Across 2,361 permits filed since 2025-03-09, the median is $20,000; half of projects fall between $7,000 and $56,740. 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 New York actually reported when they pulled permits.
Recent filings
- Renovations: Interior & exterior alterations to 2-story frame single family dwelling. Work includes: 1 new footing, 2 new columns, and new steel channel to correct sagging first floor; new (2) 1-3/4"x9-1/4" LVL beam at existing opened kitchRochester · 2026-09-04$20,000
- Provide electrical demolition and removal, making-safe of existing wiring as required for renovation. Install new branch circuit wiring, receptacles, switches, junction boxes and associated electrical devices throughout the renovated areasCity of Yonkers · 2026-09-04$33,000
- Plumbing for renovation of kitchen and bathroomWhite Plains · 2026-09-04$10,500
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 New York came in between $7,000 and $56,740. 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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