Metro pet-care prices
Durham, NC
What grooming, boarding, and training cost in Durham - moderate-tier pricing, 0% below the U.S. national average.
- 1.00x
- Local price index (US avg = 1.0, 0%)
- #63 of 121
- Population · /metros
- #53 of 121
- Rank by pet-care cost
- $55–$85
- Full groom · medium dog Below-average cost
BLS metro index desk
Sheet NC · Durham, NC 1.00× · #53/121
IDX-1.00x · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · TIER-MOD · GROOM-55-85 · POP-#63of121 · BOOK-FULL
- IDX-1.00x 1.00× near par
- RANK-UPPER #53/121
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.00× Colorado Springs
- TIER-MOD Moderate tier
- GROOM-55-85 $55–$85 med.
- POP-#63of121 #63 of 121
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields
Nearest index peer: Colorado Springs, CO (+ 0 price-index points)
Mid-pack cost sheet: Durham sits near the national mean at 1.00× (rank #53/121); stamp the peer gap and $55–$85 medium groom before treating the tier label as a quote.
Price-index neighbourhood around Durham
Service board near the national mean (1.00×)
| Service | small | medium | large | giant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath & Brush | $25-40 | $35-55 | $45-75 | $60-100 |
| Overnight Boarding | $30-50 | $35-55 | $40-65 | $50-80 |
| De-shedding Treatment | $30-50 | $40-65 | $55-85 | $70-110 |
| Flea Bath & Treatment | $25-40 | $35-55 | $45-70 | $55-85 |
| Full Groom | $40-65 | $55-85 | $70-110 | $90-150 |
| Nail Trim | $10-15 | $12-18 | $15-22 | $18-25 |
| Teeth Brushing | $8-12 | $10-15 | $12-18 | $15-20 |
| Training Session | $50-100 | $50-100 | $50-100 | $50-100 |
How Durham reads against the national pet-care mean
Budget $100 wherever a national card quotes $100: on the BLS-calibrated index Durham is 0% below the U.S. mean.
Photo-finish cost peer: Gilbert (AZ, 1.00×), while population-similar Plano (285,494 residents) frames size without matching the index.
Continue with the regional pet-care pricing guide or the grooming-price walkthrough when you need cadence context beyond this metro sheet.
Other metros in NC
- Charlotte, NC (moderate · 1.05×)
- Raleigh, NC (premium · 1.06×)
- Fayetteville, NC (budget · 0.82×)
- Asheville, NC (moderate · 1.02×)
Nationwide metros with similar pet-care cost or size
Near-mean index peers · 1.00× here
Similar population · 283,506 here
What to do with Durham, NC
- Use Durham's 1.00x cost index to build a realistic 12-month grooming-and-boarding budget. Annual cost estimator
- See how Durham compares to all 121 tracked metros on price. Compare metros
- Look up national price ranges by service before booking locally. Browse services
Durham's figures are modelled from PlainPetCare's regional price model and BLS regional cost-of-living data -- not surveyed local quotes.
Sources: PlainPetCare regional price model scaled for Durham, NC; BLS regional cost-of-living (verify →); Census metro population (verify →). Methodology.