What are people paying for pools in New York State? But the average price for a gunite pool in New York State is about 100,000 dollars. The average vinyl pool STARTS at $45,000The average fiberglass pool STARTS at $67,000There was a time you could get a pool in ground for 20,000 dollars. There is a law that mandates you in most New York State municipalities to have a pool alarm in your newly installed pool on a residential property. It seems that New York State gives the power to each individual municipality to set their own laws, although there are some basic blanket recommendations from New York State: