Rehab & Renovation Cost by State (2026)

Updated June 2026 · 1,500 sq ft reference home

A standard, mid-grade rehab of a typical 1,500 sq ft house runs about $25,682$81,264 nationally in 2026. Actual cost swings with local labor: pick your state for a range adjusted to its construction-trade wages (BLS OEWS), starting from compiled eastern-Connecticut cost estimates.

Renovation cost by state

Ranked by construction-labor cost, highest first.

About these costs: ranges are compiled construction-cost estimates for a defined 1,500 sq ft eastern-Connecticut reference home, adjusted to each state using Bureau of Labor Statistics construction-trade wage data (BLS OEWS, May 2025). They are planning estimates, not a quote, and do not claim per-metro material precision. Last updated June 2026.

RehabRange is built by Mitchell Haughton, a practicing eastern-Connecticut real estate investor — these are the same cost estimates behind his own property walkthroughs. How we build these numbers