Geographic DifferencesTalking budgets gets even more complicated when you factor in location. Materials and labor cost more in cities where demand is high and real estate is expensive, such as San Francisco, where kitchen remodel spending is the highest in the nation, according to a survey of the top 20 metro areas in the U.S. In San Francisco, homeowners spend $70,000, on average, on a major remodel of a kitchen 200 square feet or more, compared with $31,200 in Riverside, California. (A minor remodel of a large kitchen in these cities averages $35,400 and $22,200, respectively.)The average major remodel of a kitchen under 200 square feet in New York City was $29,200.
Geographic DifferencesTalking budgets gets even more complicated when you factor in location. Materials and labor cost more in cities where demand is high and real estate is expensive, such as San Francisco, where kitchen remodel spending is the highest in the nation, according to a survey of the top 20 metro areas in the U.S. In San Francisco, homeowners spend $70,000, on average, on a major remodel of a kitchen 200 square feet or more, compared with $31,200 in Riverside, California. (A minor remodel of a large kitchen in these cities averages $35,400 and $22,200, respectively.)The average major remodel of a kitchen under 200 square feet in New York City was $29,200.
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