What we charge for website design in Burbank
Our small-business sites start at about $2,300–$2,900 and reach about $4,100–$5,200 with a custom design, while stores and apps start higher. These figures come from our public cost calculator.
| Project | Estimate | Typical timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 5 pages on a proven template | $2,300–$2,900 | 3–6 weeks |
| 6–10 pages with a custom design | $4,100–$5,200 | 3–6 weeks |
| Online store | From $5,900 | 6–10 weeks |
| Custom web app | From $10,800 | 8–14 weeks |
A note on dates: these are our prices as of November 3, 2026. If this article and the calculator ever disagree, the calculator is right.
These are our numbers, not a survey of the city. We don't know of a reliable public price list for Burbank web design, so we won't give you a "Burbank average." A wider explanation of price tiers is in our 2026 website cost guide.
The calculator gives an estimate. The real proposal is a written scope with one fixed price, paid 50% up front and 50% at launch.
What moves the price up or down
Scope moves the price: how many pages you need, how much of the design is custom, what the site has to do, and who produces the content.
- Pages. The first five are part of every base price. Extra pages add to it.
- Design level. A proven template costs least. A custom design costs more, and a fully bespoke one costs more again.
- Features. Online booking, multi-step forms and integrations with the tools you already use are add-ons.
- Content. If you supply the text and photos, you skip the copywriting and photography add-ons.
- SEO setup. Schema markup, a sitemap and Google Business Profile setup are a $800 add-on. Page titles, meta descriptions and a clean heading structure come with every build.
A worked example
Take a made-up Burbank accounting office. It needs five pages, has its own text and photos, and is happy with a proven template. That's the $2,300–$2,900 estimate.
Now it wants eight pages and a custom design. That moves it to about $4,100–$5,200. Add professional copywriting, an online appointment form and the SEO setup, and it climbs past that range. The calculator shows the new total as you tick each box.
Real projects show how far features can stretch a scope. The Pinkelicious Catering site has a searchable menu, a save-your-dishes event menu, a three-step quote request and lunch box ordering through Stripe. The Queen of the Nile salon site has online booking, a product shop and gift cards. Neither is a five-page brochure. We aren't sharing what those clients paid. The point is what the work involves.
What isn't in the build price
Hosting, maintenance, your domain and third-party subscriptions are all billed separately from the build, so budget for them on top.
- Hosting. Our managed hosting starts at $25/month, with SSL and automated backups on every plan. A Wix Studio site runs on a Wix plan instead, billed by Wix.
- Maintenance. Optional. Our maintenance plans are Essential at $50/month (1 hour of updates), Standard at $100/month (3 hours of updates), Priority at $200/month (6 hours of updates).
- Domain. Registered separately. We recommend putting it in your own name, so your web address stays yours whoever builds the site.
- Third-party subscriptions. Tools such as Stripe or Mailchimp bill you directly.
Keeping these apart makes quotes easier to compare. If another quote looks lower, check whether it includes a year of hosting, or leaves it out entirely.
Questions to ask on any website quote
Ask the questions that reveal what's in the number, who owns the result, and what you'll pay after launch. These work on our proposals and everyone else's.
- Is this a fixed price or an estimate? If it's an estimate, ask what would push it higher.
- How many pages and layouts does it cover? "A website" isn't a scope.
- Who writes the text and supplies the photos? This is one of the easiest things to leave out of a quote.
- What happens if I change my mind mid-project? You want a price for the change before the work happens.
- Who owns the design, code, content and domain? Get it in writing before work starts.
- Could I move the site to another host later? The answer depends on the platform. A custom-coded site is a standard codebase. A Wix Studio site stays on Wix.
- What will I pay each month after launch, and to whom? Ask for hosting, updates and subscriptions by name.
- What SEO work is included? Basic page titles and a full setup aren't the same thing.
- If I already have a site, who handles redirects? Old addresses need to point to new ones. Our guide to redesigning without losing rankings explains why.
- Can I see live sites you built? Look for working sites you can click through. Ours are on our work page.
Why a freelancer, a studio and a large agency quote differently
They quote differently because each one carries different overhead and sells a different amount of team and process. We're leaving dollar figures out of this comparison because we have no reliable data on what others in the market charge.
| Who | What you're usually buying | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Freelancer | One person's skills and time, with low overhead and direct contact. | Which skills are covered, who steps in if that person is unavailable, and who looks after the site in two years. |
| Studio | A small business that handles design, build and often hosting in one place. | Who does the work day to day, how busy they are, and which platforms they build on. |
| Large agency | Specialist teams, account management and formal process, suited to organizations with many decision-makers. | Whether there's a minimum project size, and whether you need every layer you're paying for. |
We're a studio, so weigh our view with that in mind. None of these is automatically the better buy. A freelancer can be the right call for a small, well-defined site, and a large agency can be the right call for a project with dozens of stakeholders. Compare scopes first, then totals.
How to get your own number
The quickest way is to run your project through the calculator, then talk to us about the parts it can't price.
The calculator takes a minute and needs no email. If you're local, here's how Burbank projects work with us. You'll have a written scope and one fixed price before any work starts.
Written by Romik Hacobian, founder of Media City Design, a Burbank web design studio since 2021.