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Home Renovation Cost in Massachusetts
By Jessica MartinezA Massachusetts-specific look at kitchen, bath, and remodel pricing.
By Jessica MartinezA Massachusetts-specific look at kitchen, bath, and remodel pricing.
Massachusetts runs well above the national average, and the gap shows up in every line item. Massachusetts's renovation index is 132% of the national average, with a mid-range kitchen near ~$33,000, a bathroom near ~$15,840, and a full gut remodel near ~$145/sqft.
Quotes out of Boston and Worcester rarely match, so a statewide number is only a starting point. In Massachusetts, budget ~$33,000 for a mid-range kitchen, ~$15,840 for a bathroom, and ~$145/sqft for a whole-home remodel. Those numbers move up or down depending on whether you're closer to Boston or Worcester.
That 132% number for Massachusetts blends local labor rates with material costs, benchmarked against the national average. The kitchen and bathroom figures assume mid-range work; ~$145/sqft is the whole-home rate.
Older housing stock in Massachusetts tends to hide costs that a newer build simply doesn't have. In Massachusetts, a 15% contingency, three competing bids, and leaving the plumbing and structural layout alone are the three levers that actually keep a renovation on budget.
Plan on 15% above your Massachusetts estimate for what shows up once the walls open.
Only if the Massachusetts layout truly requires it. Moving plumbing or load-bearing walls adds cost in Massachusetts the same way it does everywhere else.
At least three, ideally itemized, so you can compare scope in Boston, Worcester, or wherever your project sits.