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Salina, KS remodeling cost data for contractors

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

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Remodeling prices by category

Salina 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 Salina

Findings for Salina 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
$502,200
Median market: $528,300
Cost to build the economy ranch
$221,000
Median market: $234,000
Cost to build the brick colonial
$1,218,000
Median market: $1,260,000
Cape Cod, dollars per square foot
209
Median market: 220

Cost to build the Cape Cod in Salina: $502,200, against $528,300 in the median market. Lower than in 234 of the 349 markets, and the 4th highest of the 8 Kansas markets.

Cost to build the economy ranch in Salina: $221,000, against $234,000 in the median market. Lower than in 244 of the 349 markets, and the 4th highest of the 8 Kansas markets.

Cost to build the brick colonial in Salina: $1,218,000, against $1,260,000 in the median market. Lower than in 214 of the 349 markets, and the 4th highest of the 8 Kansas markets.

Cape Cod, dollars per square foot in Salina: 209, against 220 in the median market. Lower than in 230 of the 349 markets, and the 4th highest of the 8 Kansas 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
+34%
Median market: +37%
Labor change
+46%
Median market: +35%
Labor's share of the increase
44%
Median market: 38%

Material change in Salina: +34%, against +37% in the median market. Lower than in 339 of the 349 markets, and the lowest of the 8 Kansas markets.

Labor change in Salina: +46%, against +35% in the median market. Higher than in 282 of the 349 markets, and the 4th lowest of the 8 Kansas markets.

Labor's share of the increase in Salina: 44%, against 38% in the median market. Higher than in 274 of the 349 markets, and the 4th lowest of the 8 Kansas 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
$19,600
Median market: $20,300
Composite deck, 200 sq ft
$11,600
Median market: $12,100
Roof replacement, 800 sq ft
$8,300
Median market: $8,900
Two-car garage, 500 sq ft
$43,800
Median market: $46,400

Bathroom remodel, 40 sq ft in Salina: $19,600, against $20,300 in the median market. Lower than in 207 of the 349 markets, and the 4th highest of the 8 Kansas markets.

Composite deck, 200 sq ft in Salina: $11,600, against $12,100 in the median market. Lower than in 242 of the 349 markets, and the lowest of the 8 Kansas markets.

Roof replacement, 800 sq ft in Salina: $8,300, against $8,900 in the median market. Lower than in 283 of the 349 markets, and the 3rd lowest of the 8 Kansas markets.

Two-car garage, 500 sq ft in Salina: $43,800, against $46,400 in the median market. Lower than in 250 of the 349 markets, and the 3rd highest of the 8 Kansas 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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