PARTY RENTAL PRICING GUIDE
Bounce house rental prices: what to charge in 2026
The US price per rental for bounce houses, combos, water slides and obstacle courses, tents by size, tables and chairs, the delivery, overnight and attendant fees, what a unit has to earn to pay for itself — and a free calculator that turns them into a price list for your website.
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The short answer
A standard bounce house rents for $150 to $300 for a 4- to 8-hour party in New Jersey, a themed unit $175 to $325, a combo with a slide $250 to $450, a water slide $300 to $600 and an obstacle course $350 to $700 or more (Fun Time Entertainment, July 2026). In Virginia, delivered and set up, a toddler unit is $125 to $175 and a standard 13 × 13 or 15 × 15 bounce house $150 to $250 (Jump Around, October 2026); in Tulsa, a basic bounce house is $125 to $160 a day (Galaxy Jumpers, read November 2026).
Tents are priced by size and type: a 20 × 20 frame tent $600 and a 20 × 40 $900 an event on a tent maker's figures (American Tent, June 2025), while a Dallas–Fort Worth rental company lists its 20 × 20 frame tent at $345 for up to 8 hours (Inflatable Party Magic). Folding chairs rent for $1.50 to $3 each, Chiavari chairs $6 to $12, and 6- or 8-foot tables $8 to $12 (CV Linens, October 2026).
The extras are their own lines — overnight $75 and a park delivery fee of $100 (Inflatable Party Magic), an attendant from $135 for four hours (Sky High Party Rentals), an optional damage waiver — a fee covering accidental damage — of 9% of the rental (Sky High). Set the base rate so a unit earns back its purchase price in 8 to 12 rentals (Booqable). “Bounce house rental prices” is Googled about 880 times a month and “how much does it cost to rent a bounce house” about 1,000 (DataForSEO, November 2026).
AT A GLANCE · NOVEMBER 2026
Bounce house rental prices at a glance
| The job | Typical US price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Standard bounce house, 4–8 hours | $150–$300 | Fun Time Entertainment, July 2026 |
| Toddler bounce house | $125–$175 | Jump Around, October 2026 |
| Combo, bounce house and slide | $250–$450 | Fun Time Entertainment, July 2026 |
| Water slide | $300–$600 | Fun Time Entertainment, July 2026 |
| 20 × 20 ft frame tent, per event | $600 | American Tent, June 2025 |
| Folding chairs | $150–$300 for 100 chairs ($1.50–$3 per chair) | CV Linens, October 2026 |
The same published figures as the full rate table below; the calculator works out a price for your own job.
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Pick the rental — an inflatable, a tent, tables and chairs, or a concession package — set the rental length, then tick the extras. The range uses the published US prices in the table below.
Suggested price
$150–$300
inflatable, 4–8 hour rental (New Jersey prices), standard bounce house
A starting range from published US rental prices — not a rate until you've worked out what each unit has to earn (the formula below) and, in the US, checked your state's rules on inflatables and your city's rules on tents — or your local rules elsewhere. Many companies set a $150–$300 minimum on delivered orders (Booqable); delivery outside your radius and sales tax come on top.
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RATES · NOVEMBER 2026
Party rental prices (2026)
US prices per rental, before delivery fees and tax. One Austin company's own list, for scale: 13 × 13 themed units $175–$275, 15 × 15 themed units $235–$325 and 3-in-1 combos $295–$450 for four hours (Sky High Party Rentals). The tent figures come from a tent maker and run high against live rental lists — a Dallas–Fort Worth company charges $345 for the 20 × 20 frame tent priced here at $600.
| The job | Typical US price · source |
|---|---|
| Inflatable, 4–8 hour rental (New Jersey prices) | Standard bounce house: $150–$300 · Themed bounce house: $175–$325 · Combo, bounce house and slide: $250–$450 · Water slide: $300–$600 · Obstacle course: $350–$700+ · Interactive game: $300–$650 · Multi-unit event package: $600–$2,500+ · Fun Time Entertainment |
| Inflatable, delivered and set up (Virginia prices) | Toddler bounce house: $125–$175 · Standard 13 × 13 or 15 × 15 bounce house: $150–$250 · Themed bounce house: $175–$275 · Dry combo: $250–$400 · Wet combo or water slide: $300–$550 · Obstacle course: $350–$800+ · Jump Around |
| Frame tent, per event (tent maker's figures) | 20 × 20 ft: $600 · 20 × 40 ft: $900 · 30 × 60 ft: $2,025 · 40 × 60 ft: $2,700 · 40 × 100 ft: $4,500 · American Tent |
| Pole tent, per event (tent maker's figures) | 20 × 20 ft: $450 · 20 × 40 ft: $750 · 30 × 60 ft: $1,350 · 40 × 60 ft: $2,100 · 40 × 100 ft: $3,000 · American Tent |
| Folding chairs, plastic | $1.50–$3 per chair · about $150–$300 for 100 chairs · CV Linens |
| Chiavari chairs | $6–$12 per chair · about $300–$600 for 50 chairs · CV Linens |
| Rectangular tables, 6 or 8 ft | $8–$12 per table · about $64–$96 for 8 tables · CV Linens |
| Round banquet tables, 48 or 60 in | $10–$15 per table · about $80–$120 for 8 tables · CV Linens |
| Concession machines (Austin prices) | Popcorn, cotton candy and snow cone machines, four hours to overnight: $375+ · The same three machines, two days: $566+ · Sky High Party Rentals |
Rates read off each publisher's page in November 2026. The calculator above uses exactly these numbers, rounded to whole dollars and to the nearest $5 from $100 up. Full source list below.
ADD-ONS AND ADJUSTMENTS
What to add for overnight, delivery, attendants and the extra day
The lines that turn a unit price into an order — from three rental companies' published fees and Booqable's rental-length multipliers.
| What | Typical US price · source |
|---|---|
| Rental length: two to three days | 30%–50% more · Booqable |
| Rental length: a weekend | 50%–80% more · Booqable |
| Rental length: a week | 150%–200% more · Booqable |
| Optional damage waiver (a fee covering accidental damage): added at 9% of the rental | 9% more · Sky High Party Rentals help center |
| Overnight rental | +$75 · Inflatable Party Magic (Dallas–Fort Worth) |
| Park delivery fee | +$100 · Inflatable Party Magic (Dallas–Fort Worth) |
| Attendant, four hours | +$135+ · Sky High Party Rentals |
| Late-night fee, party ending at nine or later | +$75 · Sky High Party Rentals |
| Sidewall, weights or string lights, each | +$15–$40 · Booqable |
| Linen, each, per event | +$10–$25 · Booqable |
Where a row shows a sum (a rate × a quantity, or a percentage worked out from published dollar ranges), the arithmetic is ours and the inputs are the publisher's.
THE PRICING FORMULA
How to price a party rental business
Six steps from what a unit cost you to the price list on your website.
Start from the unit's purchase price
A standard bounce house costs about $1,800, a water slide combo $3,500 and an obstacle course $5,000–$8,000 (Booqable, June 2026); a 13-foot bounce house sells for $1,295 and a 5-in-1 combo for $2,799 (HullaBalloo Sales). A 20 × 40 frame tent is about $5,600 to buy (American Tent, June 2025).
Set a payback target
Aim to earn back the purchase price in 8 to 12 rentals (Booqable); a standard unit pays off in about 9 to 12 (Booqable, June 2026). Commercial inflatables last 5 to 7 years with care (HullaBalloo Sales) — everything after payback is margin.
Carry insurance and running costs
In the US, general liability averages $75 a month, $904 a year (MoneyGeek, October 2026); JIM puts $1–$2 million of cover at $1,500–$3,000 a year (August 2026). Spread it over the rentals you'll actually book — 1 to 2 a week on average (HullaBalloo Sales) — and check what your state requires.
Check the rate against your market
Anchor on your own margin first, then sanity-check against the local market (Booqable). Standard units run $150–$300 in New Jersey, $150–$250 in Virginia and $125–$160 in Tulsa; JIM puts a 13 × 13 at $150–$350 and a gross margin of 60%–75% a rental.
Price the extra day, the delivery and the extras
Booqable's multipliers: 1.3–1.5× for two to three days, 1.5–1.8× for a weekend, 2.5–3.0× for a week; a flat delivery fee within 15–25 miles, then per mile; a $150–$300 minimum order. Overnight $75 and park delivery $100 at Inflatable Party Magic.
Publish the list and the deposit
One price list — each unit, tents by size, tables and chairs, delivery and the extras — on your website, with the deposit: 20% down at Galaxy Jumpers, 15% or $50, whichever is greater, at Inflatable Party Magic, 50% at Sky High Party Rentals.
The formula, worked through
Say a standard bounce house bought for $1,800 (Booqable). Paying it back in 10 rentals — inside Booqable's 8 to 12 — means $180 a rental toward the unit. Booked 1.5 times a week over 50 weeks, the middle of HullaBalloo's 1 to 2, it rents about 75 times a year; $2,000 of liability cover, inside JIM's $1,500–$3,000, is about $27 a rental. That's about $207 a rental before fuel and your time. The inputs are the publishers'; the arithmetic is ours.
At $225 for a 4- to 8-hour party — inside New Jersey's $150–$300 band and Virginia's $150–$250 — the unit clears about $198 a rental after insurance and pays for itself in about nine rentals, then earns that for the rest of its 5- to 7-year life. A combo bought for $2,799 (HullaBalloo Sales) at $350, inside the $250–$450 combo band, pays off in about nine rentals too.
So “bounce houses from $225, combos from $350, overnight $75” is a fair line for this company's website. Your unit prices, your insurance and your weekends are what make the number yours.
What to charge in your part of the country
The same standard bounce house is $150–$300 for a party in New Jersey (Fun Time Entertainment, July 2026), $150–$250 delivered in Virginia (Jump Around, October 2026) and $125–$160 a day in Tulsa (Galaxy Jumpers). May through September is peak season, when Saturdays book first (Jump Around). The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts overall prices in California at 110.7 against a US average of 100 and Arkansas at 86.9 (2024 regional price parities, released February 2026) — so a $200 rental in an average market is about $221 in California and about $174 in Arkansas.
In the US, inflatables are regulated state by state. New Jersey requires a current annual ride permit from the Department of Community Affairs for any inflatable advertised or operated for public use, at a public or a private event (DCA notice, June 2025); Texas requires a ride to be inspected at least once a year by an insurer and sets minimum insurance — $1,000,000 bodily injury and $500,000 property damage per occurrence for Class B rides (Texas Occupations Code §2151.101). Tents have their own rule: New York's fire code requires a permit for a tent over 400 square feet, with an exemption for tents open on all sides up to 700 square feet (Cornell EHS). Check your state's amusement-ride office and your city's fire marshal before you price a unit or a tent.
Outside the US, treat the ranges as a shape, not a price — a unit price per event, the extra day and delivery as their own lines, and a rate that pays the unit back in a season hold everywhere — and check what local hire companies list on their own websites, and your local rules.
Put your prices on your website
A price list — even “from” prices — answers a customer's first question before they pick up the phone, and it's the line an AI assistant can quote when someone asks what a bounce house rental costs near them.
If you build your site with Zarla, tell the editor “add a pricing section: bounce houses from $225, combos from $350, overnight $75” and your prices go on the site, in a section you can edit any time. Want to see a finished site first? Browse party rental website templates or see how Zarla builds party rental websites.
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Bounce house rental prices: common questions
$150–$300 for a standard bounce house for a 4- to 8-hour party in New Jersey (Fun Time Entertainment, July 2026), $150–$250 delivered in Virginia (Jump Around, October 2026), $125–$160 a day in Tulsa (Galaxy Jumpers). JIM puts a standard 13 × 13 at $150–$350 (August 2026). The calculator above prices any unit with the extras.
A combo with a slide $250–$450, a water slide $300–$600, an obstacle course $350–$700 or more and an interactive game $300–$650 (Fun Time Entertainment, July 2026). In Virginia a dry combo is $250–$400 and a wet combo or water slide $300–$550 (Jump Around).
Booqable's multipliers of the one-day rate: 1.3–1.5× for two to three days, 1.5–1.8× for a weekend and 2.5–3.0× for a week. Inflatable Party Magic charges $75 for overnight and half price for a second day; Galaxy Jumpers takes 50% off each additional day.
On a tent maker's figures, a 20 × 20 tent is $450 pole or $600 frame per event, a 20 × 40 $750 or $900, and a 40 × 60 $2,100 or $2,700 (American Tent, June 2025). Live lists run lower: a Dallas–Fort Worth company rents its 20 × 20 frame tent for $345 for up to 8 hours (Inflatable Party Magic). Sidewalls, weights or string lights add $15–$40 each (Booqable).
Plastic folding chairs $1.50–$3 each, Chiavari chairs $6–$12, 6- or 8-foot rectangular tables $8–$12 and 48- or 60-inch rounds $10–$15 (CV Linens, October 2026). Linens add $10–$25 each, per event (Booqable).
Booqable's rule is 8 to 12 rentals, and a standard unit at about $1,800 pays off in about 9 to 12 (June 2026). Commercial units last 5 to 7 years with care (HullaBalloo Sales), and the average is 1 to 2 rentals a week — so a unit that pays back in a season earns for years after.
General liability averages $75 a month, $904 a year, and commercial auto about $2,339 a year (MoneyGeek, October 2026); JIM puts $1–$2 million of cover at $1,500–$3,000 a year (August 2026). In the US, inspection and insurance rules are set state by state — Texas, for one, requires state-minimum insurance and an annual inspection by an insurer (Texas Occupations Code §2151.101). Check your state's amusement-ride office, or your local rules elsewhere.
Yes — each unit's price, tents by size, tables and chairs, and the delivery radius, listed plainly. Parents compare prices before they book, and a published price list is what ranks for the rental-price searches. On a Zarla site, tell the editor “add a pricing section” with your prices, and change them before the summer season.
Where these numbers come from
Every range on this page is read off a published source, dated below. They're US rental prices for party and event rentals, before delivery fees and sales tax — typical, not a rule; your costs and your market come first.
- Fun Time Entertainment — How Much Do Bounce House Rentals Cost in NJ? 2026 Pricing Guide — dated July 2026, read November 2026
- Jump Around — How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Bounce House in Virginia? (2026 Price Guide) — dated October 2026, read November 2026
- Galaxy Jumpers — Bounce House Rentals in Tulsa: Prices & Savings Guide — no date on the page, read November 2026
- Sky High Party Rentals — Bounce House Rentals in Austin, TX — no date on the page, read November 2026
- Sky High Party Rentals — Popcorn Cotton Candy Snow Cone Machine Package (Austin) — no date on the page, read November 2026
- Sky High Party Rentals help center — Do I need to buy the damage waiver? — dated June 2026, read November 2026
- Inflatable Party Magic (Dallas–Fort Worth) — Bounce House & Party Rental FAQ — no date on the page, read November 2026
- Inflatable Party Magic — 20 × 20 Commercial Frame Tent Rental — no date on the page, read November 2026
- American Tent — Event Rental Prices: What Impacts Tent Costs & What to Expect — dated June 2025, read November 2026
- CV Linens — How Much Does It Cost to Rent Tables & Chairs for a Party — dated October 2026, read November 2026
- Booqable — How to price party rentals — no date on the page, read November 2026
- Booqable — How To Start A Bounce House Rental Business — dated June 2026, read November 2026
- JIM — How to start a bounce house business and get jumping — dated August 2026, read November 2026
- HullaBalloo Sales — Starting an Inflatable Rental Business — no date on the page, read November 2026
- MoneyGeek — Best Bounce House Insurance (2026 Guide) — dated October 2026, read November 2026
- MEL Safety Institute — New Jersey Department of Community Affairs notice: non-permitted inflatable amusement rides — dated June 2025, read November 2026
- Public.Law — Texas Occupations Code §2151.101, Requirements for Operation (amusement rides) — no date on the page, read November 2026
- Cornell University Environment, Health and Safety — Tent Permits (New York State fire code) — no date on the page, read November 2026
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — regional price parities by state, 2024 — dated February 2026, read September 2026
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