Kitchen Remodel Calculator 2027: Cost by Size, Tier & City
Plug in your cabinet run, countertop area, finish level and the items you’re replacing, and this calculator prices the whole kitchen, materials and installation, as a low, average and high figure adjusted for your state. Most U.S. homeowners spend roughly $8,540-$30,250; gut jobs run far higher. Use it to spot the bids that are out of line.
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How to Use the Kitchen Remodel Calculator
- Measure cabinets and counters. Cabinet run in linear feet along the wall, countertop in square feet. Then pick the countertop material and a fixture level for the sink, faucet and disposal.
- Choose new cabinets or refacing. Basic, Better or Best for new boxes (Better and Best include an island), or the same three levels of refacing if your boxes are solid. Pick the tier you’d really pay for, not the magazine kitchen.
- Open “Show More Options” for the rest. Backsplash, room size, ceiling height, new floors and appliances are in there. Keeping the fridge and stove? Leave appliances on None.
- Check the state in the calculator’s title. A VPN or work laptop can fool the location lookup, and the regional adjustment follows it.
- Treat the result as a range. A bid far outside it deserves a hard question.
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Kitchen Remodel Cost: Three Budget Tiers
For a 200 sq ft kitchen, the typical job lands near $15,670, and most homeowners spend $8,540-$30,250. That’s roughly $42.70-$151.25 per square foot of floor; a custom gut job can clear $240.
Cosmetic refresh: $6,620-$15,030
Refaced cabinet doors, new counters, paint and hardware. Nothing moves. Light updates like this tend to recoup the biggest share of their cost at resale.
Mid-range remodel: $15,630-$31,260
New cabinets, counters, flooring, lighting and appliances on the existing footprint. A small galley or condo kitchen comes in around $15,630-$23,440; a 14×16 room with an island runs $20,440-$31,260. Resale payback trails a light refresh.
High-end gut job: $36,060-$90,150+
Custom everything, often a new layout. Top-tier cabinets with premium built-in appliances start near $36,060, and luxury packages push past $90,150. Payback is the weakest of the three, and a lavish kitchen in a modestly priced house mostly stays in the walls when you sell.
Where a $25,000 Kitchen Budget Actually Goes
| Line item | Rough spend | Where to trim |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinets and hardware | $7,250 | Stock, flat-pack or refacing |
| Installation labor | $4,250 | Do your own demo and paint |
| Appliances and hood | $3,500 | Matched package on holiday sales |
| Countertops | $2,500 | Butcher block or laminate |
| Lighting, drywall and paint | $2,500 | Keep existing box locations |
| Sink, faucet, windows, doors | $2,000 | Reuse a window that seals well |
| Flooring | $1,750 | Vinyl plank instead of tile |
| Design and odds and ends | $1,250 | Remodeler’s in-house designer |
Cabinets plus labor eat almost half. Custom solid wood can run up to 50% over factory stock, pushing that $7,250 line toward $11,000, and no faucet bargain makes that back. Price the big pieces with the countertop calculator and the flooring calculator.
The Decision That Blows Budgets: Moving Plumbing
Moving the sink sounds simple. It means opening the floor for a new drain, rerouting supply lines, often adding a circuit, then patching it all. Relocating the sink, range or fridge can add several thousand dollars, more if joists or a bearing wall are in the way, before one cabinet arrives. The calculator prices your current layout, so add any move on top of its number.
If the layout works, keep it and spend the savings on surfaces you touch every day. Redoing the whole house? The house building calculator shows the kitchen as one line in a bigger budget.
What Does a Kitchen Remodel Cost Where You Live?
Quartz costs about the same in Ohio as in California. The crew installing it doesn’t. The calculator’s regional adjustment runs from about 16% under the national figure in Texas and its neighbors to 18% over on the West Coast, and big metros usually price above their region.
Same mid-range job everywhere: 14×16 kitchen, new cabinets with an island, quartz, tile floor, mid-range appliances, backsplash and paint.
| Region (example states) | Mid-range cost |
|---|---|
| Pacific (CA, OR, WA) | $24,040 to $36,670 |
| New England (MA, CT, NH) | $21,640 to $33,660 |
| Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) | $21,640 to $33,060 |
| Great Lakes (IL, OH, MI) | $21,040 to $31,860 |
| Plains (MN, MO, IA) | $20,440 to $30,660 |
| Mountain (CO, AZ, UT) | $19,240 to $29,450 |
| Southeast coast (FL, GA, VA) | $19,240 to $28,850 |
| Mid-South (TN, KY, AL) | $18,640 to $28,250 |
| South Central (TX, LA, OK) | $16,830 to $25,850 |
How Do You Pick a Kitchen Contractor?
Labor is the part of the price that swings most between markets, but don’t bargain-hunt. The bid thousands below the rest tends to arrive with out-of-level boxes and a slow leak under the sink, and the fix costs more than you saved. Call three recent kitchen references and insist on a written bid with line-item allowances.
Get free quotes from kitchen remodelers near you and hold them up against your calculator range.
Kitchen Remodel FAQ
How much should I spend relative to my home’s value?
A common rule of thumb is 6-12%. Go much past that and you risk out-building the neighborhood.
Is an IKEA kitchen worth it?
Often, yes. Cabinets are the biggest line item, so flat-pack saves real money there. Spend some of it on a careful installer; flat-pack only looks high-end when it’s hung dead level.
How long does a kitchen remodel take?
A same-layout refresh can wrap in a couple of weeks on site. A gut job with new plumbing runs several weeks, plus cabinet lead time.
Does the estimate include labor?
Yes, materials and installation, adjusted for your region. Rerun the calculator with each bidder’s scope to compare apples to apples. Doing a bath too? The bathroom remodel calculator works the same way, and the interior painting calculator covers the rest of the walls.
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