How much does a website cost in Westchester? A 2026 guide for small businesses
- pricing
- small business
- westchester
- web design
“How much does a website cost?” is the first question almost every business owner asks me, and the honest answer is that it depends. But “it depends” isn’t useful when you’re trying to budget, so here are real numbers: what the market charges, what changes the price, the costs people forget, and what I charge.
The three ways to get a website, and what each costs
Industry pricing guides for 2026 put a typical small business site of 5 to 10 pages in roughly these ranges (WPZOOM):
| Option | Typical cost | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Do it yourself (Wix, Squarespace) | $300 to $1,000 | Very simple sites, when you have time to build and maintain it yourself |
| Freelancer | $1,500 to $5,000 | Most small businesses: a custom site and one person to work with |
| Agency | $5,000 to $15,000 | Larger businesses that need a team, brand strategy, or ongoing marketing |
Two things the table doesn’t show:
- DIY isn’t free. Builders charge a monthly subscription, and the real cost is your time. Many of the slow sites in my study of local business websites were built this way, often with large images and add-ons that hurt speed on phones.
- Agency prices often include more than the website, such as branding, photography, and marketing retainers. Compare what’s actually included, not just the total.
What makes a website cost more (or less)
- Number of pages. A 5-page site costs less than a 15-page one. The pages that bring in customers are usually one per service, so a plumber with six services needs more pages than a bakery.
- Features. Online booking, ordering, member logins, searchable directories, and dashboards all add work. A simple contact form doesn’t.
- Content. If you provide your own text and photos, the price stays lower. Writing your copy or organizing a photo shoot adds cost.
- Languages. A real English and Spanish site is close to building two sites. Automatic translation is cheaper, but it often reads poorly and doesn’t help you show up in Spanish searches.
- Moving from an old site. A redesign needs to keep your old page addresses working, so you don’t lose the Google rankings you already have. That takes planning, but it’s well worth it.
The costs people forget
- Domain name: about $10 to $20 a year. Register it in your own name, not your developer’s.
- Hosting: from nothing to $30 or more a month, depending on how the site is built. Fast static sites, like the ones I build, often cost little or nothing to host.
- Email at your domain: free forwarding services exist, and full mailboxes cost a few dollars per person each month.
- Add-ons and subscriptions: booking tools, premium plugins, and themes often renew every year.
- Upkeep: someone has to update hours, menus, and prices. Small business maintenance plans typically run $50 to $500 a month, depending on how much they cover.
What I charge
I’m an independent developer in Cortlandt Manor, and I publish my prices so you can budget before we talk:
| What you need | Price |
|---|---|
| Starter site, up to 5 pages | From $2,500 |
| Business site, 6 to 12 pages, with Google Business Profile setup | $4,000 to $7,500 |
| Speed and mobile fix for your current site | From $750 |
| Redesign | Same as a new site |
| English and Spanish | Add 40% |
| Directory or data-driven site | From $8,000 |
| Custom web app | From $12,000 |
| Website care plan | $75 to $200 a month |
Every project starts with a free call and ends with a fixed price in writing, so there are no hourly surprises. You own your domain, your content, and your website. See everything I offer.
How to spend less without getting a worse site
- Start smaller. Launch with the pages that bring in customers, and add more later.
- Bring your own content. Write a few sentences for each service and take your own photos with a modern phone. A developer can polish them.
- Fix before you replace. If your site is just slow or hard to use on phones, a speed and mobile fix can cost a fraction of a redesign. Here’s how to check your site.
- Skip features you won’t use. A blog you’ll never update, or a chatbot nobody asked for, adds cost without adding customers.
Questions to ask any web designer
- Is the price fixed, and what exactly does it include?
- Will I own my domain, website, and content?
- Will it be fast on phones? Can you show me the Google PageSpeed score of a site you’ve built?
- If you redesign my site, how will you protect my current Google rankings?
- What will it cost each year after launch?
Get a free estimate
If you’re in Peekskill, Croton-on-Hudson, Yorktown, Ossining, or anywhere in Westchester County, email me a few lines about your business and what you need. I’ll reply with a rough estimate, and we can set up a free call to turn it into a fixed quote.