What's the average Super Bowl 60 ticket price? Costs have dropped

Patience with purchases has the tendency to pay off – literally. That same logic applies to Super Bowl 60 ticket prices.

As the big game between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots draws closer, ticket prices have dropped significantly from one week ago. As of Feb. 4, the cheapest get-in price for a single ticket to Super Bowl 60 has fallen below $5,000.

Fans of the two teams competing in the Super Bowl shouldn't wait too long to purchase tickets if they intend to go to the big game, as prices tend to re-inflate closer to gameday.

Here's the latest on Super Bowl 60 ticket prices:

How much do Super Bowl 60 tickets cost?

According to Ticketmaster's official website, the average annual Super Bowl ticket resale prices range from $4,000 to $6,000 before fees.

As of the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 4, the average price of the cheapest single ticket across multiple resale websites (StubHub, Ticketmaster, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, etc.) is $4,785 with all fees accounted for. Last year, the average price of the cheapest tickets from the same resale websites was $3,374, including fees.

Cheapest Super Bowl 60 ticket prices

Here's how much the cheapest Super Bowl 60 ticket costs on various ticket resale websites as of Feb. 4. Prices are for one single ticket, including fees where applicable, and all of them are in the 400-level sections furthest from the field.

• StubHub: $5,113
• TickPick: $4,785
• SeatGeek: $4,947
• Gametime: $4,924
• Ticketmaster: $5,031
• TicketSmarter: $5,247
• Vivid Seats: $4,836

When is the best time to get tickets for Super Bowl 60?

StubHub spokesperson Adam Budelli told USA TODAY Sports last year that ticket prices are usually at their cheapest a few days after the NFL's conference championship weekend. Right after the AFC and NFC titles are determined, hype reaches one of its peaks as fans of both Super Bowl teams swarm ticket sites to buy entry into the Big Game.

"Typically we say you want to wait. Let this kind of first 48-72 hours kind of go by, get a sense of where that market's going," Budelli said last year. "Realistically, that window is kind of probably anywhere from Wednesday to mid-next week as things should settle."

Another piece of advice from Budelli was not to wait too long to buy Super Bowl tickets. As fans start to gather in the Bay Area in the days leading up to this year's Super Bowl, prices may jump back up.

Super Bowl ticket prices history

Here's what the average ticket cost for the last five Super Bowls, per SeatGeek:

• Super Bowl 59: $6,797 (Caesars Superdome, New Orleans — Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles)
• Super Bowl 58: $12,128 (Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas — San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs).
• Super Bowl 57: $8,907 (State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona — Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles)
• Super Bowl 56: $10,322 (SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California — Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals)
• Super Bowl 55: $11,840 (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida — Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Kansas City Chiefs in reduced capacity)

USA TODAY Sports' Jordan Mendoza contributed to this report.