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Estimate what a building permit costs for a new home, addition, remodel, deck, fence, roof, electrical or plumbing job.
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New homes, additions and remodels are usually charged on the project's value: here 0.85% of it (a valuation-based building permit fee alone, from Minnesota's statewide fee schedule at a $300,000 valuation) up to 1.40% (the same fee plus the common plan review charge of 65% of it), with typical the midpoint, and never less than the published typical permit cost for that kind of project. Decks, fences, roofs, electrical and plumbing work are usually a flat permit fee, taken from published cost ranges and adjusted to your state's price level. Fees are set by each city or county.
Price level by state
How prices in each state compare with the US average (2024, all items): from about 13% below it in Arkansas and Mississippi to about 10% above it in California, Hawaii and DC. Used to adjust home-project cost estimates to your state.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis: Regional Price Parities by state, 2024 (via FRED) · checked October 15, 2026
Estimates for planning, not professional advice. What changed and when →
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