NYC's 2022 Pumpkin Prices Smash Into Frightening Inflation

NEW YORK CITY — The perfect pumpkin could be more pricey trick than cheap treat this year near New York City.

Pumpkins could cost a frightening $5 apiece this Halloween season, if past years' price trends continue, numbers from the market research company Statista show.

Last year, pumpkins sold for an average of $4.83 apiece, up from $4.18 and $4.04 in the two years before that, according to Statista.

Those prices make 2018's average $3.89 pumpkin look like chump change.

So, will New Yorkers have to carve out more space in their wallets this year?

Maybe. Pumpkin prices often change closer to Halloween, but there's one discouraging sign.

The average price per pound is $1.38 for consumers, according to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

That means a 10- or 14-pound pumpkin could cost from $14 to $20 apiece.

For New Yorkers who aren't scared off by pumpkin inflation, there are several nearby pumpkin patches to score the perfect Jack-o'-lantern.

They are:

• Queens County Farm Museum
• Schmitt's Family Farm, Long Island
• Elwood Pumpkin Farm, Long Island
• Decker Farm, Staten Island
• Stuart's Fruit Farm, Westchester
• Alstede Farms, New Jersey