How Much Does Christmas Light Installation Cost in the Chicago Suburbs?

October 22nd, 2026

By Ben McBurney, It’s A Wonderful Light

Professional Christmas light installation from It’s A Wonderful Light starts at $1,500 for the season. Our three packages run $1,500 to $2,200, $2,200 to $3,800 and $3,800 and up. That price covers the lights, which you lease for the season, plus the design, the install, service calls, takedown and storage. Your exact number comes from a free design of your own house, with no obligation.

Signature$1,500 to $2,200

Showstopper$2,200 to $3,800

Griswold$3,800 and up

White two-story house with a wide front porch, warm white roofline lights, lit garland along the porch and lit trees on both sides — Roofline, porch garland, a wreath and lit trees on one home.

Quick answers

Displays start at $1,500 for the season.
Signature runs $1,500 to $2,200, Showstopper $2,200 to $3,800 and Griswold $3,800 and up.
You lease the lights, so there’s nothing to buy or store.
Design, installation, in-season service, takedown and storage are part of the price.
The design and the quote are free.

Packages

What do the three packages cost?

These are the prices on our pricing page. They’re estimates based on the example displays, so your quote can land higher or lower. Here’s the same house designed at all three levels.

Design mockup of a two-story house at night with lights outlining the roofline peaks and lit shrubs along the front

Tier 1

Signature

$1,500 to $2,200

The roofline peaks outlined and the shrubs lit.

Most popular The same house with a lit wreath on the gable, lights framing the front door and a lit tree in the yard

Tier 2

Showstopper

$2,200 to $3,800

Adds a wreath on the gable, lights around the front door and a lit tree in the yard.

The same house with more of the roofline lit, the windows outlined, two wreaths and lit trees on both sides

Tier 3

Griswold

$3,800 and up

Adds more of the roofline, lights around the windows, a second wreath and more lit trees.

All three pictures are design mockups of the same house.

Every season

What’s included in the price?

Everything from the first design to the last clip in January. Here’s what that means at your house.

The lights

We supply commercial-grade LED lights plus the clips, cords and timers. You lease them for the season.

The design

A designer builds a mockup of your house, so you see the display before anything is ordered.

The install

On a date you choose. Removable plastic clips, never staples. Cords hidden, connections taped against water and a timer set for you. We’re licensed and insured. More on how we install.

Service all season

If something goes out, call us and a crew responds within 48 hours. A burned-out bulb is replaced at no added charge, and weather or animal damage is handled the same way. See in-season service.

Takedown and storage

Takedown runs from as early as January 1 through the third week of January, with a second visit for every clip and bit of adhesive. Your display is photographed, diagrammed, labeled and stored in a climate-controlled facility until next season. See takedown and storage.

★★★★★

“When the heavy snow dislodged some of the lights along our roof-top, they came out quickly to resolve it for us.”

Clodagh S., customer review

Two installers on ladders hanging lights along the peak of a brick gable — Our crew working a gable peak. The install is part of the price.

Your quote

What makes the price go up or down?

Every house is different, so every quote is too. These are the things that move it:

The size of the house and how much of the roofline you want lit.
Whether the house is one story or two, and how many gables and dormers it has.
Trees, wreaths and garland. Each one you add means more lights and more crew time.
Special requests for your home.

Branch wrapping is a good example. Wrapping a bare tree branch by branch takes a lot of lights and a lot of crew time, and the price reflects that.

Ranch house at dusk with warm white roofline lights and two large bare trees wrapped in warm white lights — Two big trees wrapped branch by branch.

Stone house in the snow with lit trees on both sides of the yard and warm white lights at the front entry — Lit trees on both sides of the yard.

Leasing

Do I have to buy the lights?

No. We supply the lights, clips, cords and timers, and you lease them for the season. After takedown we store everything and put the same display back up next year. Nothing ends up in your garage, and you never climb a ladder.

Lighting a business instead? Start with our guide to planning a business’s first holiday display.

Free design

How do I get my exact price?

Ask for a free design. It takes three steps.

Send a photoSend a few details and a photo of your house. Rather meet in person? A designer can come out.
See your house litOur designer puts the lights on your actual home with our virtual design program.
Approve by emailChange what you want, then approve. Nothing is ordered until you do, and there’s no obligation.

The form on our pricing page takes about 30 seconds. You can see more about how the design works too.

Blue two-story house with a red front door, white lights on three roof peaks and lit garland on the balcony rail and around the door — Lit garland on the balcony and around the front door.

Booking

When should I book?

Soon. Install dates in October and November fill first, and booking early gives you first pick of dates and of products like wreaths and garland. Our month-by-month guide walks through the whole season, from the first design to takedown in January.

Free design and quote

Get your free design

Displays start at $1,500 for the season, and the design and quote are free.

Get my free design Call 630-201-9627

We install across the Chicago suburbs, including Downers Grove, Naperville, Elmhurst, Barrington, Winnetka and St. Charles.

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