St. Louis County · MO

Inground pool costs in Chesterfield, MO

Homeowners in Chesterfield usually start with the same St. Louis planning ranges: vinyl-liner projects from about $35,000, fiberglass from about $45,000, and custom gunite from about $60,000. Your lot, access, and deck choices decide the real quote.

Backyard inground pool at a suburban home in the St. Louis area
Stock photography for illustration — not a project in Chesterfield. Use it to picture scale and deck space, not as an example of a specific build.

Local notes for Chesterfield

Chesterfield's housing stock leans newer and larger — 1980s-through-2000s subdivisions with two-story brick homes and some of the west county's bigger rear yards, which is why gunite designs with attached spas are common here. The tradeoffs are HOA architectural review in many subdivisions, drainage easements along rear lot lines, and expansive clay soil that makes excavation and deck drainage worth pricing carefully. Floodplain awareness matters near Bonhomme Creek and the Missouri River bottoms, where lots can sit lower than they look.

Permit notes

Most projects need city or St. Louis County building review, zoning/setback confirmation, pool barrier approval, and electrical inspection. Confirm whether the property is in an incorporated city area before filing.

Starter content: verify permit, setback, fence, and inspection requirements with the relevant city and county offices before relying on this page for a project decision.

ZIP codes covered on this page

63005, 63017, 63038

Typical project ranges

Fiberglass pool

$45,000–$85,000

Shell, standard excavation, equipment pad, basic plumbing and electrical, and standard coping or concrete collar.

Vinyl-liner pool

$35,000–$65,000

Kit, excavation, walls, liner, standard equipment, and basic concrete decking allowance.

Gunite / concrete pool

$60,000–$120,000

Custom shape and finish potential; final pricing varies heavily with size, access, features, and finish.

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