How much do Christmas lights cost to install in Dallas-Fort Worth?

The short answer.

Residential: $700 to $2,500+ in DFW. Most homes land between $2,500+ and $2,500+.

Commercial: $1,200 to $30,000+. A typical 2-story office or strip center runs $3,500 to $9,000.

Per linear foot: $5 to $12 residential, $7 to $15 commercial, including bulbs, clips, install, takedown, and storage.

Residential pricing breakdown.

What drives the price.

1. Linear footage. The biggest variable. A 100ft roofline at $7/ft is $700; a 300ft roofline at $7/ft is $2,500+. We measure the actual peaks, dormers, and gable returns — not just the front of the house.

2. Height and access. Single-story flat roofs are fast. Two-story homes with steep pitches take longer and require more safety equipment. Three-story or estate homes may need bucket truck access ($150-$300 add-on).

3. Tree wrapping. Each tree is priced by height: $280 small, $600 medium, $2,500+ large, $2,500+ estate. The price covers bulbs, install, and takedown — wrapping a 25ft oak takes 2-3 hours and 12-15 strands.

4. Specialty accents. Wreaths run $220 each (36-inch lit). Garland is priced per linear foot. Pathway lighting and landscape accents are quoted custom.

5. Project minimum. Our minimum is $700 — this covers the truck roll, crew time, and the value of our lifetime warranty. Below $700 we lose money on the install.

Christmas light installation cost per foot

Most professional installers price by the linear foot of roofline and detail, which is why measuring matters. In Dallas-Fort Worth, expect roughly $5 to $12 per linear foot for residential C9 LED and $7 to $15 per foot for commercial work, including the bulbs, clips, professional installation, mid-season service, takedown, and storage. A typical single-story home has 150–250 feet of lit roofline; a larger two-story estate can exceed 400 feet once you add gables, peaks, and accent runs.

Per-foot pricing varies with bulb spacing (denser spacing costs more but reads far crisper from the curb), the height and pitch of your roof, and how much custom detail — wrapped columns, multiple rooflines, peaks — your design includes. When you compare quotes, make sure each one specifies what's included per foot, because a low per-foot number that excludes takedown or service isn't the bargain it appears to be.

What's included (and what isn't).

Commercial pricing.

Commercial Christmas lighting in DFW typically runs $7-$15 per linear foot for managed service. Three real-world brackets:

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Common cost-saving questions.