| Attic Bedroom |
| Region or
City |
Job
cost |
Resale
Value |
Cost
recouped* |
| National
Average |
$28,654 |
$18,753 |
65% |
| East
Average |
$29,800
|
$21,789 |
73% |
| Albany, NY |
$27,794 |
$18,838 |
68% |
| Baltimore |
$26,362 |
$19,696 |
75% |
| Boston |
$33,239 |
$30,619 |
92% |
| Burlington, VT |
$24,069 |
$7,746 |
32% |
| Garden City, NY |
$34,958 |
$28,750 |
82% |
| Hartford, CT |
$29,514 |
$11,193 |
38% |
| Lancaster, PA |
$27,508 |
$19,669 |
72% |
| Nashua, NH |
$26,935 |
$25,456 |
95% |
| New Haven, CT |
$29,514 |
$28,212 |
96% |
| Passaic, NJ |
$32,092 |
$26,170 |
82% |
| Philadelphia |
$32,666 |
$27,979 |
86% |
| Pittsburgh |
$30,087 |
$16,408 |
55% |
| Providence, RI |
$29,514 |
$19,376 |
66% |
| Westchester, NY |
$34,958 |
$35,907 |
103% |
| Wilmington, DE |
$27,794 |
$10,812 |
39% |
| South
Average |
$24,375
|
$15,207 |
62% |
| Atlanta |
$23,783 |
$21,480 |
90% |
| Birmingham, AL |
$24,642 |
$17,228 |
70% |
| Columbia, SC |
$20,917 |
$16,036 |
77% |
| Dallas-Ft. Worth |
$25,216 |
$19,332 |
77% |
| Houston |
$25,216 |
$10,071 |
40% |
| Jacksonville, FL |
$24,356 |
$18,508 |
76% |
| Knoxsville, TN |
$22,923 |
$13,284 |
58% |
| Louisville, KY |
$26,935 |
$15,892 |
59% |
| Miami |
$24,356 |
$4,237 |
17% |
| New Orleans |
$24,642 |
$19,733 |
80% |
| Raleigh-Durham,NC |
$22,350 |
$19,194 |
86% |
| Richmond, VA |
$24,929 |
$13,721 |
55% |
| Tampa, FL |
$23,783 |
$12,142 |
51% |
| Tulsa, OK |
$24,642 |
$16,017 |
65% |
| Washington, DC |
$26,935 |
$11,223 |
42% |
| Midwest
Average |
$28,196
|
$18,288 |
65% |
| Chicago |
$32,092 |
$19,790 |
62% |
| Cleveland |
$31,233 |
$11,789 |
38% |
| Columbus, OH |
$27,508 |
$25,597 |
93% |
| Des Moines, IA |
$27,221 |
$13,167 |
48% |
| Detroit |
$30,087 |
$17,643 |
59% |
| Fargo, ND |
$22,350 |
$9,188 |
41% |
| Grand Rapids, MI |
$25,789 |
$14,668 |
57% |
| Indianapolis |
$27,794 |
$22,513 |
81% |
| Kansas City, MO |
$29,227 |
$17,049 |
58% |
| Madison, WI |
$29,227 |
$24,254 |
83% |
| Milwaukee |
$29,227 |
$21,920 |
75% |
| Minneapolis |
$32,092 |
$24,267 |
76% |
| St. Louis |
$28,654 |
$20,000 |
70% |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
$25,216 |
$15,502 |
61% |
| Wichita, KS |
$25,216 |
$16,969 |
67% |
| West
Average |
$29,666
|
$19,729 |
67% |
| Albuquerque, NM |
$25,502 |
$20,720 |
81% |
| Boise, ID |
$27,221 |
$22,490 |
83% |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
$27,221 |
$14,333 |
53% |
| Denver |
$28,081 |
$8,202 |
29% |
| Honolulu |
$36,391 |
$23,047 |
63% |
| Las Vegas |
$30,087 |
$12,336 |
41% |
| Los Angeles |
$31,806 |
$24,384 |
77% |
| Phoenix |
$26,648 |
$16,454 |
62% |
| Portland, OR |
$30,660 |
$16,081 |
52% |
| Sacramento, CA |
$32,092 |
$14,441 |
45% |
| Salt Lake City |
$25,502 |
$15,763 |
62% |
| San Diego |
$31,806 |
$23,266 |
73% |
| San Francisco |
$34,671 |
$32,335 |
93% |
| Seattle |
$28,367 |
$29,745 |
105% |
| Spokane, WA |
$28,941 |
$22,333 |
77% |
|