Short answer
A custom concrete (gunite) inground pool typically costs $50,000 to $120,000 installed, and the national average across all inground pool types is about $62,500. Resurfacing an existing pool typically costs $6,000 to $15,000.
National ranges from HomeGuide, not DPC prices. Your number depends on size, features, and your yard. The estimate is free.
By type of pool
Price ranges at a glance.
Typical installed cost of the pool itself. Decking, landscaping, and features add to it.
| Type | Typical cost | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Small or plunge pool | $7,000 – $25,000 | Compact yards, and cooling off more than swimming laps. |
| Inground pool, all types | $25,000 – $100,000 | National average about $62,500, including vinyl and fiberglass. |
| Concrete (gunite) pool | $50,000 – $120,000 | Fully custom shape and depth. The shell can last 50+ years. |
| Lap pool | $40,000 – $70,000 | Long and narrow, built for swimming laps. |
| Vanishing-edge pool | $55,000 – $130,000 | Water spills over one edge toward a view. Needs a slope and engineering. |
| Resurfacing an existing pool | $6,000 – $15,000 | New plaster, quartz, or pebble finish. Due every 10 – 15 years. |
Sources: HomeGuide, inground pool cost and HomeGuide, pool resurfacing cost (national averages, 2025).
What moves the price
Six things that set your number.
Two pools the same size can land far apart on price. These are the reasons, and what we’ll walk through at your estimate.
- 01
Size and depth
More water means more digging, steel, concrete, and finish. Depth adds up fast: a diving-depth deep end costs more than a sport pool that’s 3½ to 5 feet throughout.
- 02
Shape and features
A spa, waterfall, sheer descent, rockwork, or vanishing edge each adds its own plumbing, steel, and labor. One great feature often looks better than five small ones.
- 03
The site
Slopes need retaining walls and engineered plans. Tight side yards can limit the excavator and slow the dig. Hard rock or poor soil costs more to excavate.
- 04
Deck and hardscape
Decking is priced by area and material: broom concrete costs less than pavers, which cost less than travertine or flagstone.
- 05
Equipment
Variable-speed pumps, heaters, automation, and LED lighting add upfront cost and can lower what the pool costs to run.
- 06
Permits, HOA, and safety
Your city sets the permit fees, your HOA may review the plans, and state law adds safety requirements. California’s Swimming Pool Safety Act requires every new pool or spa to have at least two of seven drowning-prevention features, such as a fence or enclosure that isolates the pool, a safety cover, or alarms on doors that lead to the pool.
Add-ons
What features add to the total.
Typical national ranges for the features we’re asked about most. Building them in with the pool costs less than adding them later, because the plumbing, gas, and electrical go in once.
Source: HomeGuide, inground pool cost (2025).
| Feature | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| Attached spa (built with the pool) | $6,000 – $15,000 |
| Waterfall | $2,000 – $8,800 |
| Sheer descent | $400 – $1,600 |
| Pool lighting | $700 – $1,800 |
| Slide | $1,000 – $4,000 |
| Pool heater | $1,600 – $5,200 |
| Landscaping around the pool | $3,000 – $5,000 |
| Building permit | $100 – $300 nationally; set by your city |
Getting more for the budget
Spend where you’ll notice it.
Plan once, build in phases
If the budget won’t cover everything now, run the gas, electrical, and plumbing for the future kitchen, fire pit, or spa during pool construction. Adding them later won’t mean tearing up the deck.
Pick one showpiece
A single raised spillway wall or rock waterfall, done well, usually looks better than several small features.
Size it to how you swim
Most families swim, lounge, and play in shallow water. A sport pool without a diving-depth end saves digging, concrete, and water.
Remodel if the shell is sound
An older pool with good bones can get a new finish, tile, coping, and features for a fraction of a new build. See pool remodels.
A recent DPC remodel
Remodel · 2026
Travertine remodel & raised spa
A full makeover of an existing pool: a new blue interior finish, glass tile on the steps and waterline, travertine coping and decking, and a raised spa. The first two photos are the finished pool. The rest were taken just before the water went in.
- Coping & deck
- Travertine
- Spa
- Raised, beside the pool
- Tile
- Glass tile on steps & waterline
- Finish
- New blue interior
How much does an inground pool cost?
HomeGuide reports concrete (gunite) pools at roughly $50,000 to $120,000 installed nationally, with all inground pool types averaging about $62,500. Size, shape, features like a spa or water features, decking, and site conditions like slope and access move the number the most.
Can you get an inground pool for $30,000?
Only a small or plunge-style pool, in most cases. HomeGuide lists small inground pools at around $7,000 to $25,000, while a typical custom gunite pool with decking and equipment runs well above $30,000.
How long does a concrete pool last?
The concrete shell itself can last decades; HomeGuide cites 50+ years. The interior finish is what wears out, and typically needs resurfacing every 10 to 15 years depending on the material.
How much does it cost to resurface a pool?
HomeGuide puts typical pool resurfacing at about $6,000 to $15,000 nationally, depending on the size of the pool and the finish: standard plaster at the low end, quartz in the middle, and pebble or tile at the high end. Repairs and new tile or coping add to that. We give a written estimate after seeing your pool.
Should I remodel my pool or start over?
Most of the time a remodel is the better value: if the shell is sound, new tile, coping, decking, and features change the whole look for far less than a new pool. We’ll tell you honestly which way makes sense after we see it.
Is the estimate really free?
Yes. We come out, walk the yard with you, talk through what you want and roughly what you want to spend, and follow up with an estimate. There’s no charge and no obligation.
Get your real number.
Ranges only go so far. Miguel will walk your yard, talk through what you want, and give you a written estimate for free. Call (951) 503-2012.