2026 data study

Bathroom remodel cost by city

We estimated a mid-range bathroom remodel across 339 US cities for 2026. Here's the ranking — most expensive metros first — with the full table and methodology.

Least expensive
$15,500
Southaven, MS
Most expensive
$26,000
San Francisco, CA
Spread
$10,500
same project

10 most expensive cities

  1. 1San Francisco, CA$26,000
  2. 2New York, NY$25,000
  3. 3San Jose, CA$25,000
  4. 4Brooklyn, NY$24,500
  5. 5Honolulu, HI$24,500
  6. 6Sunnyvale, CA$24,500
  7. 7Fremont, CA$24,000
  8. 8Oakland, CA$23,500
  9. 9Cambridge, MA$23,500
  10. 10Yonkers, NY$23,500

Full ranking — all 339 cities

#CityTypical bathroom remodel
1San Francisco, CA$26,000
2New York, NY$25,000
3San Jose, CA$25,000
4Brooklyn, NY$24,500
5Honolulu, HI$24,500
6Sunnyvale, CA$24,500
7Fremont, CA$24,000
8Oakland, CA$23,500
9Cambridge, MA$23,500
10Yonkers, NY$23,500
11White Plains, NY$23,500
12Newton, MA$23,500
13Boston, MA$23,000
14Hayward, CA$23,000
15New Rochelle, NY$23,000
16Los Angeles, CA$22,500
17Bellevue, WA$22,500
18Jersey City, NJ$22,500
19Anchorage, AK$22,500
20Stamford, CT$22,500
21Quincy, MA$22,500
22Long Beach, CA$22,000
23Seattle, WA$22,000
24Newark, NJ$22,000
25Irvine, CA$22,000
26San Diego, CA$21,500
27Anaheim, CA$21,500
28Santa Ana, CA$21,500
29Santa Rosa, CA$21,500
30Bridgeport, CT$21,500
31Paterson, NJ$21,500
32Elizabeth, NJ$21,500
33Huntington Beach, CA$21,500
34Glendale, CA$21,500
35Norwalk, CT$21,500
36Edison, NJ$21,500
37Clifton, NJ$21,500
38Washington, DC$21,000
39Kent, WA$21,000
40Everett, WA$21,000
41Lowell, MA$21,000
42Alexandria, VA$21,000
43Santa Clarita, CA$21,000
44Oceanside, CA$21,000
45Chula Vista, CA$21,000
46Renton, WA$21,000
47Rockville, MD$21,000
48Boulder, CO$20,500
49Portland, OR$20,500
50Silver Spring, MD$20,500
51Arlington, VA$20,500
52Hartford, CT$20,500
53Vancouver, WA$20,500
54Hillsboro, OR$20,500
55New Haven, CT$20,500
56Oxnard, CA$20,500
57Escondido, CA$20,500
58Salinas, CA$20,500
59Auburn, WA$20,500
60Beaverton, OR$20,500
61Brockton, MA$20,500
62Gaithersburg, MD$20,500
63Sacramento, CA$20,000
64Chicago, IL$20,000
65Philadelphia, PA$20,000
66Tacoma, WA$20,000
67Worcester, MA$20,000
68Providence, RI$20,000
69Springfield, MA$20,000
70Gresham, OR$20,000
71Trenton, NJ$20,000
72Roseville, CA$20,000
73Pomona, CA$20,000
74Waterbury, CT$20,000
75Camden, NJ$20,000
76Cranston, RI$20,000
77Denver, CO$19,500
78Minneapolis, MN$19,500
79Manchester, NH$19,500
80Portland, ME$19,500
81Fresno, CA$19,000
82Scottsdale, AZ$19,000
83Miami, FL$19,000
84Eugene, OR$19,000
85Salem, OR$19,000
86Saint Paul, MN$19,000
87Baltimore, MD$19,000
88Albany, NY$19,000
89Riverside, CA$19,000
90Lakewood, CO$19,000
91Arvada, CO$19,000
92Rancho Cucamonga, CA$19,000
93Elk Grove, CA$19,000
94Corona, CA$19,000
95Westminster, CO$19,000
96Centennial, CO$19,000
97Bellingham, WA$19,000
98Bend, OR$19,000
99Bloomington, MN$19,000
100Frederick, MD$19,000
101Buffalo, NY$18,500
102Aurora, IL$18,500
103Austin, TX$18,500
104Pittsburgh, PA$18,500
105Fort Lauderdale, FL$18,500
106Spokane, WA$18,500
107Aurora, CO$18,500
108Ann Arbor, MI$18,500
109Reno, NV$18,500
110Stockton, CA$18,500
111Naples, FL$18,500
112Fort Collins, CO$18,500
113Thornton, CO$18,500
114Allentown, PA$18,500
115Modesto, CA$18,500
116Fontana, CA$18,500
117Moreno Valley, CA$18,500
118Ontario, CA$18,500
119Hialeah, FL$18,500
120Miramar, FL$18,500
121Hollywood, FL$18,500
122Boca Raton, FL$18,500
123Flagstaff, AZ$18,500
124Medford, OR$18,500
125Sparks, NV$18,500
126Carson City, NV$18,500
127Reading, PA$18,500
128Bethlehem, PA$18,500
129Lancaster, PA$18,500
130Rochester, NY$18,000
131Dallas, TX$18,000
132Plano, TX$18,000
133Colorado Springs, CO$18,000
134Detroit, MI$18,000
135Las Vegas, NV$18,000
136Henderson, NV$18,000
137Rochester, MN$18,000
138Milwaukee, WI$18,000
139Salt Lake City, UT$18,000
140Syracuse, NY$18,000
141Bakersfield, CA$18,000
142Frisco, TX$18,000
143McKinney, TX$18,000
144Tempe, AZ$18,000
145West Palm Beach, FL$18,000
146North Las Vegas, NV$18,000
147Scranton, PA$18,000
148Kenosha, WI$18,000
149Rockford, IL$18,000
150Round Rock, TX$18,000
151Sugar Land, TX$18,000
152Coral Springs, FL$18,000
153Pompano Beach, FL$18,000
154Greeley, CO$18,000
155Kennewick, WA$18,000
156Sterling Heights, MI$18,000
157Warren, MI$18,000
158Dearborn, MI$18,000
159Waukesha, WI$18,000
160Duluth, MN$18,000
161Schenectady, NY$18,000
162Houston, TX$17,500
163Fort Worth, TX$17,500
164Arlington, TX$17,500
165Phoenix, AZ$17,500
166Mesa, AZ$17,500
167Cleveland, OH$17,500
168Nashville, TN$17,500
169St. Louis, MO$17,500
170Madison, WI$17,500
171Provo, UT$17,500
172Virginia Beach, VA$17,500
173Santa Fe, NM$17,500
174Boise, ID$17,500
175Garland, TX$17,500
176Irving, TX$17,500
177Chandler, AZ$17,500
178Gilbert, AZ$17,500
179Glendale, AZ$17,500
180Sarasota, FL$17,500
181Flint, MI$17,500
182West Valley City, UT$17,500
183Ogden, UT$17,500
184Norfolk, VA$17,500
185Chesapeake, VA$17,500
186Erie, PA$17,500
187Green Bay, WI$17,500
188Peoria, IL$17,500
189Billings, MT$17,500
190Cheyenne, WY$17,500
191Grand Prairie, TX$17,500
192Pasadena, TX$17,500
193Mesquite, TX$17,500
194Denton, TX$17,500
195Peoria, AZ$17,500
196Surprise, AZ$17,500
197Avondale, AZ$17,500
198Sandy Springs, GA$17,500
199Roswell, GA$17,500
200Johns Creek, GA$17,500
201Yakima, WA$17,500
202Appleton, WI$17,500
203Sandy, UT$17,500
204Orem, UT$17,500
205St. George, UT$17,500
206Meridian, ID$17,500
207Utica, NY$17,500
208Tampa, FL$17,000
209Columbus, OH$17,000
210Cincinnati, OH$17,000
211Charlotte, NC$17,000
212Grand Rapids, MI$17,000
213Atlanta, GA$17,000
214Kansas City, MO$17,000
215Richmond, VA$17,000
216Charleston, SC$17,000
217Fort Myers, FL$17,000
218Akron, OH$17,000
219Asheville, NC$17,000
220Lansing, MI$17,000
221Overland Park, KS$17,000
222Fargo, ND$17,000
223Nampa, ID$17,000
224Port St. Lucie, FL$17,000
225Clearwater, FL$17,000
226Pueblo, CO$17,000
227Newport News, VA$17,000
228Hampton, VA$17,000
229Franklin, TN$17,000
230Carmel, IN$17,000
231Parma, OH$17,000
232Independence, MO$17,000
233Mount Pleasant, SC$17,000
234Olathe, KS$17,000
235Idaho Falls, ID$17,000
236San Antonio, TX$16,500
237Tucson, AZ$16,500
238Orlando, FL$16,500
239St. Petersburg, FL$16,500
240Toledo, OH$16,500
241Indianapolis, IN$16,500
242Raleigh, NC$16,500
243Durham, NC$16,500
244Louisville, KY$16,500
245New Orleans, LA$16,500
246Cape Coral, FL$16,500
247Dayton, OH$16,500
248Youngstown, OH$16,500
249Cary, NC$16,500
250Wilmington, NC$16,500
251North Charleston, SC$16,500
252Charleston, WV$16,500
253Concord, NC$16,500
254Canton, OH$16,500
255Davenport, IA$16,500
256El Paso, TX$16,000
257Jacksonville, FL$16,000
258Fort Wayne, IN$16,000
259Greensboro, NC$16,000
260Memphis, TN$16,000
261Knoxville, TN$16,000
262Savannah, GA$16,000
263Augusta, GA$16,000
264Springfield, MO$16,000
265Oklahoma City, OK$16,000
266Lexington, KY$16,000
267Baton Rouge, LA$16,000
268Albuquerque, NM$16,000
269Birmingham, AL$16,000
270Huntsville, AL$16,000
271Des Moines, IA$16,000
272Omaha, NE$16,000
273Columbia, SC$16,000
274Corpus Christi, TX$16,000
275Waco, TX$16,000
276Tallahassee, FL$16,000
277Pensacola, FL$16,000
278Gainesville, FL$16,000
279South Bend, IN$16,000
280Evansville, IN$16,000
281Winston-Salem, NC$16,000
282Chattanooga, TN$16,000
283Clarksville, TN$16,000
284Murfreesboro, TN$16,000
285Athens, GA$16,000
286Roanoke, VA$16,000
287Greenville, SC$16,000
288Shreveport, LA$16,000
289Lafayette, LA$16,000
290Lincoln, NE$16,000
291Sioux Falls, SD$16,000
292Cedar Rapids, IA$16,000
293Killeen, TX$16,000
294Midland, TX$16,000
295College Station, TX$16,000
296Palm Bay, FL$16,000
297Lakeland, FL$16,000
298Yuma, AZ$16,000
299High Point, NC$16,000
300Gastonia, NC$16,000
301Fayetteville, NC$16,000
302Lynchburg, VA$16,000
303Bloomington, IN$16,000
304Columbia, MO$16,000
305Rio Rancho, NM$16,000
306Hoover, AL$16,000
307Rock Hill, SC$16,000
308Lawrence, KS$16,000
309Metairie, LA$16,000
310Lake Charles, LA$16,000
311Sioux City, IA$16,000
312Tulsa, OK$15,500
313Montgomery, AL$15,500
314Little Rock, AR$15,500
315Wichita, KS$15,500
316Lubbock, TX$15,500
317Amarillo, TX$15,500
318Columbus, GA$15,500
319Macon, GA$15,500
320Topeka, KS$15,500
321Jackson, MS$15,500
322Gulfport, MS$15,500
323Mobile, AL$15,500
324Tuscaloosa, AL$15,500
325Las Cruces, NM$15,500
326Fayetteville, AR$15,500
327Bowling Green, KY$15,500
328Brownsville, TX$15,500
329McAllen, TX$15,500
330Tyler, TX$15,500
331Warner Robins, GA$15,500
332Johnson City, TN$15,500
333Norman, OK$15,500
334Broken Arrow, OK$15,500
335Auburn, AL$15,500
336Fort Smith, AR$15,500
337Springdale, AR$15,500
338Hattiesburg, MS$15,500
339Southaven, MS$15,500

Methodology

Figures show a typical mid-range bathroom remodel: a national base cost multiplied by each city's construction cost index (US average = 1.00), capturing local labor, permit, and material costs. 2026 market estimates, not bids.

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