{
 "path": "/facts/",
 "title": "New York event vendors in numbers: prices, online booking and AI readiness (November 2026)",
 "updated": "2026-11-13",
 "facts": [
  {
   "id": "publish-a-price",
   "text": "Only 23% of New York area event vendors publish a price on their website.",
   "based_on": "816 of 3,604 vendors",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#publish-a-price"
  },
  {
   "id": "price-by-category",
   "text": "Videographers are the most likely to publish a price (36%); live bands are the least likely (8%).",
   "based_on": "30 of 84 videographers, 10 of 129 live bands",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#price-by-category"
  },
  {
   "id": "packages",
   "text": "6% of vendors list packages with prices.",
   "based_on": "209 of 3,604 vendors",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#packages"
  },
  {
   "id": "wedding-dj-new-york-area",
   "text": "Wedding DJs in the New York area start at a median of $2,100 for a wedding, with half starting between $1,520 and $2,780 (49 vendors' own published prices, November 2026).",
   "based_on": "49 DJs with a published wedding price; the same figures apply to North Jersey",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#wedding-dj-new-york-area",
   "source_page": "https://index.therunup.ai/cost/wedding-dj/"
  },
  {
   "id": "wedding-dj-central-jersey",
   "text": "Wedding DJs in Central Jersey start at a median of $2,300 for a wedding, with half starting between $1,590 and $2,970 (37 vendors' own published prices, November 2026).",
   "based_on": "37 DJs with a published wedding price",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#wedding-dj-central-jersey",
   "source_page": "https://index.therunup.ai/cost/wedding-dj/central-jersey/"
  },
  {
   "id": "wedding-dj-long-island",
   "text": "Wedding DJs in Long Island start at a median of $2,300 for a wedding, with half starting between $1,520 and $3,000 (25 vendors' own published prices, November 2026).",
   "based_on": "25 DJs with a published wedding price",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#wedding-dj-long-island",
   "source_page": "https://index.therunup.ai/cost/wedding-dj/long-island/"
  },
  {
   "id": "wedding-dj-nyc",
   "text": "Wedding DJs in NYC start at a median of $2,370 for a wedding, with half starting between $1,390 and $3,060 (26 vendors' own published prices, November 2026).",
   "based_on": "26 DJs with a published wedding price; the same figures apply to Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#wedding-dj-nyc",
   "source_page": "https://index.therunup.ai/cost/wedding-dj/nyc/"
  },
  {
   "id": "wedding-dj-westchester",
   "text": "Wedding DJs in Westchester start at a median of $2,370 for a wedding, with half starting between $1,260 and $3,000 (24 vendors' own published prices, November 2026).",
   "based_on": "24 DJs with a published wedding price",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#wedding-dj-westchester",
   "source_page": "https://index.therunup.ai/cost/wedding-dj/westchester/"
  },
  {
   "id": "wedding-photographer-new-york-area",
   "text": "Wedding photographers in the New York area start at a median of $3,500 for a wedding, with half starting between $2,500 and $5,500 (176 vendors' own published prices, November 2026).",
   "based_on": "176 photographers with a published wedding price",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#wedding-photographer-new-york-area",
   "source_page": "https://index.therunup.ai/cost/wedding-photographer/"
  },
  {
   "id": "wedding-photographer-long-island",
   "text": "Wedding photographers in Long Island start at a median of $3,650 for a wedding, with half starting between $2,750 and $6,500 (67 vendors' own published prices, November 2026).",
   "based_on": "67 photographers with a published wedding price",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#wedding-photographer-long-island",
   "source_page": "https://index.therunup.ai/cost/wedding-photographer/long-island/"
  },
  {
   "id": "wedding-photographer-north-jersey",
   "text": "Wedding photographers in North Jersey start at a median of $3,500 for a wedding, with half starting between $2,400 and $5,450 (119 vendors' own published prices, November 2026).",
   "based_on": "119 photographers with a published wedding price; the same figures apply to Central Jersey",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#wedding-photographer-north-jersey",
   "source_page": "https://index.therunup.ai/cost/wedding-photographer/north-jersey/"
  },
  {
   "id": "wedding-photographer-nyc",
   "text": "Wedding photographers in NYC start at a median of $4,000 for a wedding, with half starting between $2,950 and $6,500 (109 vendors' own published prices, November 2026).",
   "based_on": "109 photographers with a published wedding price; the same figures apply to Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#wedding-photographer-nyc",
   "source_page": "https://index.therunup.ai/cost/wedding-photographer/nyc/"
  },
  {
   "id": "wedding-photographer-westchester",
   "text": "Wedding photographers in Westchester start at a median of $4,500 for a wedding, with half starting between $3,000 and $7,500 (53 vendors' own published prices, November 2026).",
   "based_on": "53 photographers with a published wedding price",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#wedding-photographer-westchester",
   "source_page": "https://index.therunup.ai/cost/wedding-photographer/westchester/"
  },
  {
   "id": "wedding-videographer-new-york-area",
   "text": "Wedding videographers in the New York area start at a median of $4,000 for a wedding, with half starting between $1,800 and $8,000 (15 vendors' own published prices, November 2026).",
   "based_on": "15 videographers with a published wedding price",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#wedding-videographer-new-york-area",
   "source_page": "https://index.therunup.ai/cost/wedding-videographer/"
  },
  {
   "id": "wedding-videographer-north-jersey",
   "text": "Wedding videographers in North Jersey start at a median of $2,000 for a wedding, with half starting between $1,080 and $4,750 (9 vendors' own published prices, November 2026).",
   "based_on": "9 videographers with a published wedding price; the same figures apply to Central Jersey",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#wedding-videographer-north-jersey",
   "source_page": "https://index.therunup.ai/cost/wedding-videographer/north-jersey/"
  },
  {
   "id": "wedding-videographer-nyc",
   "text": "Wedding videographers in NYC start at a median of $3,450 for a wedding, with half starting between $1,950 and $6,120 (10 vendors' own published prices, November 2026).",
   "based_on": "10 videographers with a published wedding price; the same figures apply to Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#wedding-videographer-nyc",
   "source_page": "https://index.therunup.ai/cost/wedding-videographer/nyc/"
  },
  {
   "id": "wedding-photographer-by-area",
   "text": "Among the areas we track, wedding photographers start highest in Westchester (median $4,500) and lowest in North Jersey (median $3,500).",
   "based_on": "53 and 119 vendors with a published wedding price",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#wedding-photographer-by-area"
  },
  {
   "id": "book-online",
   "text": "Only 1% of New York area event vendors can be booked online.",
   "based_on": "40 of 3,604 vendors",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#book-online"
  },
  {
   "id": "open-dates",
   "text": "Only 9 of 3,604 New York area event vendors show their open dates online.",
   "based_on": "9 of 3,604 vendors",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#open-dates"
  },
  {
   "id": "instant-quote",
   "text": "14 of 3,604 vendors give an instant quote online; 59% have an inquiry form instead.",
   "based_on": "14 and 2,129 of 3,604 vendors",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#instant-quote"
  },
  {
   "id": "blocks-ai-agents",
   "text": "Only 5 of 2,681 vendor websites block AI search or assistant agents in robots.txt. Access is rarely the obstacle; missing prices and booking are.",
   "based_on": "5 of 2,681 websites that loaded",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#blocks-ai-agents"
  },
  {
   "id": "needs-javascript",
   "text": "3% of vendor websites show no readable text without JavaScript, so many AI agents see an empty page.",
   "based_on": "85 of 2,681 websites that loaded",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#needs-javascript"
  },
  {
   "id": "structured-data",
   "text": "67% of vendor websites carry structured data that tells machines what the business is.",
   "based_on": "1,788 of 2,681 websites that loaded",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#structured-data"
  },
  {
   "id": "median-score",
   "text": "The median Agent Bookability Score is 18 out of 100; 20 of 3,604 vendors score 60 or more.",
   "based_on": "3,604 vendors",
   "url": "https://index.therunup.ai/facts/#median-score"
  }
 ]
}