How Much Does a Bird House Cost? (Bluebirds, Wrens, etc.)

$30 is the average cost of a bird house. The most common bird houses for bluebirds, wrens, chickadees, and Tree Swallows cost between $15 and $45. Wren houses are usually the cheapest type of bird house because they are the smallest. Purple Martin houses, with an average cost of $432, are drastically more expensive than other bird houses because they are designed to house an entire colony of birds.

Table of Contents

• Bluebird Houses
• Wren Houses
• Chickadee Houses
• Tree Swallow Houses
• Purple Martin Houses

Note: All bird house prices that I mention in this article are current as of the writing of this article. Actual prices may change as time goes on.

Bluebird House Average Prices

How much should you expect to pay for a bluebird house?

$32 is the average price most people spend on a bluebird house. The most common price range for bluebird houses is between $24 and $40. Bluebird houses that cost around $24 are basic, wooden nest boxes without too many extra features. Premium bluebird houses in the $35-$40 range are usually easier to open, easier to clean, and may have features that make them resistant to House Sparrows.

Related to Bluebird Houses

• How to Keep House Sparrows Out of Bluebird Houses
• How to Keep Wrens Out of Bluebird Houses

Wren House Average Prices

How much should you expect to pay for a wren house?

$23 is the average price most people spend on a wren house. The most common price range for wren houses is between $15 and $31. Wren houses that cost around $15 are usually basic, wooden nest boxes without too many extra features. Premium wren houses in the $25-$31 range are usually decorative and/or made of high-quality cedar from the USA.

Related to House Wrens

• How to Keep House Wrens Out of Bluebird Houses

Chickadee House Average Prices

How much should you expect to pay for a chickadee house?

$32 is the average price most people spend on a bird house for chickadees. The most common price range for chickadee houses is between $24 and $45. Chickadee houses that cost around $24 are basic, wooden nest boxes without too many extra features. Premium chickadee houses in the $35-$45 range are usually easier to open, easier to clean, and may be made of recycled materials.

Tree Swallow House Average Prices

How much should you expect to pay for a Tree Swallow house?

$33 is the average price most people spend on a Tree Swallow house. The most common price range for Tree Swallow houses is between $24 and $40. Tree Swallow houses that cost around $24 are basic, wooden nest boxes without too many extra features. Premium Tree Swallow houses in the $35-$40 range usually include sparrow-resistant features, or features that make them mobile, so you can easily move them away from a Purple Martin colony.

Purple Martin House Average Prices

How much should you expect to pay for a Purple Martin house?

$432 is the average price most people spend on a Purple Martin house. The most common price range for Purple Martin houses is between $200 and $700. Martin houses that cost around $200 are basic, 6-12 unit colonies without many extra features. Premium Purple Martin houses in the $600-$700 range usually have 12-24 units or more, with features that make them resistant to European Starlings and House Sparrows.

Conclusion: How Much Does a Bird House Cost?

You don’t have to spend much money to buy a quality bird house. Since $30 is the average price for a single-nest bird house, nest boxes are actually quite affordable. However, the quality craftsmanship and extra features of some nest boxes on the market do cost more, so the price you pay will depend on what features you are looking for in your bird house.

To see the nest boxes that I recommend using for bluebirds, check out my Recommended Tools page here.