Cemetery Revenue Calculator

Revenue from plots, services, and merchandise.

Plot sales per year

Average plot price ($)

Interments per year

Average interment fee ($)

Monument sales per year

Average monument price ($)

Niche sales per year

Average niche price ($)

Perpetual care fund %

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Total annual revenue ($)

$350,700.00

≈ 8 Teslas

Net operating revenue ($)

$328,200.00

≈ 8 Teslas

Monthly revenue ($)$29,225.00

Plot sales revenue ($)$150,000.00

Interment fees ($)$48,000.00

Monument sales ($)$62,500.00

Niche sales ($)$37,500.00

Vault/liner sales ($)$36,000.00

Perpetual care set-aside ($)$22,500.00

Revenue per interment ($)$6,376.00

How to Use This Calculator

Enter annual plot sales, average plot price, interments per year, and average interment fee.
Set monument sales, average monument price, niche sales, and average niche price.
Enter the perpetual care fund percentage of plot sale revenue.
Review Total Annual Revenue, Net Operating Revenue, and Monthly Revenue.

How the result changes with Plot sales per year

Plot sales per year: Number of burial plots sold annually.
Average plot price ($): Average selling price per burial plot.
Interments per year: Number of in-ground burials performed annually.
Average interment fee ($): Fee charged for opening/closing a grave.
Monument sales per year: Number of headstones/monuments sold annually.
Average monument price ($): Average selling price per monument/headstone.
Niche sales per year: Number of cremation niches sold annually.
Average niche price ($): Average selling price per columbarium niche.
Perpetual care fund %: Percentage of plot sale revenue set aside for perpetual care (10-20% typical, some states mandate minimum).

Total annual revenue ($): Gross revenue from all cemetery operations.
Net operating revenue ($): Revenue after perpetual care fund contributions.
Monthly revenue ($): Average monthly gross revenue.
Plot sales revenue ($): Annual revenue from burial plot sales.
Interment fees ($): Annual revenue from opening/closing fees.
Monument sales ($): Annual revenue from headstone/monument sales.
Niche sales ($): Annual revenue from cremation niche sales.
Vault/liner sales ($): Estimated vault/liner revenue (60% of interments at $1,500 avg).
Perpetual care set-aside ($): Annual amount contributed to perpetual care endowment.
Revenue per interment ($): Total revenue divided by all interments (burial + cremation).

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Plot sales per year = 50, Average plot price ($) = 3000, Interments per year = 40, Average interment fee ($) = 1200 = 9 input(s) provided
Calculate Total annual revenue
Total annual revenue = coreRevenue + miscRevenue
350700 = $350,700
Calculate Net operating revenue
Net operating revenue = totalAnnualRevenue - perpetualCareContributions
328200 = $328,200
Calculate Monthly revenue
Monthly revenue = totalAnnualRevenue / 12
29225 = $29,225
Calculate Plot sales revenue
Plot sales revenue = plotSalesPerYear * avgPlotPrice
150000 = $150,000