Funeral prices in Madera County, California
The median and the least expensive, service by service
| Service | Median | Least expensive |
|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | $2,700from only 2 price lists | $2,590Palm Memorial-Worden Chapel |
| Cremation with a service | $8,720from only 2 price lists | $8,715Palm Memorial-Worden Chapel |
| Immediate burial | $4,338from only 2 price lists | $4,210Palm Memorial-Worden Chapel |
| Burial with a graveside service | $6,543from only 2 price lists | $6,385Palm Memorial-Sierra Chapel |
| Traditional funeral | $8,305from only 2 price lists | $7,875Palm Memorial-Sierra Chapel |
2 published funeral homes in Madera County, side by side.
A figure drawn from only a few price lists is a marker of the range rather than a going rate. Every price behind it is real and posted, and there are not yet enough of them for the middle to settle.
The newest price list behind these figures is dated Mar 18, 2026. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
How much does a funeral cost in Madera County, California
What each home charges
| Funeral home | Town | Direct cremation | Cremation with a service | Immediate burial | Burial with a graveside service | Traditional funeral | Price list posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Memorial-Sierra Chapel Oakhurst Map | $2,810 | $8,725 | $4,465 | $6,385 least expensive here | $7,875 least expensive here | Jan 22, 2026 | |
| Palm Memorial-Worden Chapel Chowchilla Map | $2,590 least expensive here | $8,715 least expensive here | $4,210 least expensive here | $6,700 | $8,735 | Mar 18, 2026 |
Sorted by funeral home name.
What each column means
- Direct cremation
- No viewing and no ceremony. The transfer into the funeral home's care, the cremation itself, and the filings.
- Cremation with a service
- A viewing or a ceremony first, then cremation.
- Immediate burial
- Burial with no viewing and no ceremony beforehand.
- Burial with a graveside service
- The ceremony is at the graveside, with none at the funeral home beforehand.
- Traditional funeral
- A viewing, a ceremony, then burial.
A filled dot marks the least expensive figure in that column among the homes on this table.
A cell reading "not posted" means that home's own price list carries no figure for that service. We never estimate one.
Every figure is that home's own posted price with its county's permit fee and one certified copy of the death certificate added, wherever both are on file, rounded once. Open a home to change the county or the number of copies. These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
How this table is built
We do not yet publish how many funeral homes operate in this county, so this is every published home here rather than a proportion of the county's total. That total is still being collected.
Statewide there are 1,095 funeral homes operating today in California, by the state rosters. 1,197 of them post a price list we hold, and 377 have been read and reviewed far enough to publish. The rest are homes our collecting has not reached, not homes that charge nothing.
Every price here is rounded on purpose. A funeral home's own general price list is the only source, the date it carries is on the row, and the home's name links to the page that shows the document. Where a figure is missing the row says so rather than leaving a blank a reader would have to interpret.
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