Remodeling Estimates by County: Top Counties by Region
The counties with the highest total estimated spending on home remodeling:
Northeast
Nassau County, New York - $1.9 billion
Suffolk County, New York - $1.8 billion
Queens County, New York - $1.7 billion
Middlesex County, Massachusetts - $1.7 billion
Kings County, New York - $1.6 billion
Midwest
Cook County, Illinois - $4.1 billion
Hennepin County, Minnesota - $1 billion
Wayne County, Michigan - $1 billion
Oakland County, Michigan - $946 million
DuPage County, Illinois - $881 million
South
Miami-Dade County, Florida - $1.7 billion
Harris County, Texas - $1.6 billion
Broward County, Florida - $1.5 billion
Fairfax County, Virginia - $1.4 billion
Palm Beach County, Florida - $1.3 billion
West
Los Angeles County, California - $8.4 billion
Orange County, California - $3.4 billion
San Diego County, California - $3 billion
Maricopa County, Arizona - $2.7 billion
Santa Clara County, California - $2.3 billion
The counties with the highest estimated spending per owner-occupied home:
Northeast
Nantucket County, Massachusetts - $8,520
New York County, New York - $7,939
Dukes County, Massachusetts - $6,613
Kings County, New York - $5,666
Westchester County, New York - $5,582
Midwest
Cook County, Illinois - $3,466
DuPage County, Illinois - $3,451
Lake County, Illinois - $3,415
Hennepin County, Minnesota - $3,268
Leelanau County, Michigan - $3,181
South
Falls Church City, Virginia - $6,099
Arlington County, Virginia - $5,801
District of Columbia, District of Columbia - $5,705
Monroe County, Florida - $5,600
Alexandria City, Virginia - $5,451
West
Marin County, California - $7,782
San Francisco County, California – $7,582
San Mateo County, California - $7,235
Teton County, Wyoming - $6,754
Pitkin County, Colorado - $6,626
About Remodeling Estimates by County: The Economics and Housing Policy Group at National Association of Home Builders has produced estimates on remodeling spending based on a statistical model based on the variables shown in the table below and the American Housing Survey (AHS, U.S. Department of Housing and U.S. Census Bureau) applied to county-level data from the American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau) collected over the period 2006-2010.
The remodeling numbers are estimates of average (or typical) annual spending over that five-year period and will not reflect changes that have taken place within a county very recently. Remodeling is also likely to vary year-to-year, especially in counties with relatively few home owners, in a way not perfectly captured by five-year averages. All estimates are subject to statistical margins of error, which will also tend to be larger in counties with fewer home owners. Estimates based on the AHS capture spending on some items not included in the Census Bureau's national estimate of improvements in owner-occupied housing.
