Kitchen remodel Cost by City
100 metro areas, ranked. A typical project runs from $57,236 in the cheapest metro to $78,967 in the most expensive — a spread driven almost entirely by local labor rates.
What's priced: Mid-range remodel of a typical kitchen — new cabinets, countertops, sink and fixtures — without moving walls or relocating plumbing. National typical for comparison: $70,000.
| Metro | Typical | Range | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $78,967 | $11,281–$146,653 | +13% |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $78,869 | $11,267–$146,471 | +13% |
| San Jose, CA | $78,330 | $11,190–$145,470 | +12% |
| Seattle, WA | $76,885 | $10,984–$142,786 | +10% |
| Chicago, IL | $76,517 | $10,931–$142,103 | +9% |
| Boston, MA | $75,831 | $10,833–$140,829 | +8% |
| New York, NY | $75,562 | $10,795–$140,329 | +8% |
| Los Angeles, CA | $74,851 | $10,693–$139,009 | +7% |
| Portland, OR | $74,606 | $10,658–$138,554 | +7% |
| San Diego, CA | $74,337 | $10,620–$138,054 | +6% |
| Oxnard, CA | $73,822 | $10,546–$137,098 | +5% |
| Minneapolis, MN | $73,332 | $10,476–$136,188 | +5% |
| Worcester, MA | $73,136 | $10,448–$135,824 | +4% |
| Riverside, CA | $72,940 | $10,420–$135,460 | +4% |
| Sacramento, CA | $72,940 | $10,420–$135,460 | +4% |
| Stockton, CA | $72,867 | $10,410–$135,324 | +4% |
| St. Louis, MO | $72,230 | $10,319–$134,141 | +3% |
| Bakersfield, CA | $72,156 | $10,308–$134,004 | +3% |
| Fresno, CA | $72,009 | $10,287–$133,731 | +3% |
| Hartford, CT | $72,009 | $10,287–$133,731 | +3% |
| New Haven, CT | $71,936 | $10,277–$133,595 | +3% |
| Las Vegas, NV | $71,519 | $10,217–$132,821 | +2% |
| Providence, RI | $71,274 | $10,182–$132,366 | +2% |
| Milwaukee, WI | $70,980 | $10,140–$131,820 | +1% |
| Denver, CO | $70,931 | $10,133–$131,729 | +1% |
| Madison, WI | $70,931 | $10,133–$131,729 | +1% |
| Columbus, OH | $70,760 | $10,109–$131,411 | +1% |
| Kansas City, MO | $70,686 | $10,098–$131,274 | +1% |
| Reno, NV | $70,613 | $10,088–$131,138 | +1% |
| Indianapolis, IN | $70,490 | $10,070–$130,910 | +1% |
| Bridgeport, CT | $70,466 | $10,067–$130,865 | +1% |
| Washington, DC | $70,441 | $10,063–$130,819 | +1% |
| Detroit, MI | $70,417 | $10,060–$130,774 | +1% |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $70,392 | $10,056–$130,728 | +1% |
| Portland, ME | $70,368 | $10,053–$130,683 | +1% |
| Albany, NY | $70,343 | $10,049–$130,637 | 0% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $70,343 | $10,049–$130,637 | 0% |
| Philadelphia, PA | $70,123 | $10,018–$130,228 | 0% |
| Syracuse, NY | $69,878 | $9,983–$129,773 | 0% |
| Cleveland, OH | $69,853 | $9,979–$129,727 | 0% |
| Buffalo, NY | $69,633 | $9,948–$129,318 | -1% |
| Baltimore, MD | $69,608 | $9,944–$129,272 | -1% |
| Akron, OH | $69,290 | $9,899–$128,681 | -1% |
| Rochester, NY | $68,922 | $9,846–$127,998 | -2% |
| Toledo, OH | $68,873 | $9,839–$127,907 | -2% |
| Cincinnati, OH | $68,677 | $9,811–$127,543 | -2% |
| Allentown, PA | $68,604 | $9,801–$127,407 | -2% |
| Des Moines, IA | $68,432 | $9,776–$127,088 | -2% |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $68,359 | $9,766–$126,952 | -2% |
| Harrisburg, PA | $68,334 | $9,762–$126,906 | -2% |
| Phoenix, AZ | $68,040 | $9,720–$126,360 | -3% |
| Albuquerque, NM | $67,648 | $9,664–$125,632 | -3% |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $67,256 | $9,608–$124,904 | -4% |
| Dayton, OH | $66,962 | $9,566–$124,358 | -4% |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | $66,962 | $9,566–$124,358 | -4% |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $66,913 | $9,559–$124,267 | -4% |
| Nashville, TN | $66,668 | $9,524–$123,812 | -5% |
| Omaha, NE | $66,619 | $9,517–$123,721 | -5% |
| Boise City, ID | $66,546 | $9,507–$123,585 | -5% |
| Wichita, KS | $66,301 | $9,472–$123,130 | -5% |
| Lexington, KY | $66,276 | $9,468–$123,084 | -5% |
| Greenville, SC | $66,129 | $9,447–$122,811 | -6% |
| Charleston, SC | $65,933 | $9,419–$122,447 | -6% |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $65,884 | $9,412–$122,356 | -6% |
| North Port, FL | $65,835 | $9,405–$122,265 | -6% |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $65,786 | $9,398–$122,174 | -6% |
| Tampa, FL | $65,762 | $9,395–$122,129 | -6% |
| Provo, UT | $65,737 | $9,391–$122,083 | -6% |
| Miami, FL | $65,664 | $9,381–$121,947 | -6% |
| Tucson, AZ | $65,639 | $9,377–$121,901 | -6% |
| Austin, TX | $65,615 | $9,374–$121,856 | -6% |
| Fayetteville, AR | $65,492 | $9,356–$121,628 | -6% |
| Knoxville, TN | $65,468 | $9,353–$121,583 | -6% |
| Richmond, VA | $65,468 | $9,353–$121,583 | -6% |
| Charlotte, NC | $65,443 | $9,349–$121,537 | -7% |
| Chattanooga, TN | $65,419 | $9,346–$121,492 | -7% |
| Memphis, TN | $65,419 | $9,346–$121,492 | -7% |
| Columbia, SC | $65,394 | $9,342–$121,446 | -7% |
| New Orleans, LA | $65,394 | $9,342–$121,446 | -7% |
| Jacksonville, FL | $65,370 | $9,339–$121,401 | -7% |
| Ogden, UT | $65,345 | $9,335–$121,355 | -7% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $65,321 | $9,332–$121,310 | -7% |
| Houston, TX | $65,296 | $9,328–$121,264 | -7% |
| Durham, NC | $65,149 | $9,307–$120,991 | -7% |
| Cape Coral, FL | $65,002 | $9,286–$120,718 | -7% |
| Birmingham, AL | $64,978 | $9,283–$120,673 | -7% |
| Atlanta, GA | $64,757 | $9,251–$120,263 | -7% |
| Huntsville, AL | $64,757 | $9,251–$120,263 | -7% |
| Raleigh, NC | $64,708 | $9,244–$120,172 | -8% |
| Orlando, FL | $64,684 | $9,241–$120,127 | -8% |
| Winston, NC | $64,586 | $9,227–$119,945 | -8% |
| Greensboro, NC | $64,316 | $9,188–$119,444 | -8% |
| Dallas, TX | $64,267 | $9,181–$119,353 | -8% |
| Little Rock, AR | $64,243 | $9,178–$119,308 | -8% |
| Jackson, MS | $63,973 | $9,139–$118,807 | -9% |
| San Antonio, TX | $63,973 | $9,139–$118,807 | -9% |
| Tulsa, OK | $63,655 | $9,094–$118,216 | -9% |
| El Paso, TX | $62,062 | $8,866–$115,258 | -11% |
| McAllen, TX | $60,984 | $8,712–$113,256 | -13% |
| San Juan, PR | $57,236 | $8,177–$106,295 | -18% |
Kitchen remodel cost by state
If you are comparing states rather than cities, these pages average every metro area above that falls inside a state. They are a coarser number than the metro rows by design — useful for setting expectations, not for budgeting a job.
- Kitchen remodel cost in Arizona — typically $66,840 across 2 metro areas
- Kitchen remodel cost in Maryland — typically $70,057 across 3 metro areas
- Kitchen remodel cost in Ohio — typically $69,069 across 6 metro areas
- Kitchen remodel cost in Texas — typically $63,700 across 6 metro areas
How this is calculated
- Labor share 35%. Cabinets and countertops are the largest line items in a kitchen remodel and are bought rather than built on site, so materials carry most of the cost. Labor share rises on gut renovations that move plumbing or electrical, and falls on cabinet-and-counter refreshes.
- Metro labor factor: mean annual wage for carpenters in each metro ÷ the national mean for the same occupation.
- Materials: We vary labor by metro and hold materials at the national level. That is deliberate: shingles, copper, HVAC equipment, and cabinets are nationally traded and priced, and what actually varies locally is freight and sales tax — both small next to the labor spread. We have no metro-level materials index we can defend, so rather than invent one, we vary only what we can source.
- Coverage: 100 of 100 metros. The rest are missing because BLS suppresses wage data for this trade there, and we do not fill gaps with estimates.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), metropolitan area estimates, May 2025. Educational estimates — get local quotes before budgeting.