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Bethesda, MD remodeling cost data for contractors

What Clear Estimates Research found about remodeling costs in Bethesda, for remodeling contractors bidding work in the area.

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Remodeling prices by category

Bethesda isn't in this quarter's local prices yet. These are national figures for a typical job in each category.

Q4 2026 pricing. National figures are the median of 50 metro areas. Ranges are rounded to the nearest $50, or $100 from $5,000 up.

Research on Bethesda

Findings for Bethesda from Clear Estimates Research, data briefs built from the pricing data behind Clear Estimates. Newest first.

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The limits of cost per square foot: what it really costs to build a house in every U.S. ZIP code

Cost to build the Cape Cod
$614,100
Median market: $528,300
Cost to build the economy ranch
$273,700
Median market: $234,000
Cost to build the brick colonial
$1,435,600
Median market: $1,260,000
Cape Cod, dollars per square foot
256
Median market: 220

Cost to build the Cape Cod in Bethesda: $614,100, against $528,300 in the median market. Higher than in 303 of the 349 markets, and the highest of the 10 Maryland markets.

Cost to build the economy ranch in Bethesda: $273,700, against $234,000 in the median market. Higher than in 305 of the 349 markets, and the highest of the 10 Maryland markets.

Cost to build the brick colonial in Bethesda: $1,435,600, against $1,260,000 in the median market. Higher than in 302 of the 349 markets, and the highest of the 10 Maryland markets.

Cape Cod, dollars per square foot in Bethesda: 256, against 220 in the median market. Higher than in 301 of the 349 markets, and the highest of the 10 Maryland markets.

Modeled cost to build a 1,200 sq ft economy ranch, a 2,400 sq ft mid-grade Cape Cod and a 4,000 sq ft premium brick colonial, median across the market's ZIP codes. Land not included.

Source: Clear Estimates pricing data, modeled project costs, October 2026.

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Labor or materials: what's driving residential construction cost increases?

Material change
+37%
Median market: +37%
Labor change
+21%
Median market: +35%
Labor's share of the increase
32%
Median market: 38%

Material change in Bethesda: +37%, the same as the median market. Lower than in 173 of the 349 markets, and the 3rd highest of the 10 Maryland markets.

Labor change in Bethesda: +21%, against +35% in the median market. Lower than in 313 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd lowest of the 10 Maryland markets.

Labor's share of the increase in Bethesda: 32%, against 38% in the median market. Lower than in 286 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd lowest of the 10 Maryland markets.

Modeled cost of a 600-square-foot two-story addition. Labor's share is the part of the cost increase that came from labor.

Source: Clear Estimates pricing data, modeled project costs, 2019 to 2026 (2026 through September).

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Labor drives regional cost variations more than the materials: four common projects in 349 markets

Bathroom remodel, 40 sq ft
$23,300
Median market: $20,300
Composite deck, 200 sq ft
$13,400
Median market: $12,100
Roof replacement, 800 sq ft
$9,600
Median market: $8,900
Two-car garage, 500 sq ft
$54,100
Median market: $46,400

Bathroom remodel, 40 sq ft in Bethesda: $23,300, against $20,300 in the median market. Higher than in 309 of the 349 markets, and the highest of the 10 Maryland markets.

Composite deck, 200 sq ft in Bethesda: $13,400, against $12,100 in the median market. Higher than in 309 of the 349 markets, and the highest of the 10 Maryland markets.

Roof replacement, 800 sq ft in Bethesda: $9,600, against $8,900 in the median market. Higher than in 253 of the 349 markets, and the 3rd highest of the 10 Maryland markets.

Two-car garage, 500 sq ft in Bethesda: $54,100, against $46,400 in the median market. Higher than in 297 of the 349 markets, and the highest of the 10 Maryland markets.

Modeled cost of each project, median across the market's ZIP codes, with a contractor markup typical for the area.

Source: Clear Estimates pricing data, modeled project costs, October 2026.

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