Squash Court Booking Cost Calculator
Compare annual court costs between pay-per-play and club membership to find the most economical option for your playing frequency.
Inputs
Results
Annual pay-per-play cost
$1,950.00
≈ 15 pairs of sneakers
Annual membership cost
$1,290.00
≈ 10 pairs of sneakers
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter Court Type, Public / community center, and Private club.
- Set Premium / glass court, Typical Time Slot, and Off-peak (daytime).
- Adjust Standard, Peak (evenings/weekends) as needed.
- Review Annual pay-per-play cost ($) and Annual membership cost ($).
- Use Annual savings with membership ($) and Break-even (sessions/week) to inform your decision.
How the result changes with Sessions per week
| Sessions per week | Annual pay-per-play cost | Annual membership cost |
|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | $2,242.50 | $1,348.50 |
| 5.55 | $5,411.25 | $1,982.25 |
| 9.45 | $9,213.75 | $2,742.75 |
| 13 | $12,675.00 | $3,435.00 |
What each input means
- Court Type
- Type of squash facility.
- Typical Time Slot
- When you typically play.
- Sessions per week
- How many times you play per week.
- Session length (minutes)
- Typical booking length in minutes.
- Monthly membership ($)
- Monthly club membership fee.
- Member court fee ($/hr)
- Per-hour court fee for members (many clubs charge $0-10/hr for members).
What each result means
- Annual pay-per-play cost
- Total yearly cost paying per session without membership.
- Annual membership cost
- Total yearly cost including membership dues plus member court fees.
- Annual savings with membership
- Positive = membership saves money. Negative = pay-per-play is cheaper.
- Break-even (sessions/week)
- Minimum sessions per week to make membership worthwhile.
- Cost per session (non-member)
- What each session costs without membership.
- Cost per session (member)
- Effective cost per session as a member (includes amortized dues).
- Monthly cost (non-member)
- Average monthly spend without membership.
- Monthly cost (member)
- Average monthly spend as a member.
How this is calculated
Worked example, using the default values
- Identify Input Parameters4 parametersCourt Type = 2, Typical Time Slot = 2, Sessions per week = 2, Session length (minutes) = 45 = 6 input(s) provided
- Calculate Annual pay-per-play costAnnual pay-per-play cost = round(costPerSession * annualSessions * 100) / 1001950 = $1,950
- Calculate Annual membership costAnnual membership cost = round((annualMembership + memberSessionCost * annualSessions) * 100) / 1001290 = $1,290
- Calculate Annual savings with membershipAnnual savings with membership = round((annualPayPerPlay - annualMemberTotal) * 100) / 100660 = $660
- Calculate Break-evenBreak-even = round((breakEvenSessionsYear / 52) * 10) / 101.2 = 1.2
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