Holiday Light Installation Cost in the Inland Empire

Short answer: we charge about $4 per foot of roofline with the lights included, with a $450 minimum. A single-story home with about 150 feet of roofline comes to $600. Takedown in January and storage are extra.

These figures come from a pricing guide that tracks national averages.

A basic package usually covers a straight roofline on a single-story home, often around $250 to $600 total.

All-in installs that include lights or rentals usually price around $5 to $10 per foot.

Our prices by home size

The price covers warm white LED lights, the clips that hold them on the gutter line, and the install. You do not buy or store lights. The table uses the roofline length the calculator assumes for each home size. If you know your roofline, type it into the price tool and the number follows.

Home size (single-story)	Roofline	Installed price
Under 1,500 sq ft	about 110 ft	$450
1,500 to 2,200 sq ft	about 150 ft	$600
2,200 to 3,000 sq ft	about 190 ft	$760
Over 3,000 sq ft	about 230 ft	$920

Options: January takedown is $1.25 a foot with a $90 minimum, storage until next season is $60, and a ground-level shrub wrap is $40 each, up to 6. For the 150-foot home: install with takedown is $788, and install, takedown, storage and two shrubs is $928.

Online prices stop at $950 per job, lights included. A bigger roofline gets a custom quote from the owner and is not booked automatically. We never split one job into several invoices.

What outside guides say

We could not find a published price for the Inland Empire, and the major cost sites (Angi, HomeAdvisor) blocked our automated check, so we did not use numbers we could not open. The page we could read, The Pricer (published November 23, 2025, using 2025 data), gives these national ranges:

Labor only, roofline: $2 to $5 per foot, up to about $7 in high-cost metros.
Install plus lights: $5 to $10 per foot (the guide counts rented lights).
Premium custom builds: often $8 to $15 per foot.
Average professional install: about $442, with a typical range of $220 to $685. A basic single-story roofline: $250 to $600.
Removal, if billed separately: often closer to $100 to $400.
Early October bookings often get better time slots; in November the same installer may raise rates or add a surge fee.

Our $4 a foot with lights is below the install-with-lights range above, which also covers rental lights. That reflects what we sell: warm white LED lights clipped to a single-story gutter line from the ground. Elaborate designs, roof peaks and tall trees are not part of it.

What changes the price

Roofline length. Eaves, plus garage and porch lines. A wider single-story house has more feet than a compact one.
Lights. Some companies charge for labor and sell lights separately. Ours are included.
Stories. We only do single-story rooflines. Two-story rooflines, ridges and peaks are not offered.
Extras. Shrub wraps, takedown and storage.
When you book. The Pricer says early October bookings often get better time slots. Our install weeks run mid-November to mid-December.
HOA rules. Some associations set dates for when lights can go up and come down. Check yours first.

Why we do not walk on roofs

The estimates in this paragraph are from a December 6, 2017 release and describe the previous holiday season, November and December of 2016.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimated 14,700 holiday decorating related injuries treated in emergency rooms.

That was an average of about 240 injuries per day.

The most frequent holiday decorating incidents involved falls (41%).

The agency counted 3 deaths involving ladder falls that season.

That is why we keep the job to single-story rooflines, with clips on the gutter line, from a ladder on the ground. We do not walk roofs, work ridges or peaks or work near power lines.

If you hang your own lights, the same agency says to use lights certified for outdoor use and plug them into a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) outlet or portable GFCI.

Select lights tested for safety by a nationally recognized testing laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories, Intertek or the Canadian Standards Association.

Look for the red holographic UL label for indoor and outdoor use (green means indoor only), and throw away sets with cracked sockets or frayed wire.

Questions to ask any installer

Is the price per foot or a flat total, and does it include the lights? A low labor-only number can turn into a larger total once lights are added.
Is takedown in the price? Standalone removal is often closer to $100 to $400 when billed as a separate visit.
Are the lights rated for outdoor use, and do they plug into a GFCI-protected outlet? The Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends both.
How do they reach the roofline, and do they walk on the roof? In that estimate, the most frequent holiday decorating incidents involved falls (41%).
How long can lights stay up? The City of Ontario sign regulations cover holiday lights and displays that do not advertise a business, limited to 30 days within any 60-day period.
What do the clips attach to? Ours attach to the gutter line, with no nails, staples or holes.
Who owns the lights after takedown, and can they be stored? We store them for a fee until next season.
What is the cutoff for a custom quote? Ours is a job over $950, lights included, and we never split a job to get under a limit.

LED lights and the power bill

The U.S. Department of Energy says LED holiday light strands consume 70 percent less energy than conventional incandescent light strands. The lights we install are LED. A roofline uses more lights than a tree, so check your own rate, but the running cost of LEDs is small next to the install price.

Timeline and what to do next

Install weeks this season: Nov 14 to 20, Nov 21 to 27, Nov 28 to Dec 4, Dec 5 to 12. Request a week early. Takedown is in January. We do not offer holiday lights in Claremont.

Lights are offered in the other cities within 15 miles of Ontario. Alta Loma, Etiwanda and Upland have their own pages, and every city page lists the local notes.

Common questions

How much does it cost to hang Christmas lights on a house?

With us, about $4 per foot of roofline, lights included, $450 minimum. A single-story home with about 150 feet is $600.

Are the lights included?

Yes. The price includes warm white LED lights, clips and installation.

Do you take the lights down?

Yes, in January, for $1.25 a foot with a $90 minimum. Storage until next season is $60.

Do you go on the roof?

Never. We use clips on the gutter line and a ladder from the ground, on single-story rooflines only.

When should I book?

As early as you can. A national pricing guide says early October bookings often get better time slots, so asking for your week early gives you the most choice.

Where this applies

We work in every place within 15 miles of Ontario: Ontario, Upland, Montclair, Chino, Rancho Cucamonga, Claremont, Alta Loma, Eastvale, Pomona, Etiwanda, Chino Hills, Jurupa Valley, La Verne, Norco, Fontana, San Dimas, Diamond Bar, Corona, Walnut, Rialto, Covina, Glendora.

Related services: Holiday lights, Alta Loma lights, Instant quote.

More guides

Sources

The Pricer, "How much does Christmas light installation cost?" (2025 data; published November 23, 2025). “a basic package usually covers a straight roofline on a single-story home, often around $250 to $600 total”
The Pricer, "How much does Christmas light installation cost?" (2025 data; published November 23, 2025). “all-in installs that include lights or rentals usually price around $5-$10 per foot”
The Pricer, "How much does Christmas light installation cost?" (2025 data; published November 23, 2025). “labor-only roofline work typically runs $2-$5 per foot”
The Pricer, "How much does Christmas light installation cost?" (2025 data; published November 23, 2025). “install-plus-rental runs $5 to $10 per foot”
The Pricer, "How much does Christmas light installation cost?" (2025 data; published November 23, 2025). “premium custom builds... often $8 to $15 per foot”
The Pricer, "How much does Christmas light installation cost?" (2025 data; published November 23, 2025). “most professional installs land around $220-$685 (average $442)”
The Pricer, "How much does Christmas light installation cost?" (2025 data; published November 23, 2025). “standalone removal is often closer to $100 to $400 when billed as a separate visit”
The Pricer, "How much does Christmas light installation cost?" (2025 data; published November 23, 2025). “early bookings in October often get better time slots and less rushed crews”
The Pricer, "How much does Christmas light installation cost?" (2025 data; published November 23, 2025). “the same installer may raise rates, shorten windows, or add a surge fee”
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, release of December 6, 2017 (injury estimates for the 2016 holiday season; GFCI; outdoor-rated lights). “14,700 holiday decorating related er-treated injuries”
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, release of December 6, 2017 (injury estimates for the 2016 holiday season; GFCI; outdoor-rated lights). “14,700 holiday decorating related er-treated injuries. that's an average of about 240 injuries per day”
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, release of December 6, 2017 (injury estimates for the 2016 holiday season; GFCI; outdoor-rated lights). “the most frequent holiday decorating incidents involved falls (41%)”
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, release of December 6, 2017 (injury estimates for the 2016 holiday season; GFCI; outdoor-rated lights). “3 deaths involving ladder falls”
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, release of December 6, 2017 (injury estimates for the 2016 holiday season; GFCI; outdoor-rated lights). “check outdoor lights for labels showing the lights have been certified for outdoor use”
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, release 14-042, December 5, 2013 (UL, ETL and CSA labels; discarding damaged sets). “select lights tested for safety by a nationally recognized testing laboratory... canadian standards association (csa)”
City of Ontario, Sign Regulations (Chapter 8.0, holiday lights and displays). “holiday lights and displays that do not advertise any business establishment, product, or other commercial activity, limited to 30 days within any 60-day period”
U.S. Department of Energy, "How do holiday lights work?" December 16, 2015 (LED strands use 70 percent less energy). “consume 70 percent less energy than conventional incandescent light strands”

Written by Foothill Home Services. Local prices on this page are our own draft rates from the price list the quote tool uses. Where we quote an outside page, the quote is linked in the sources above, and we last checked this page on October 13, 2026. Other outside figures are described as the source reports them.

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