We live in Cypress, Texas. Our pool was built 2-1/2 years ago, they began 4 days before Christmas. Things were slow then and I got 3 bids. The one we went with stuck best to the budget I had outlined and threw in a few incentives like repairing our existing sprinklers and replacing all grass afterward. Our pool is basically 30x16 (not including steps and suntan shelf). You can see our specs below. Original budget was $50K. We wound up enlarging the deck some and stubbing out for the outdoor kitchen, so that wound up at $52K in the end.