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Champaign, IL remodeling cost data for contractors

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

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Remodeling prices by category

Champaign 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 Champaign

Findings for Champaign 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
$611,100
Median market: $528,300
Cost to build the economy ranch
$269,800
Median market: $234,000
Cost to build the brick colonial
$1,438,500
Median market: $1,260,000
Cape Cod, dollars per square foot
255
Median market: 220

Cost to build the Cape Cod in Champaign: $611,100, against $528,300 in the median market. Higher than in 298 of the 349 markets, and the 3rd lowest of the 10 Illinois markets.

Cost to build the economy ranch in Champaign: $269,800, against $234,000 in the median market. Higher than in 293 of the 349 markets, and the 3rd lowest of the 10 Illinois markets.

Cost to build the brick colonial in Champaign: $1,438,500, against $1,260,000 in the median market. Higher than in 304 of the 349 markets, and the 4th lowest of the 10 Illinois markets.

Cape Cod, dollars per square foot in Champaign: 255, against 220 in the median market. Higher than in 298 of the 349 markets, and the 3rd lowest of the 10 Illinois 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
+49%
Median market: +35%
Labor's share of the increase
52%
Median market: 38%

Material change in Champaign: +37%, the same as the median market. Higher than in 176 of the 349 markets, and the 3rd lowest of the 10 Illinois markets.

Labor change in Champaign: +49%, against +35% in the median market. Higher than in 311 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 10 Illinois markets.

Labor's share of the increase in Champaign: 52%, against 38% in the median market. Higher than in 341 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 10 Illinois 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
$23,200
Median market: $20,300
Composite deck, 200 sq ft
$13,200
Median market: $12,100
Roof replacement, 800 sq ft
$10,100
Median market: $8,900
Two-car garage, 500 sq ft
$52,900
Median market: $46,400

Bathroom remodel, 40 sq ft in Champaign: $23,200, against $20,300 in the median market. Higher than in 308 of the 349 markets, and the 4th lowest of the 10 Illinois markets.

Composite deck, 200 sq ft in Champaign: $13,200, against $12,100 in the median market. Higher than in 296 of the 349 markets, and the 3rd lowest of the 10 Illinois markets.

Roof replacement, 800 sq ft in Champaign: $10,100, against $8,900 in the median market. Higher than in 285 of the 349 markets, and the 4th lowest of the 10 Illinois markets.

Two-car garage, 500 sq ft in Champaign: $52,900, against $46,400 in the median market. Higher than in 282 of the 349 markets, and the 3rd lowest of the 10 Illinois 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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