Renovation Data Reports
Original analysis built from the same data that prices every project on this site: government wage statistics, published cost sources, and our own project dataset. Each report names its sources and its as-of dates.
Data Report
Metro Labor Index 2026: What Skilled Trades Cost by City
Skilled-trade wages across 49 US metros indexed against the national mean, from BLS OEWS data. The wage layer underneath every metro price on this site.
Published 2026-07-17
Data ReportRenovation Labor Report 2026: Where the Money Goes
How much of each project is labor versus materials, and which jobs move most when wages do.
Published 2026-07-13
Data ReportHome Renovation Cost Report 2026
The flagship annual read on what renovation projects actually cost in 2026, across every project we track.
Published 2026-04-04