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Home Renovation Cost in Vermont
By Jessica MartinezA Vermont-specific look at kitchen, bath, and remodel pricing.
By Jessica MartinezA Vermont-specific look at kitchen, bath, and remodel pricing.
Vermont sits above the national average, though not dramatically so. Vermont's renovation index is 110% of the national average, with a mid-range kitchen near ~$27,500, a bathroom near ~$13,200, and a full gut remodel near ~$121/sqft.
Quotes out of Burlington and Montpelier rarely match, so a statewide number is only a starting point. In Vermont, budget ~$27,500 for a mid-range kitchen, ~$13,200 for a bathroom, and ~$121/sqft for a whole-home remodel. Those numbers move up or down depending on whether you're closer to Burlington or Montpelier.
That 110% number for Vermont blends local labor rates with material costs, benchmarked against the national average. The kitchen and bathroom figures assume mid-range work; ~$121/sqft is the whole-home rate.
Older housing stock in Vermont tends to hide costs that a newer build simply doesn't have. In Vermont, 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 Vermont estimate for what shows up once the walls open.
Only if the Vermont layout truly requires it. Moving plumbing or load-bearing walls adds cost in Vermont the same way it does everywhere else.
At least three, ideally itemized, so you can compare scope in Burlington, Montpelier, or wherever your project sits.