Interactive Calculator

How Much Will You Save?

Enter your yard details and see the exact savings from converting lawn to native prairie — including tax breaks.

Your Yard

1,000100,000
5 yrs30 yrs
20-Year Lawn Cost
$30,230
20-Year Prairie Cost
$1,162
Total Savings
$33,660

Annual Lawn Cost Breakdown

Mowing
$367
Watering
$564
Fertilizer
$150
Chemicals
$80
Total per year$1,512

Year-by-Year Comparison

YearLawn/yrPrairie/yrLawn TotalPrairie TotalSavings
1$1,512$574$1,512$574$938
2$1,512$138$3,023$712$2,311
3$1,512$25$4,535$737$3,798
4$1,512$25$6,046$762$5,284
5$1,512$25$7,558$787$6,771
10$1,512$25$15,115$912$14,203
15$1,512$25$22,673$1,037$21,636
20$1,512$25$30,230$1,162$29,068
$4,591
Est. tax savings (20yr)
633
Hours of your life saved
0
Tons CO₂ captured/yr
Year 1
Break-even point

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