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Kitchen Remodel Cost Calculator

Pick the level and the room size; the calculator returns the level's published band with its scope definition — $10,000–$25,000 cosmetic up to $60,000–$130,000 high-end — plus the size cross-check from the $75.00–$250.00/sqft rate (premium metros $200.00–$350.00). Countertop and cabinet line items render their published bands as context — the packages sit inside the level rows, so the estimate is never silently inflated by adders.

The three-level definitions, the full countertop materials table, and the reface-or-replace decision: the full kitchen remodel guide.

Stock-to-semi-custom cabinets, new counters, same layout — the classic remodel, nothing moved structurally.

Cross-check only: $75.00–$250.00/sqft (premium metros $200.00–$350.00, search-served).

Estimate: $25,000 – $60,000 — from cited national bands, not a quote

The Mid-range level band (Fixr's live level table). Bands assume a typical kitchen — the size cross-check scales honestly:

Your 200 sq ft × the $75.00–$250.00 rate ≈ $15,000–$50,000 — inside the band for a typical room; materially outside it, size (not the level) is moving the number.

Level and size are the two real drivers; the line items below render their published bands as context — they are never summed into the estimate (the packages sit inside the level rows).

Quartz: $50.00–$200.00/sqft installed (Fixr + Angi agree; project avg $4,500).

Replacement is the level boundary — it is what moves a job from cosmetic to mid-range or high-end (the level band above prices it).

Line-item context (published bands, never added to the estimate)

Permits $450–$2,500 · design fees $825–$2,475 · flooring and island packages average ~$5,000 and ~$5,000, inside the level rows.

National bands, never a quote — get local written quotes that name the level, cabinet tier, and countertop material. ROI claims wait for a sourced facts file.

Scope notes for quotes: the full guide carries the three-level definitions, the countertop materials table, and the reface-or-replace decision side by side.

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Why level × size is the honest model

Kitchen pricing fails when one “average remodel” number blends three different jobs — that's what the SERP's blended ~$27K average does (it is real — two live publishers agree on it — but it mixes cosmetic and structural scopes into one figure). This calculator keeps the scopes separate: the level select renders its scope definition verbatim, the size input drives the square-foot cross-check instead of a fake multiplier, and the line-item context (countertop material, cabinet reface, permits, design fees, package averages) renders published bands without ever being summed into the result. The result is a band, not a quote.

Provenance note: Fixr (live, Jan-27-2026 edition) and NerdWallet (live) anchor the level and headline bands; the two Angi rows come via dated Wayback captures; Home Depot's tiers and the premium-metro rate are search-served — flagged and cited, not invented. ROI claims are gated on a sourced facts file and do not appear here.

Estimate from cited national bands, not a quote. Permits, jurisdiction requirements, and design scope ride on top — get local written quotes before any work.

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The numbers above come from public cost guides. Getting two or three written quotes for the same scope is the only way to know your local price — free and no obligation.

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