How Much Do Neon Signs Cost? Real Pricing for Custom LED Neon Signs

If you're shopping for a neon sign, the first question is always price — and most articles dodge it. Here's a straight answer: a ready-made LED neon sign typically costs anywhere from just over $100 for a small, simple design to several hundred dollars for larger statement pieces. Fully custom signs — your logo, your wedding names, your exact wording — are priced by size and complexity, and most land in the mid-hundreds.

Below is exactly what drives the price, so you can tell a fair quote from a bad one.

What Actually Determines the Price

1. Size. This is the biggest factor. More LED flex tubing, a larger acrylic backing, and a bigger power supply all scale with size. A 24-inch sign costs meaningfully less than a 48-inch version of the same design.

2. Design complexity. Simple script lettering is the most affordable. Detailed logos, illustrations, and multi-element artwork take more bending time and material, so they cost more.

3. Colors. Single-color signs are the baseline. Multi-color designs use more LED channels and wiring, which adds cost — but the visual payoff is usually worth it. We carry every type of LED available, so the color you picture is the color you get.

4. Backing style. Signs cut to the shape of the lettering ("cut to letter") use less acrylic and look the most premium. Full rectangular acrylic boards are simpler to produce. Your choice affects both price and look.

5. Indoor vs. outdoor. Outdoor-rated signs need weatherproofing and different power supplies, which adds to the cost. Most home and event signs are indoor-rated, which keeps things simpler and cheaper.

Why a Custom LED Sign Costs What It Does

A quality custom sign isn't a mass-produced strip of lights. Each one is bent by hand to your design, mounted on laser-cut acrylic, wired to a matched power supply, and quality-checked before it ships — made in the USA by our own Los Angeles-based team at our US factory. Ours ship with a free remote dimmer and an easy-install mounting kit, and every order is backed by a warranty — that's part of what you're paying for, and it's what separates a sign that lasts years from one that fizzles in months.

Red Flags: When "Cheap" Is a Warning Sign

• No warranty mentioned. If a seller won't stand behind the sign, don't buy it.
• No dimmer included. A sign you can't dim is a sign you'll regret at midnight.
• Vague materials. "Neon-style" listings that won't say LED flex vs. something cheaper are hiding something.
• Traditional glass neon priced like LED. Real glass neon is a different, far more expensive product with high-voltage transformers and ongoing maintenance. If someone offers it suspiciously cheap, it's not real glass neon.

The Fastest Way to Get Your Price

Browse our ready-made collections — every design lists its price up front, and shipping is free. For anything custom, request a free quote: send your text, logo, or even a rough sketch, and we'll come back with a design proof and an exact price. No obligation, no mystery pricing. On a deadline? Rush orders are available — just mention it when you request your quote.

Best Buy Neon Signs
Office: Hollywood, CA 90028
Factory: South El Monte, CA
sales@bestbuyneonsigns.com
Phone: 213.375.4406