One strange consequence of our food industry is that whole, uncooked chicken is more expensive than packages of just chicken breasts, and is the same price as a cooked rotisserie whole chicken all at the same store. Anything specialty, such as "organic" or free range, will add quite a bit on top of that.
Packages of uncooked chicken parts (breasts or thighs) at the grocery store in my experience vary a lot from day to day. I try to buy a large amount when it's on sale for under $2/lb, but depending on the day, brand, and size of package, you can easily spend double, maybe even triple without any particular benefit.
Yeah, my research (several years old at this point) is that free range is like 50% more expensive than "normal" chicken and organic + free range is like double the price of "normal" chicken. So, yes, way more expensive.
One strange consequence of our food industry is that whole, uncooked chicken is more expensive than packages of just chicken breasts, and is the same price as a cooked rotisserie whole chicken all at the same store. Anything specialty, such as "organic" or free range, will add quite a bit on top of that.