Across 315 permits filed since 2025-05-02, the median is $15,000; half of projects fall between $5,050 and $50,000. Figures are permit valuations reported to building departments. National cost guides answer this question with averages from other markets; these numbers are what homeowners in Erie County, NY actually reported when they pulled permits.
Recent filings
- TO AN EXISTING 2 STORY 2 FAMILY DWELLING COMPLETE TEAROFF OF ROOF TO RAFTERS. INSATLL ALL NEW ROOFING SYSTEM.SOME DRYWALLREPAIR WHERE NEEDED. install KITCHEN CABINETS, FLOORING, TILES, DOORS AND WINDOWSBuffalo · 2026-10-30$20,000
- Upgrade existing 100A electrical service to 200A with new main panel. Rewire renovated kitchen, bathroom, dining room, mudroom, and laundry areas. Install new lighting, receptacles, switches, and dedicated appliance circuits, including induBuffalo · 2026-10-28$5,500
- kitchen remodel, lights, circuits, outlets Kris Pieri [phone removed]Buffalo · 2026-10-28$8,000
How to read these numbers
Permit valuations are the project cost the applicant reports to the building department. They skew slightly low — nobody rounds up for the permit fee — and scope varies, so the middle-half range is the honest picture: half of all kitchen remodel permits in Erie County, NY came in between $5,050 and $50,000. We exclude permits under $1,000, jobs filed as whole-house construction, and counties whose building departments don't reliably report valuations.
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