Athletes in nearly every sport are discovering the benefits of playing on artificial grass fields over natural grass. Synthetic grass has proven to reduce athletic injuries by 40 percent and is installed as a safe and durable playing surface for football, soccer, golf and many other sports across the nation. However, there is one more reason to make the switch from natural grass to artificial athletic fields – long-term cost savings!
The average price to install a natural grass playing field is $125,000.00. Additional costs include annual maintenance ($40,300) and re-sodding every three years ($375,000). The grand total to install and maintain a natural grass field over the course of ten years is $903,000.
However, artificial turf prices for the same field cost much less. The average price to install an artificial grass field is $410,000 and annual maintenance costs are only $3,300. The grand total over the course of ten years is only $433,000. And the savings aren’t limited to athletic turf. Artificial residential turf is also much more affordable to install and maintain in the long run.