ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) Cost (2026)
A ADU remodel costs $60,000–$300,000 nationally, with most homeowners near $130,000. A detached or attached secondary unit — foundation to finishes, plus utilities and permits. Costs vary by metro — pick your city below.
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Local 2026 ranges across 339 US cities.
Akron, OH$56,500+Albany, NY$63,500+Albuquerque, NM$54,000+Alexandria, VA$69,500+Allentown, PA$62,500+Amarillo, TX$51,500+Anaheim, CA$72,000+Anchorage, AK$75,000+Ann Arbor, MI$61,000+Appleton, WI$57,500+Arlington, TX$57,500+Arlington, VA$68,500+Arvada, CO$63,000+Asheville, NC$56,500+Athens, GA$53,000+Atlanta, GA$57,000+Auburn, WA$68,500+Auburn, AL$51,000+Augusta, GA$53,000+Aurora, IL$62,500+Aurora, CO$62,500+Austin, TX$61,000+Avondale, AZ$57,500+Bakersfield, CA$60,000+Baltimore, MD$63,500+Baton Rouge, LA$54,000+Beaverton, OR$68,500+Bellevue, WA$74,500+Bellingham, WA$63,500+Bend, OR$63,500+Bethlehem, PA$62,500+Billings, MT$59,000+Birmingham, AL$53,000+Bloomington, IN$54,000+Bloomington, MN$63,500+Boca Raton, FL$62,500+Boise, ID$59,000+Boston, MA$77,000+Boulder, CO$68,500+Bowling Green, KY$52,000+Bridgeport, CT$72,000+Brockton, MA$68,500+Broken Arrow, OK$51,500+Brooklyn, NY$81,500+Brownsville, TX$51,500+Buffalo, NY$61,000+Cambridge, MA$78,000+Camden, NJ$66,000+Canton, OH$55,000+Cape Coral, FL$56,000+Carmel, IN$56,500+Carson City, NV$61,000+Cary, NC$56,000+Cedar Rapids, IA$54,000+Centennial, CO$63,500+Chandler, AZ$59,000+Charleston, SC$56,500+Charleston, WV$55,000+Charlotte, NC$56,500+Chattanooga, TN$53,500+Chesapeake, VA$57,500+Cheyenne, WY$57,500+Chicago, IL$66,000+Chula Vista, CA$69,500+Cincinnati, OH$56,500+Clarksville, TN$53,000+Clearwater, FL$56,500+Cleveland, OH$57,500+Clifton, NJ$72,000+College Station, TX$54,000+Colorado Springs, CO$60,000+Columbia, SC$53,500+Columbia, MO$54,000+Columbus, OH$56,500+Columbus, GA$51,500+Concord, NC$55,000+Coral Springs, FL$60,000+Corona, CA$63,500+Corpus Christi, TX$54,000+Cranston, RI$66,000+Dallas, TX$59,500+Davenport, IA$55,000+Dayton, OH$55,000+Dearborn, MI$60,000+Denton, TX$59,000+Denver, CO$65,000+Des Moines, IA$54,000+Detroit, MI$60,000+Duluth, MN$60,000+Durham, NC$56,000+Edison, NJ$72,000+El Paso, TX$53,000+Elizabeth, NJ$72,000+Elk Grove, CA$63,500+Erie, PA$57,500+Escondido, CA$68,500+Eugene, OR$63,500+Evansville, IN$53,000+Everett, WA$69,500+Fargo, ND$56,500+Fayetteville, AR$51,500+Fayetteville, NC$53,000+Flagstaff, AZ$62,500+Flint, MI$57,500+Fontana, CA$62,500+Fort Collins, CO$62,500+Fort Lauderdale, FL$61,000+Fort Myers, FL$56,500+Fort Smith, AR$51,000+Fort Wayne, IN$54,000+Fort Worth, TX$57,500+Franklin, TN$56,500+Frederick, MD$63,500+Fremont, CA$79,000+Fresno, CA$63,000+Frisco, TX$60,500+Gainesville, FL$53,500+Gaithersburg, MD$68,500+Garland, TX$58,000+Gastonia, NC$54,000+Gilbert, AZ$59,000+Glendale, AZ$58,000+Glendale, CA$72,000+Grand Prairie, TX$57,500+Grand Rapids, MI$56,500+Greeley, CO$60,000+Green Bay, WI$57,500+Greensboro, NC$54,000+Greenville, SC$53,500+Gresham, OR$66,000+Gulfport, MS$51,500+Hampton, VA$56,500+Hartford, CT$68,500+Hattiesburg, MS$51,000+Hayward, CA$77,000+Henderson, NV$60,000+Hialeah, FL$62,500+High Point, NC$54,000+Hillsboro, OR$68,500+Hollywood, FL$61,000+Honolulu, HI$81,000+Hoover, AL$53,000+Houston, TX$59,000+Huntington Beach, CA$72,000+Huntsville, AL$53,000+Idaho Falls, ID$56,500+Independence, MO$56,500+Indianapolis, IN$55,000+Irvine, CA$73,000+Irving, TX$59,000+Jackson, MS$51,000+Jacksonville, FL$54,000+Jersey City, NJ$75,500+Johns Creek, GA$59,000+Johnson City, TN$52,000+Kansas City, MO$57,000+Kennewick, WA$60,000+Kenosha, WI$60,000+Kent, WA$69,500+Killeen, TX$53,000+Knoxville, TN$53,500+Lafayette, LA$53,500+Lake Charles, LA$53,000+Lakeland, FL$54,000+Lakewood, CO$63,500+Lancaster, PA$61,000+Lansing, MI$56,500+Las Cruces, NM$51,500+Las Vegas, NV$60,000+Lawrence, KS$53,000+Lexington, KY$53,500+Lincoln, NE$53,500+Little Rock, AR$51,500+Long Beach, CA$73,000+Los Angeles, CA$74,500+Louisville, KY$54,500+Lowell, MA$71,000+Lubbock, TX$51,500+Lynchburg, VA$54,000+Macon, GA$51,000+Madison, WI$59,000+Manchester, NH$65,000+McAllen, TX$51,500+McKinney, TX$60,000+Medford, OR$61,000+Memphis, TN$53,000+Meridian, ID$57,500+Mesa, AZ$58,000+Mesquite, TX$57,500+Metairie, LA$54,000+Miami, FL$63,500+Midland, TX$54,000+Milwaukee, WI$59,500+Minneapolis, MN$65,000+Miramar, FL$61,000+Mobile, AL$51,500+Modesto, CA$61,000+Montgomery, AL$51,000+Moreno Valley, CA$62,500+Mount Pleasant, SC$56,500+Murfreesboro, TN$54,000+Nampa, ID$56,500+Naples, FL$62,500+Nashville, TN$58,000+New Haven, CT$68,500+New Orleans, LA$55,000+New Rochelle, NY$77,000+New York, NY$84,000+Newark, NJ$73,000+Newport News, VA$56,500+Newton, MA$78,000+Norfolk, VA$57,500+Norman, OK$52,000+North Charleston, SC$55,000+North Las Vegas, NV$60,000+Norwalk, CT$72,000+Oakland, CA$78,000+Oceanside, CA$69,500+Ogden, UT$57,500+Oklahoma City, OK$53,000+Olathe, KS$56,500+Omaha, NE$54,000+Ontario, CA$62,500+Orem, UT$57,500+Orlando, FL$56,000+Overland Park, KS$56,500+Oxnard, CA$68,500+Palm Bay, FL$54,000+Parma, OH$56,500+Pasadena, TX$57,500+Paterson, NJ$72,000+Pensacola, FL$53,000+Peoria, IL$57,500+Peoria, AZ$58,000+Philadelphia, PA$66,000+Phoenix, AZ$59,000+Pittsburgh, PA$61,000+Plano, TX$60,000+Pomona, CA$66,000+Pompano Beach, FL$60,000+Port St. Lucie, FL$56,500+Portland, OR$68,500+Portland, ME$65,000+Providence, RI$67,000+Provo, UT$57,500+Pueblo, CO$56,500+Quincy, MA$74,500+Raleigh, NC$56,000+Rancho Cucamonga, CA$63,500+Reading, PA$61,000+Reno, NV$62,500+Renton, WA$69,500+Richmond, VA$57,000+Rio Rancho, NM$53,000+Riverside, CA$63,500+Roanoke, VA$54,000+Rochester, NY$59,500+Rochester, MN$60,000+Rock Hill, SC$54,000+Rockford, IL$59,500+Rockville, MD$69,500+Roseville, CA$66,000+Roswell, GA$58,000+Round Rock, TX$60,000+Sacramento, CA$67,000+Saint Paul, MN$63,500+Salem, OR$63,000+Salinas, CA$68,500+Salt Lake City, UT$60,000+San Antonio, TX$56,000+San Diego, CA$72,000+San Francisco, CA$87,000+San Jose, CA$83,000+Sandy, UT$59,000+Sandy Springs, GA$59,000+Santa Ana, CA$72,000+Santa Clarita, CA$71,000+Santa Fe, NM$59,000+Santa Rosa, CA$72,000+Sarasota, FL$57,500+Savannah, GA$54,000+Schenectady, NY$60,000+Scottsdale, AZ$63,500+Scranton, PA$60,000+Seattle, WA$73,000+Shreveport, LA$53,000+Silver Spring, MD$68,500+Sioux City, IA$54,000+Sioux Falls, SD$54,000+South Bend, IN$54,000+Southaven, MS$51,500+Sparks, NV$62,500+Spokane, WA$62,500+Springdale, AR$51,500+Springfield, MO$53,000+Springfield, MA$66,000+St. George, UT$57,500+St. Louis, MO$59,000+St. Petersburg, FL$56,000+Stamford, CT$74,500+Sterling Heights, MI$60,000+Stockton, CA$62,500+Sugar Land, TX$59,500+Sunnyvale, CA$81,500+Surprise, AZ$57,500+Syracuse, NY$59,500+Tacoma, WA$67,000+Tallahassee, FL$53,500+Tampa, FL$56,500+Tempe, AZ$59,500+Thornton, CO$62,500+Toledo, OH$56,000+Topeka, KS$51,500+Trenton, NJ$67,000+Tucson, AZ$56,000+Tulsa, OK$52,000+Tuscaloosa, AL$51,000+Tyler, TX$51,500+Utica, NY$59,000+Vancouver, WA$68,500+Virginia Beach, VA$57,500+Waco, TX$53,000+Warner Robins, GA$51,000+Warren, MI$60,000+Washington, DC$71,000+Waterbury, CT$67,000+Waukesha, WI$59,500+West Palm Beach, FL$60,000+West Valley City, UT$59,000+Westminster, CO$63,000+White Plains, NY$78,000+Wichita, KS$51,500+Wilmington, NC$55,000+Winston-Salem, NC$53,500+Worcester, MA$67,000+Yakima, WA$59,000+Yonkers, NY$78,000+Youngstown, OH$55,000+Yuma, AZ$54,000+
FAQ
How much does a ADU remodel cost in 2026?
Nationally, a ADU remodel runs $60,000–$300,000, with a typical project near $130,000. Your local cost depends on the metro — see the by-city list below.
What's included?
A detached or attached secondary unit — foundation to finishes, plus utilities and permits.
How do I get an exact price?
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