Estimate your home renovation with real local wages.
RenovationCalc turns official local wage and housing data plus your own project inputs into transparent renovation cost estimates — with every number sourced.
Free to use. Estimates are not contractor quotes.
Official data plus your inputs, turned into a clear estimate.
Real local wages
Labor costs are filled in from official BLS OEWS 2025 wage data for your city.
19,662 US locations
Pick your city or town and get location-based estimates, not national averages.
10 project types
Kitchen, bathroom, roof, HVAC, windows, flooring, painting, decks and basements.
Your own prices
Enter measurements, materials and your own costs for a project-specific estimate.
Transparent math
See the full cost breakdown, the formula behind it and what is excluded.
Every number sourced
Each figure shows its source and date. Nothing is published until data is verified.
Three steps to your estimate.
1. Choose your project
Pick one of ten renovation types and your city.
2. Enter project details
Measurements, materials and your own costs — local wages are filled in for you.
3. Review your estimate
See the full cost breakdown, the math behind it, and what's excluded.
Not a contractor quote
Use estimates to plan budgets and compare bids with confidence.
Built on published government datasets.
Estimates combine BLS OEWS 2025 local wages, Census ACS 2024 housing data and public construction datasets. Every figure is sourced and dated, and no cost figures are published until the underlying data has been verified.
Free estimates for every major project.
Free
Estimate any of the ten renovation types for any covered US city, with full cost breakdowns and sources.
Projects
Bathroom, kitchen, roof, HVAC, windows, flooring, interior & exterior painting, deck and basement.