What a driveway costs: concrete, asphalt and gravel

Published national ranges for a new concrete, asphalt or gravel driveway, by the square foot and by size, and for taking out the old one.

Updated October 15, 202616 official sources

On this page6 sections

1Concrete driveways
2Asphalt driveways
3Gravel driveways
4Taking out the old driveway
5Prices we don't give
6What to ask before work starts

The figures here are published national ranges from cost guides. They aren't quotes. Use them to plan, then ask concrete and paving companies near you to look at the site and price the job.

Concrete driveways

Job	Published range
A plain or broom-finish concrete driveway	$6 to $12 per square foot installed^1-3
A 2-car concrete driveway, 24 by 24 feet	$3,500 to $8,600^1-2

Most concrete quotes already include reinforcement. HomeAdvisor says almost all slabs include rebar, mesh or fiber in the price,⁴ and Homewyse's base price includes fiber mesh.³ So there's no separate price for a reinforced driveway here. Ask what your quote includes.

Homewyse's figure leaves out the gravel base, compaction and tearing out an old surface.³ Check whether a quote covers those too.

Stamped, colored and exposed aggregate finishes cost more. What decorative driveways cost has those ranges.

Asphalt driveways

Job	Published range
A new asphalt driveway	$5 to $15 per square foot^5-8
A 1-car driveway, 200 to 300 square feet	$1,000 to $3,600^5-7
A 2-car driveway, 400 to 600 square feet	$2,000 to $9,000^5-7
A 3-car driveway, 800 to 864 square feet	$5,600 to $10,400^5-6
A long driveway	$5,000 to $15,000 per 1,000 square feet^{5, 7}

HomeGuide's own rate starts lower, at $5 to $12 or more per square foot.⁷ It also notes that some contractors charge a minimum of $2,000 or more for asphalt paving, so a small driveway can cost more than its size suggests.⁷

Gravel driveways

Job	Published range
Gravel on a prepared or existing base	$1 to $4 per square foot^8-10
A 2-car gravel driveway	$800 to $2,560^{9, 11}
Crushed stone or crusher run, delivered	$20 to $60 a ton^{9, 11-12}

These are for gravel spread on ground that's already prepared. A new gravel driveway that needs digging out and a new base costs more, and there aren't enough published figures to price it.

Taking out the old driveway

Replacing a driveway is two jobs: removing the old one and building the new one. Add the removal price below to the new driveway's price above.

Job	Published range
Removing asphalt	$1 to $3 per square foot^{5-6, 8, 10, 13}
Removing concrete	$2 to $6 per square foot, with reinforced concrete at the top^{8, 14-15}
Removing a whole concrete driveway	about $1,000 to $2,500^14-15

HomeGuide puts concrete removal higher, at $3 to $8 per square foot and $1,200 to $4,500 for a driveway, disposal included.¹⁶

Prices we don't give

One price for replacing an asphalt driveway. There aren't enough published figures for removal and new asphalt together, so we give the two parts instead.
A separate price for reinforced concrete. No source prices it as its own tier, and the add-on figures disagree.
A new gravel driveway with digging and a new base. There aren't enough published figures for it, and one we found prices a different product, a honeycomb grid filled with gravel.
Public bid prices. Prices from state and county road contracts are for large public jobs, not homes.

What to ask before work starts

How thick the concrete or asphalt will be, and what goes under it: the depth of the gravel base and how it's compacted.
Whether the price includes removing and hauling away the old driveway.
For concrete, what reinforcement is included: mesh, rebar or fiber.
Whether your driveway needs a permit, and who gets it. Do you need a permit for a driveway? explains who issues them.

Each company on this site is listed with its phone number where it has one, so you can call two or three and compare. You can also send a request through the request form.

Ranges compiled from HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home, Homewyse and This Old House, checked September 2026.