How much does a small business website cost in 2026?

The short answer

For a small local business in 2026, expect roughly:

One-page site (services, photos, contact): $500 – $1,200
Multi-page business site with SEO and a quote form: $800 – $2,500
Site + lead system (quote requests, lead inbox, owner admin): $1,200 – $3,500
Custom features (booking, logins, menus that update, payments): $2,500 and up
Full web app or platform: quoted in phases, usually $5,000+

Those are typical freelance ranges. Agencies charge more for the same thing because they carry more overhead.

What actually drives the price

Number of unique page types. Ten service pages built on one layout cost far less than ten different layouts.
Who writes the words. Writing good copy (and translating it) is real work. If you bring finished text, the price drops.
Things that store data. A form that emails you is cheap. Logins, bookings, menus you edit yourself and payments all need a database and an admin panel.
Languages. A proper Spanish version (not machine-translated) adds time, and it opens a whole second market.
Integrations. Google Business Profile, payment processors, scheduling tools, SMS.

Monthly costs nobody mentions

The build is a one-time cost. Watch the monthly ones:

Hosting: a simple static site can be hosted for $0–$5/month. Sites with a database usually run $7–$30/month.
Domain: about $12–$20/year.
Website builders (Wix, Squarespace and similar): $17–$50+/month, forever, and you never own the code.
“Maintenance plans” of $100+/month only make sense if they include real work every month.

Red flags when you get a quote

No written price before work starts.
You don’t end up owning your domain, or they won’t say who does.
A guaranteed #1 Google ranking.
A “free website” that comes with a long contract.
A desktop-only demo. Most of your customers will see your site on a phone.

What I charge

My business websites start around $800, sites with a lead system around $1,200, and custom business tools around $2,000. Every project gets a fixed written quote first, and you own the code. Text me what you need and I’ll give you a real number.