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2026 Soft Play Rental Price Index
We pulled the published starting prices of 180 soft play & ball pit rental operators across 19 US metros and 22 states to map what a party actually costs in 2026. Nationally, a soft play package runs a median of $249, with most parties between $176 and $346. Where you live moves that number a lot — below are the most affordable and most expensive places to rent. (Journalists & bloggers: cite freely with a link.)
Most affordable metros for soft play rental
Lowest typical (median) package price among metros with enough published prices to rank. Range shows the cheapest-to-priciest published price in that metro.
| Rank | Metro | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin, TX | $150 | $150–$175 |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA | $150 | $150–$175 |
| 3 | Houston, TX | $190 | $150–$350 |
| 4 | Las Vegas, NV | $200 | $150–$219 |
| 5 | San Diego, CA | $225 | $180–$325 |
| 6 | Sacramento, CA | $248 | $150–$300 |
| 7 | Kansas City, MO | $250 | $235–$375 |
| 8 | Los Angeles, CA | $250 | $175–$425 |
| 9 | Nashville, TN | $250 | $150–$250 |
| 10 | San Antonio, TX | $250 | $200–$399 |
Most expensive metros for soft play rental
Highest typical (median) package price among ranked metros. Big-city demand, longer delivery runs, and more luxe/combo inventory push these up.
| Rank | Metro | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark, NJ | $500 | $175–$575 |
| 2 | Hempstead, NY | $424 | $200–$700 |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | $399 | $200–$649 |
| 4 | Minneapolis, MN | $350 | $179–$350 |
| 5 | Dallas, TX | $350 | $250–$350 |
| 6 | Columbus, OH | $295 | $150–$350 |
| 7 | Oklahoma City, OK | $275 | $159–$329 |
| 8 | Orlando, FL | $260 | $200–$300 |
| 9 | New York, NY | $254 | $150–$350 |
| 10 | San Antonio, TX | $250 | $200–$399 |
Soft play rental price by state
Every state with enough published prices to summarize, ranked by typical (median) package price from lowest to highest. Budget–Premium is the 25th-to-75th-percentile band most parties fall in.
| Rank | State | Typical | Budget–Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | $150 | $150–$268 |
| 2 | Ohio | $150 | $150–$315 |
| 3 | Maryland | $175 | $150–$225 |
| 4 | Nevada | $200 | $162–$214 |
| 5 | Texas | $200 | $175–$330 |
| 6 | California | $210 | $175–$319 |
| 7 | Michigan | $232 | $188–$737 |
| 8 | New York | $238 | $158–$362 |
| 9 | Arizona | $250 | $200–$338 |
| 10 | Missouri | $250 | $238–$344 |
| 11 | Tennessee | $250 | $175–$812 |
| 12 | Florida | $254 | $190–$312 |
| 13 | Kentucky | $255 | $225–$325 |
| 14 | Washington | $272 | $217–$406 |
| 15 | Nebraska | $275 | $150–$299 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | $275 | $159–$329 |
| 17 | Indiana | $299 | $150–$400 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $350 | $150–$369 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $350 | $179–$350 |
| 20 | New Jersey | $375 | $193–$556 |
| 21 | Illinois | $399 | $225–$574 |
| 22 | North Carolina | $399 | $150–$425 |