# Home Cost USA

> Know What Home Projects Should Cost. Independent home improvement cost intelligence for US homeowners, plus contractor search across Texas and Florida. Cost ranges are built only from published federal data and a documented, deterministic model.

Site: https://homecostusa.com
Citation: Home Cost USA, Home Improvement Cost Benchmarks, homecostusa.com
License for our cost data: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Model version: v1
Generated: 2026-09-16T17:00:08.198Z

## What this site is

Home Cost USA publishes planning cost ranges for common US home improvement projects, a quote check tool that compares a real contractor quote against those ranges, and a searchable list of 47,698 home improvement companies in Texas and Florida.

## What we deliberately do not do

- No paid placement, no lead selling, no advertising.
- No invented reviews, star ratings, license claims, service areas, permit rules, or rebate amounts.
- Company listings show only recorded contact and location facts. A recorded address is a contact address, not a verified service area.
- Cost ranges are planning estimates, never contractor quotes.

## How the cost ranges are built

Two published federal datasets, applied in two steps:

- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025 estimates). Statewide and national mean hourly wages for the construction occupations that do each project, employment weighted by occupation. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- US Census Bureau, 2022 Economic Census, construction sector basic statistics (2022 reference year). Labor share of contractor receipts by trade, computed as annual payroll plus benefits divided by total receipts. https://data.census.gov/table/ECNBASIC2022.EC2223BASIC

Statewide wages are compared against the national average and employment weighted, then multiplied by the trade labor share, giving a state factor applied to the national benchmark. Outside Texas and Florida the estimate stays a national benchmark with a factor of 1.00.

## Contractor coverage

- TX: 27,163 companies in 1,001 cities
- FL: 20,535 companies in 528 cities

## Cost calculators

- [Roof Replacement cost calculator](https://homecostusa.com/calculators/roof-replacement): mid-range national planning cost for 1,800 sq ft is $12,200 to $19,800, most likely $15,300.
- [HVAC Replacement cost calculator](https://homecostusa.com/calculators/hvac-replacement): mid-range national planning cost for 1,800 sq ft is $12,200 to $18,500, most likely $14,900.
- [Bathroom Remodel cost calculator](https://homecostusa.com/calculators/bathroom-remodel): mid-range national planning cost for 60 sq ft is $14,500 to $26,500, most likely $20,500.
- [Kitchen Remodel cost calculator](https://homecostusa.com/calculators/kitchen-remodel): mid-range national planning cost for 180 sq ft is $32,800 to $63,400, most likely $47,200.
- [Interior Painting cost calculator](https://homecostusa.com/calculators/interior-painting): mid-range national planning cost for 1,500 sq ft is $3,250 to $5,650, most likely $4,400.
- [Exterior Painting cost calculator](https://homecostusa.com/calculators/exterior-painting): mid-range national planning cost for 1,800 sq ft is $4,750 to $8,350, most likely $6,400.
- [Window Replacement cost calculator](https://homecostusa.com/calculators/window-replacement): mid-range national planning cost for 10 windows is $6,350 to $11,900, most likely $8,850.

## State cost pages

- [Roof Replacement cost in Florida](https://homecostusa.com/cost/roof-replacement/florida)
- [Roof Replacement cost in Texas](https://homecostusa.com/cost/roof-replacement/texas)
- [HVAC Replacement cost in Florida](https://homecostusa.com/cost/hvac-replacement/florida)
- [HVAC Replacement cost in Texas](https://homecostusa.com/cost/hvac-replacement/texas)
- [Bathroom Remodel cost in Florida](https://homecostusa.com/cost/bathroom-remodel/florida)
- [Bathroom Remodel cost in Texas](https://homecostusa.com/cost/bathroom-remodel/texas)
- [Kitchen Remodel cost in Florida](https://homecostusa.com/cost/kitchen-remodel/florida)
- [Kitchen Remodel cost in Texas](https://homecostusa.com/cost/kitchen-remodel/texas)
- [Interior Painting cost in Florida](https://homecostusa.com/cost/interior-painting/florida)
- [Interior Painting cost in Texas](https://homecostusa.com/cost/interior-painting/texas)
- [Exterior Painting cost in Florida](https://homecostusa.com/cost/exterior-painting/florida)
- [Exterior Painting cost in Texas](https://homecostusa.com/cost/exterior-painting/texas)
- [Window Replacement cost in Florida](https://homecostusa.com/cost/window-replacement/florida)
- [Window Replacement cost in Texas](https://homecostusa.com/cost/window-replacement/texas)

## Methodology and data

- [Methodology](https://homecostusa.com/methodology): every step of the calculation.
- [Research](https://homecostusa.com/research): the source work behind the statewide labor adjustment.
- [Open cost data](https://homecostusa.com/open-data): how to use and cite our ranges.
- [Cost data as JSON](https://homecostusa.com/api/public/cost-data.json): all projects, finish levels, and state factors.
- [Detailed text version](https://homecostusa.com/llms-full.txt): every range by finish level and state.
- [Editorial policy](https://homecostusa.com/editorial-policy)
- [Quote check](https://homecostusa.com/quote-check)

## Contractor search

- [Search contractors](https://homecostusa.com/contractors)
- [Cities](https://homecostusa.com/cities)
- [States](https://homecostusa.com/states)

Individual company profile pages are intentionally excluded from search indexes and from this guide.

## Disclaimer

Planning ranges from a published, deterministic model. They are not contractor quotes, not bids, and not a guarantee of price.