Land Survey Cost Calculator
Cost Estimator Based on Survey Type and Your Location
The survey cost calculator below returns an estimated cost of what you can expect to pay for the most common types of land surveys used by homeowners in residential applications. Costs are based on the land survey type, and local variables based on your location.
Works with These Land Survey Types
Property Line/Boundary Survey
A property line survey locates and establishes the precise boundaries of a property, determines property corners, and details the placement of structures and potential encroachments. These are the most common type of survery used for fence installation or property disputes.
Mortgage Survey
A mortgage survey is often required by lenders when getting a mortgage. It confirms the legal boundaries of the property, location of structures, and checks for encroachments or zoning issues.
Topographic Survey
Topography surveys provide detailed information about the propery contours, elevations, vegetation, and other natural and artificial features. Essential for planning construction or extensive landscaping projects.
ALTA/NSPS (Title) Survey
A title survey, or ATLA/NSPS survey, is used in real estate transactions, providing comprehensive information about boundaries, easements, encroachments, and zoning restrictions.
Improvement Location Certificate
An ILC, or Improvement Location Certificate, is less detailed alternative to a property line or boundary survey, often requested by lenders or required by title insurance underwriters, identifying improvements and possible encroachments.
Elevation Certificate
Documents a building’s elevation and flood zone, important for insurance purposes in flood-prone areas.
Learn More About Property Surveys
Follow the links below if you’d like to learn more about land surveys and the factors that affect cost.
Data Resources for this Cost Calculator
We make use of several resources to compile data used in our cost calculators. It assures you the most accurate cost estimates based on real scientific data from trusted resources. for this land survey estimator, we used the following sources:
- Cost of living data: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
- LAN Associates – Civil engineering firm that operates throughout the east coast of the USA.
- Estimated costs are compiled by a averaging the cumulative costs submitted by our partners who have used this as a estimating tool for their own purposes and made their estimates public. We’ve removed all personal identifying data and used aggregate values only.