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How much does alarm monitoring cost in the US?

Reference price: $30 – $200 USD per month (pre-tax). Central-station monitoring subscription. Residential $30–$80/month; commercial $50–$200/month scaling with zones, cameras and response requirements. Installation billed separately.

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Alarm Monitoring prices by city

Los Angeles

$30$200 USD per month

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Sacramento

$30$200 USD per month

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San Diego

$30$200 USD per month

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San Jose

$30$200 USD per month

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San Francisco

$30$200 USD per month

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Riverside

$30$200 USD per month

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Irvine

$30$200 USD per month

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Anaheim

$30$200 USD per month

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Fresno

$30$200 USD per month

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Oakland

$30$200 USD per month

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Long Beach

$30$200 USD per month

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Bakersfield

$30$200 USD per month

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Huntington Beach

$30$200 USD per month

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Corona

$30$200 USD per month

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Simi Valley

$30$200 USD per month

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Rancho Cucamonga

$30$200 USD per month

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Orange

$30$200 USD per month

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Santa Rosa

$30$200 USD per month

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Roseville

$30$200 USD per month

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Murrieta

$30$200 USD per month

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Santa Ana

$30$200 USD per month

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Clovis

$30$200 USD per month

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Ventura

$30$200 USD per month

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Modesto

$30$200 USD per month

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Temecula

$30$200 USD per month

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Chula Vista

$30$200 USD per month

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Mission Viejo

$30$200 USD per month

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Upland

$30$200 USD per month

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Stockton

$30$200 USD per month

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El Cajon

$30$200 USD per month

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San Bernardino

$30$200 USD per month

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Costa Mesa

$30$200 USD per month

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Newport Beach

$30$200 USD per month

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Palm Desert

$30$200 USD per month

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Visalia

$30$200 USD per month

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Elk Grove

$30$200 USD per month

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Ontario

$30$200 USD per month

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Redding

$30$200 USD per month

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Salinas

$30$200 USD per month

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Fairfield

$30$200 USD per month

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Fontana

$30$200 USD per month

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Escondido

$30$200 USD per month

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Oxnard

$30$200 USD per month

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Concord

$30$200 USD per month

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Thousand Oaks

$30$200 USD per month

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Vacaville

$30$200 USD per month

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Carlsbad

$30$200 USD per month

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Moreno Valley

$30$200 USD per month

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Oceanside

$30$200 USD per month

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Camarillo

$30$200 USD per month

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Santa Cruz

$30$200 USD per month

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Berkeley

$30$200 USD per month

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Chicago

$30$200 USD per month

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Springfield

$30$200 USD per month

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Rockford

$30$200 USD per month

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Peoria

$30$200 USD per month

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Belleville

$30$200 USD per month

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Bloomington

$30$200 USD per month

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Champaign

$30$200 USD per month

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Decatur

$30$200 USD per month

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Denver

$30$200 USD per month

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Baltimore

$30$200 USD per month

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Silver Spring

$30$200 USD per month

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Hyattsville

$30$200 USD per month

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Columbia

$30$200 USD per month

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Annapolis

$30$200 USD per month

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Frederick

$30$200 USD per month

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Waldorf

$30$200 USD per month

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Newark

$30$200 USD per month

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Jersey City

$30$200 USD per month

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Paterson

$30$200 USD per month

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Elizabeth

$30$200 USD per month

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Edison

$30$200 USD per month

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Hackensack

$30$200 USD per month

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Trenton

$30$200 USD per month

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Camden

$30$200 USD per month

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Toms River

$30$200 USD per month

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Morristown

$30$200 USD per month

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Freehold

$30$200 USD per month

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New York

$30$200 USD per month

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Brooklyn

$30$200 USD per month

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Queens

$30$200 USD per month

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Bronx

$30$200 USD per month

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Staten Island

$30$200 USD per month

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Long Island

$30$200 USD per month

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Yonkers

$30$200 USD per month

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Poughkeepsie

$30$200 USD per month

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Albany

$30$200 USD per month

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Buffalo

$30$200 USD per month

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Rochester

$30$200 USD per month

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Syracuse

$30$200 USD per month

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Las Vegas

$30$200 USD per month

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Henderson

$30$200 USD per month

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North Las Vegas

$30$200 USD per month

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Reno

$30$200 USD per month

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Carson City

$30$200 USD per month

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Nashville

$30$200 USD per month

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Memphis

$30$200 USD per month

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Knoxville

$30$200 USD per month

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Chattanooga

$30$200 USD per month

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Murfreesboro

$30$200 USD per month

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Clarksville

$30$200 USD per month

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Jackson

$30$200 USD per month

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Cookeville

$30$200 USD per month

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Johnson City

$30$200 USD per month

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Washington

$30$200 USD per month

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Indianapolis

$30$200 USD per month

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Fort Wayne

$30$200 USD per month

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South Bend

$30$200 USD per month

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Gary

$30$200 USD per month

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Evansville

$30$200 USD per month

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Terre Haute

$30$200 USD per month

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Lafayette

$30$200 USD per month

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Anderson

$30$200 USD per month

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Muncie

$30$200 USD per month

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Columbus

$30$200 USD per month

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Jeffersonville

$30$200 USD per month

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Milwaukee

$30$200 USD per month

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Madison

$30$200 USD per month

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Appleton

$30$200 USD per month

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Green Bay

$30$200 USD per month

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Kenosha

$30$200 USD per month

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Racine

$30$200 USD per month

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La Crosse

$30$200 USD per month

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Eau Claire

$30$200 USD per month

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Wausau

$30$200 USD per month

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Sheboygan

$30$200 USD per month

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Fond du Lac

$30$200 USD per month

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Janesville

$30$200 USD per month

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Stevens Point

$30$200 USD per month

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Rhinelander

$30$200 USD per month

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Miami

$30$200 USD per month

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Fort Lauderdale

$30$200 USD per month

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West Palm Beach

$30$200 USD per month

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Orlando

$30$200 USD per month

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Tampa

$30$200 USD per month

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St. Petersburg

$30$200 USD per month

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Jacksonville

$30$200 USD per month

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Fort Myers

$30$200 USD per month

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Sarasota

$30$200 USD per month

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Daytona Beach

$30$200 USD per month

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Melbourne

$30$200 USD per month

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Lakeland

$30$200 USD per month

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Port St. Lucie

$30$200 USD per month

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Tallahassee

$30$200 USD per month

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Naples

$30$200 USD per month

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Ocala

$30$200 USD per month

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Gainesville

$30$200 USD per month

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Pensacola

$30$200 USD per month

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Pre-tax reference prices. Bay Area markets (San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland) reflect the highest prevailing wages in the country.

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Questions about alarm monitoring pricing

How much does alarm monitoring cost in the US?
The reference price runs from $30 to $200 USD per month, pre-tax. Central-station monitoring subscription. Residential $30–$80/month; commercial $50–$200/month scaling with zones, cameras and response requirements. Installation billed separately.
What factors change the price of alarm monitoring?
The city (prevailing wages and cost of living), the schedule and coverage required, armed vs unarmed staffing, officer profile and experience, and the risk level of the site. That's why it pays to compare several quotes.
Do the prices include tax?
These are pre-tax reference prices. Whether sales tax applies to security services depends on the state; each company's formal quote will itemize any applicable taxes.

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