So figure for a new build on an acre or 2 of land you’ll be pushing $100,000 for the land, well and septic before you even dig the foundation. Good luck out there! --174.249.xx.xx

And they’re swamped with work. Waiting list for new wells and constantly busy with pump and bladder tank replacement. --174.249.xx.xx

Last year, my neighbor got one drilled to water their grass. Was about 700 feet deep. $75 k. Today, their grass isn’t much greener than mine. Lol --66.169.xxx.xxx

Feeling like there is a hidden tax somewhere? --73.108.xxx.xxx

9.1% where? JAC’s hometown maybe. --24.152.xxx.xx

Where? In the lies from the government. --73.108.xxx.xxx

AND inflation is still on the rise! I'd say in Jimmy Carter terms, probably around 30%. --64.246.xxx.xx

Do you find prices for septic tanks, leach fields and repairs to them have also jumped a lot? --97.85.x.xx

We do septics on our own under the cover of darkness. Like poo-ninjas. So we save a tremendous amount vs hiring the guy I’m sure the materials are up some. We have done a lot of well pumps and pressure tanks on our own too, but this one wasn’t possible. --24.152.xxx.xx

380 feet down is a long way, when i was in my mid 20s my dad and i pulled one by hand but not nearly that deep.I am not doing that again. --67.205.xxx.xxx

I went to an construction auction to buy used equipment with a warranty. They had a dozen drill drilling rigs beginning bids from $2,500 to $35,000. So the next time I need a new well drilled, going to buy a use machine an do it myself. --45.63.xx.xxx

My key takeaway from the past 20 years has been we have nothing to fear but inflation. The Govt is not going to slow down their deficit spending. Inflation will continue to rise. So the key is to ride the wave up. Own hard assets and business shares in recession-proof businesses, like well drilling for water. --184.4.xx.xx

Yes Sid, especially when I see the numbers these guys charge. Big overhead for the trucks in the beginning, but $6,600 for the day and MAYBE $2,500 in material is not a bad haul. Plus, there’s nothing technical about it once you get past flow rates and what pumps are rated for at different depth. Pipe threads, wire nuts and Teflon tape don’t change much. --174.249.xx.xxx

If I think about it I will ask him what his typical wells go for around here. --107.147.xx.xx

We are lucky that around here typical wells are only about 50 feet deep with some to 100 feet, but hey, we've got water all around us. That's one thing I will never have to worry about plus of course the fish. Hard to starve when you've got water and fish. --97.85.x.xx

I suspect that the shortage of hard working, smart , mechanically minded,sober employees prompted the shift --149.76.xxx.x

I had an estimate November, last year. They estimated a 500 feet well (although they didn't think it would need to go that far) and a "larger pump wire" because of the distance to where the house was going to be. $16,925.98 Over $1300 was permitting and water testing costs. --98.237.xxx.xx

For those of you using BRRRR you might want to reconsider a different path. I agree with NE - inflation is a hard bullet to swallow --24.101.xxx.xxx