawn's ongoing cost and time.

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