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Virginia Beach, VA / Kitchen remodel

Kitchen remodel cost in Virginia Beach, VA

Remodeled kitchen $75–$250/sf; average remodel $14,600–$41,300. A new-from-scratch kitchen around $65,000 ($35,000–$95,000) is a different scope and is not this typical. $35,000 typical is the midpoint of that remodel band, rounded. Labor is often quoted as about 25% of the project.

Labor for Kitchen remodel in Virginia Beach, VA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC of $27.87 (May 2025), applied to the 25% labor share.

City of Virginia Beach Permits and Inspections (Planning and Community Development) is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Virginia Beach Residential Building Permit Fees, rev. Jul-2025, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $342. Fee model: valuation.

The national typical for this job is $150. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Virginia Beach, VA.

Room area. 150 to 250 sqft is a common mid-range kitchen.

Typical all-in

$29,445

Job cost plus the recorded local permit fee at this size.

Low
$14,780
Typical
$29,445
High
$49,054

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$7,290
Materials (allocated)$21,870
Job subtotal$29,160
Permit$285
All-in typical$29,445

Labor is adjusted for construction wages in this metro. Materials stay at the national figure. This is an estimate, not a contractor quote.

Permit fee

Fee model
Based on project value
Typical fee
$285
Range
$200 – $454
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Residential alteration permit — $225Included.
  • Residential plan review — $100Included.
  • Virginia 2% state levy — $7Included.
  • Technology fee — $10Included.

Typical $35,000: $225.00 + $100 + 2% $6.50 + $10 = $341.50. Low $239.50; high $545.50. Typical-job spec 200 sf.

Interior kitchen remodel uses the alteration valuation table plus full $100 plan review.

City of Virginia Beach Residential Building Permit Fees, rev. Jul-2025

Citations

  1. Kitchen Installation Cost [2026 Data] Retrieved Aug 12, 2026. Remodel $75–$250/sf; average remodel $14,600–$41,300; new install ~$65,000 ($35k–$95k); labor ~25%.
  2. City of Virginia Beach Residential Building Permit Fees, rev. Jul-2025 Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Interior kitchen remodel uses the alteration valuation table plus full $100 plan review.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.

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