How Much Does Christmas Light Installation Cost in Kankakee County?

Price is usually the first question. It makes sense. Nobody wants to call a company, sit through a whole conversation, and then find out the number does not fit the budget. So here is the straightforward answer for Kankakee County and Will County homeowners.

Green Pro Christmas Lights packages start at $749. That is a full-service install: commercial-grade LED lights we supply and custom cut to your home, professional installation, an auto timer, free maintenance visits all season, and January takedown with storage. One price. No add-on fees for the basics.

The final number goes up based on a few factors. This post walks through what those are so you can estimate where your home lands before you call.

What Affects Your Installation Price

Every quote is based on your specific property. The variables below are what move the number up or down from the starting point.

What Every Package Includes

One of the most common mistakes homeowners make when comparing prices is comparing quotes that cover different things. Some installers charge separately for lights, maintenance, and takedown. Our packages include all of it.

How This Compares to National Averages

National cost data from sources like Angi and HomeGuide puts the average professional christmas light installation somewhere between $440 and $700 for a basic install, labor only, with lights purchased separately and takedown billed additionally. When you add those costs together, a comparable full-service package nationally runs $750 to $1,500 for a mid-size home.

Our Kankakee County pricing sits in that range with everything included upfront. There is no national chain markup, no call center overhead, and no franchise fee baked into your quote. You are working with a local crew that operates in your county and stands behind the work directly.

Professional Installation vs. DIY

DIY christmas light installation costs less upfront on paper. A few strands of lights from a hardware store, some clips, and a Saturday afternoon. The real costs tend to show up later.

• Ladder injuries during holiday season are far more common than most homeowners expect, especially on Illinois rooflines in November
• Hardware store light strings are not custom cut, so gaps, overlaps, and uneven spacing are common on non-standard rooflines
• When bulbs burn out mid-season, you are back on the ladder in December cold tracking down the bad strand
• Takedown, storage, and untangling the whole mess the following fall falls back on you

Professional installation removes all of that. For a lot of homeowners, $749 is a straightforward trade: skip the hassle, skip the ladder, and have the house look better than it ever did with store-bought lights.

How to Get an Accurate Quote

The fastest way to get a number for your specific home is to call (815) 605-6962 or fill out the form on our site. We will ask a few questions about your property — roofline, height, what areas you want lit — and give you a straight price before any work begins.

If you want to get a rough sense of your footage before calling, walk the perimeter of the roofline you plan to light and count the steps. One average stride is close to three feet. A typical 1,800 square foot ranch-style home in Bourbonnais or Bradley has somewhere between 120 and 180 linear feet of roofline on the front and sides.

You can also find us on Google to read reviews from homeowners across Kankakee County and Will County who have used our service.

We are booking fall 2026 installs now. The earlier you get on the calendar, the more date options you have.