FINDING · MEASURED October 13, 2026

Only 26 of 71 places outside the principal cities of 13 metros are home to two or more siding contractors with a record. 45 have just one.

Most suburbs do not have a local siding installer of their own to compare against a second one. Their bids come from companies based in the core city or another suburb.

26/71outlying places with two or more local installers

Base: 286 siding contractors with a record and a recorded city, across 13 metros. Measured October 13, 2026.

What we found

We placed each contractor in the city of its business address, or its listed city when no address was recorded. 147 of 286 (51.4%) are based outside their metro’s principal city, spread across 71 places; 26 of those places have two or more.

Kansas City: 10 of 29 (Lee’s Summit (13), Overland Park (12), Blue Springs (5), Olathe (5) and others); Tulsa: 1 of 3 (Broken Arrow (3)); Oklahoma City: 3 of 6 (Edmond (4), Midwest City (2), Yukon (2)); Wichita: 0 of 3; Omaha: 3 of 5 (Papillion (5), Gretna (2), La Vista (2)); St. Louis: 3 of 7 (Chesterfield (5), St. Charles (4), Kirkwood (3)); Des Moines: 3 of 7 (Ankeny (5), Urbandale (4), Clive (3)); Springfield: 1 of 2 (Nixa (3)); Northwest Arkansas: 1 of 4 (Siloam Springs (2)); Lincoln: 0 of 0; Columbia: 0 of 0; Topeka: 0 of 1; Little Rock: 1 of 4 (Bryant (2)).

Wichita, Lincoln, Columbia and Topeka have no outlying place with two local installers. Kansas City has the most: 10 places with two or more.

The published measure behind this

26 of 71 places outside the principal cities of 13 metros are home to two or more siding contractors with a record; 45 have exactly one.

Kansas City: places outside Kansas City with 2+ installers10 of 29
Kansas City: installers based outside the principal city70 of 93 (75.3%)
Tulsa: places outside Tulsa with 2+ installers1 of 3
Tulsa: installers based outside the principal city5 of 20 (25%)
Oklahoma City: places outside Oklahoma City with 2+ installers3 of 6
Oklahoma City: installers based outside the principal city11 of 20 (55%)
Wichita: places outside Wichita with 2+ installers0 of 3
Wichita: installers based outside the principal city3 of 19 (15.8%)
Omaha: places outside Omaha with 2+ installers3 of 5
Omaha: installers based outside the principal city11 of 23 (47.8%)
St. Louis: places outside St. Louis with 2+ installers3 of 7
St. Louis: installers based outside the principal city16 of 17 (94.1%)
Des Moines: places outside Des Moines with 2+ installers3 of 7
Des Moines: installers based outside the principal city16 of 23 (69.6%)
Springfield: places outside Springfield with 2+ installers1 of 2
Springfield: installers based outside the principal city4 of 15 (26.7%)
Northwest Arkansas: places outside Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville with 2+ installers1 of 4
Northwest Arkansas: installers based outside the principal city5 of 11 (45.5%)
Lincoln: places outside Lincoln with 2+ installers0 of 0
Lincoln: installers based outside the principal city0 of 19 (0%)
Columbia: places outside Columbia with 2+ installers0 of 0
Columbia: installers based outside the principal city0 of 12 (0%)
Topeka: places outside Topeka with 2+ installers0 of 1
Topeka: installers based outside the principal city1 of 4 (25%)
Little Rock: places outside Little Rock and North Little Rock with 2+ installers1 of 4
Little Rock: installers based outside the principal city5 of 10 (50%)

n = 286 siding contractors with a record and a recorded city, across 13 metros · measured October 13, 2026 · source: Company websites and recorded business addresses · all published measures

Why it matters

A crew based nearby is not a guarantee of better work, but it shortens travel for the job and for warranty calls. Where only one installer is based in town, most comparison bids will come from farther away; ask each about scheduling and callbacks.

What this number can’t tell you

What to do with it

Questions this answers

How many suburbs have more than one local siding contractor?

Across 13 metros, 26 of 71 places outside the principal city are home to two or more siding contractors with a record, and 45 have only one (observed through October 13, 2026). Kansas City has the most such places: 10.

Where are siding contractors based in the Kansas City suburbs?

70 of 93 Kansas City siding contractors with a recorded city are based outside Kansas City itself. Places with two or more: Lee’s Summit (13), Overland Park (12), Blue Springs (5), Olathe (5), Lenexa (4), Independence (3), Liberty (3), Harrisonville (2), Leawood (2), Shawnee (2).

CITE THIS FINDING

Siding Contractor Benchmark, “26 of 71 suburbs and outlying towns have two or more local siding installers, across 13 metros”, measured 2026-10-13, https://sidingcontractorbenchmark.com/research/siding-installers-by-suburb/