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What's the return on your home project?
Estimate how much of a project's cost you can typically expect to recover at resale - and how much is lifestyle value you enjoy while you live there.
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What you expect to spend, all in - labor and materials.
Estimated value recovered at resale
$16,250–$21,250
~65–85% cost recoveryProject cost$25,000
Lifestyle value$3,750–$8,750
At a typical 65–85% recovery range, roughly $16,250–$21,250 of this minor kitchen remodel comes back at resale. The remaining $3,750–$8,750 is lifestyle value - the comfort and use you get while you own the home.
Your next move
Ask a local agent how this project performs in your specific market and price band before budgeting around resale value.Recovery ranges are planning estimates, not a promise of resale gain. Actual ROI is local and depends on market, condition, and timing.
What drives home improvement ROI?
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Local market
The same kitchen remodel recovers very differently in a hot market versus a slow one. ROI is always local.03
Over-improving
Spending past the ceiling of your neighborhood rarely pays back. Buyers price homes against comparable sales nearby.04
Lifestyle value
The part of a project you do not recover at resale is not lost - it is the comfort and use you get while you own the home.Methodology
How this calculator estimates ROI
Each project carries a cost-recovery range applied to the amount you enter. These ranges are planning estimates informed by public remodeling-value research, including the National Association of Realtors Remodeling Impact Report and industry cost-versus-value studies. They are not a promise of resale gain - actual recovery depends heavily on your local market, the home's condition, buyer demand, and how soon you sell. Treat the recovered figure as a planning range and the remainder as lifestyle value.