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Construction and remodeling costs, by city and state.

The reference table: what 7 common projects cost in every metro we track, grouped by state, with each market's overall premium against the national average. Figures are metro-level, not statewide; a state's number is only as broad as the metros we price in it. Each figure is built from that metro's BLS wages, current material prices, and its city's verified permit fees.

Data verified Aug 2026 · v2026-08-28
24
States Covered
39
Metro Markets
7
Project Types
7
States w/ 2+ Metros

Every metro, every project, by state.

Dollar figures are the metro average for each trade's headline project. Linked figures open that city's full cost page. The last column is the metro's overall cost premium versus national across all tracked projects.

MetroConcretePlumbingHVACPaintingBathKitchenRoofingvs National
Arizona (2 metros)
Phoenix$3,914$1,722$10,208$9,656$23,478$31,371$14,069-3%
Tucson$3,735$1,801$9,336$8,925$22,084$29,719$13,198-7%
California (5 metros)
Los Angeles$4,655$1,937$7,857$11,584$27,439$35,870$16,620+8%
Sacramento$4,805$2,010$11,199$12,260$28,109$36,777$17,193+16%
San Diego$4,627$1,992$7,953$10,927$26,804$35,521$16,120+6%
San Francisco$5,423$2,418$12,514$13,728$33,999$43,773$19,105+34%
San Jose$5,261$2,329$12,460$13,308$33,053$41,779$19,088+31%
Colorado
Denver$4,222$1,876$7,486$10,645$25,093$33,740$15,597+1%
Florida (4 metros)
Jacksonville$3,731$1,709$9,412$9,004$21,594$29,297$14,477-7%
Miami$3,515$1,706$9,142$8,716$20,545$27,836$13,610-11%
Orlando$3,572$1,698$9,255$8,493$20,852$28,361$14,159-10%
Tampa$3,792$1,729$9,141$8,600$20,573$28,126$13,883-9%
Georgia
Atlanta$3,693$1,736$9,570$9,105$22,134$29,629$13,629-7%
Idaho
Boise$3,979$1,777$9,852$9,029$22,944$31,155$14,473-3%
Illinois
Chicago$4,954$1,967$7,889$12,802$29,182$36,960$17,748+14%
Indiana
Indianapolis$3,957$1,731$9,821$9,417$23,192$30,790$14,043-4%
Massachusetts
Boston$4,782$2,000$8,112$12,057$29,306$37,583$17,610+13%
Maryland
Baltimore$3,881$1,768$7,201$9,616$22,906$30,755$14,371-7%
Michigan
Detroit$4,019$1,897$10,012$10,125$24,711$32,867$15,687+3%
Minnesota
Minneapolis$4,368$1,955$7,742$10,599$27,207$35,443$16,755+5%
Missouri (3 metros)
Kansas City$3,945$1,786$9,593$9,659$23,123$30,584$14,136-3%
Springfield$3,677$1,698$8,993$8,889$20,980$28,266$12,640-11%
St Louis$3,999$1,766$9,531$10,288$23,416$30,641$14,689-2%
North Carolina (2 metros)
Charlotte$3,693$1,638$9,365$8,524$21,433$28,940$13,087-10%
Raleigh$3,758$1,667$9,507$8,716$21,503$29,363$13,433-9%
Nevada
Las Vegas$4,423$1,906$10,475$10,834$26,172$34,631$15,090+7%
New York
New York$5,580$2,233$8,896$14,905$32,229$40,635$20,064+28%
Ohio
Columbus$3,944$1,821$6,988$9,643$22,353$29,997$13,808-8%
Oregon
Portland$4,521$1,995$7,707$10,277$28,557$36,776$16,458+7%
Pennsylvania (2 metros)
Philadelphia$4,631$1,971$7,918$11,989$28,237$35,868$16,752+9%
Pittsburgh$4,083$1,802$10,019$9,746$24,418$32,155$14,738+0%
Tennessee
Nashville$3,768$1,755$9,517$8,695$21,706$29,506$13,404-8%
Texas (4 metros)
Austin$3,747$1,748$9,593$8,867$22,655$30,228$13,946-6%
Dallas$3,703$1,856$9,658$8,774$21,915$29,521$13,586-7%
Houston$3,722$1,827$9,765$8,810$22,178$29,802$13,348-6%
San Antonio$3,600$1,690$9,216$8,334$20,588$28,054$12,656-12%
Utah
Salt Lake City$4,060$1,858$10,129$9,502$23,956$32,206$14,963+0%
Virginia
Richmond$3,718$1,731$9,344$8,794$21,450$29,078$13,128-9%
Washington
Seattle$4,823$2,138$8,116$11,122$30,151$39,075$16,570+13%

Same payload as the 2026 Remodeling Cost Index, organized for lookup by place. Metro figures represent their metro market only.

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Cost index built by David Olson, Creator of the Cost Index & Permit Dataset · Methodology reviewed by Leonard "Chuck" Thompson, LC Thompson Construction Co., Owner (retired) · 2026-08-28