| Major Kitchen Remodel |
| Region or
City |
Job
cost |
Resale
Value |
Cost
recouped* |
| National
Average |
$31,090
|
$21,888
|
70% |
| East
Average |
$32,334
|
$25,515
|
79% |
| Albany, NY |
$30,157 |
$18,539 |
61% |
| Baltimore |
$28,603 |
$11,684 |
41% |
| Boston |
$36,064 |
$25,261 |
70% |
| Burlington, VT |
$26,116 |
$19,151 |
73% |
| Garden City, NY |
$37,930 |
$47,973 |
126% |
| Hartford, CT |
$32,023 |
$14,135 |
44% |
| Lancaster, PA |
$29,846 |
$24,072 |
81% |
| Nashua, NH |
$29,225 |
$23,021 |
79% |
| New Haven, CT |
$32,023 |
$26,667 |
83% |
| Passaic, NJ |
$34,821 |
$26,294 |
76% |
| Philadelphia |
$35,443 |
$35,272 |
100% |
| Pittsburgh |
$32,645 |
$22,540 |
69% |
| Providence, RI |
$32,023 |
$28,495 |
89% |
| Westchester, NY |
$37,930 |
$44,310 |
117% |
| Wilmington, DE |
$30,157 |
$15,309 |
51% |
| South
Average |
$26,447
|
$18,260
|
69% |
| Atlanta |
$25,805 |
$21,266 |
82% |
| Birmingham, AL |
$26,737 |
$24,309 |
91% |
| Columbia, SC |
$22,696 |
$10,449 |
46% |
| Dallas-Ft. Worth |
$27,359 |
$15,959 |
58% |
| Houston |
$27,359 |
$17,013 |
62% |
| Jacksonville, FL |
$26,427 |
$21,660 |
82% |
| Knoxsville, TN |
$24,872 |
$15,551 |
63% |
| Louisville, KY |
$29,225 |
$27,155 |
93% |
| Miami |
$26,427 |
$15,359 |
58% |
| New Orleans |
$26,737 |
$21,496 |
80% |
| Raleigh-Durham,NC |
$24,250 |
$15,317 |
63% |
| Richmond, VA |
$27,048 |
$16,143 |
60% |
| Tampa, FL |
$25,805 |
$16,530 |
64% |
| Tulsa, OK |
$26,737 |
$20,387 |
76% |
| Washington, DC |
$29,225 |
$15,304 |
52% |
| Midwest
Average |
$30,593
|
$22,167
|
72% |
| Chicago |
$34,821 |
$22,053 |
63% |
| Cleveland |
$33,888 |
$9,870 |
29% |
| Columbus, OH |
$29,846 |
$27,939 |
94% |
| Des Moines, IA |
$29,536 |
$24,833 |
84% |
| Detroit |
$32,645 |
$17,948 |
55% |
| Fargo, ND |
$24,250 |
$17,258 |
71% |
| Grand Rapids, MI |
$27,981 |
$16,394 |
59% |
| Indianapolis |
$30,157 |
$26,073 |
86% |
| Kansas City, MO |
$31,712 |
$20,612 |
65% |
| Madison, WI |
$31,712 |
$24636 |
78% |
| Milwaukee |
$31,712 |
$24,927 |
79% |
| Minneapolis |
$34,821 |
$34,076 |
98% |
| St. Louis |
$31,090 |
$25,000 |
80% |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
$27,359 |
$18,093 |
66% |
| Wichita, KS |
$27,359 |
$22,793 |
83% |
| West
Average |
$32,189
|
$21,609
|
67% |
| Albuquerque, NM |
$27,670 |
$20,585 |
74% |
| Boise, ID |
$29,536 |
$28,042 |
95% |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
$29,536 |
$21,624 |
73% |
| Denver |
$30,468 |
$18,301 |
59% |
| Honolulu |
$39,484 |
$17,774 |
45% |
| Las Vegas |
$32,645 |
$13,593 |
42% |
| Los Angeles |
$34,510 |
$22,431 |
65% |
| Phoenix |
$28,914 |
$15,728 |
54% |
| Portland, OR |
$33,266 |
$20,806 |
63% |
| Sacramento, CA |
$34,821 |
$15,669 |
45% |
| Salt Lake City |
$27,670 |
$15,455 |
56% |
| San Diego |
$34,510 |
$19,224 |
56% |
| San Francisco |
$37,619 |
$36,745 |
98% |
| Seattle |
$30,779 |
$37,432 |
122% |
| Spokane, WA |
$31,401 |
$21,000 |
67% |
|