Chimney and exterior stair cost in Boston: 2023 spending
Boston owners paid a median $4,114 for chimney/stairs/other exterior additions work: $2,057 above the U.S. median, third-highest of 5 big metros (Census Bureau, 2023).
What Boston owners paid
$4,114
This is historical spending: work done in about 2021 to 2023 on owner-occupied homes, reported in the 2023 survey.
Margin of error ±$715: at 90% confidence the Boston median lies between $3,399 and $4,829.
How Boston compares
- U.S. median, same work
- $2,057
- Rank, highest first
- 3 of 5
Boston: $4,114. Between the lowest and highest big-metro medians.
10 of the 15 metros have no published figure for this work, so the rank counts the other 5.
No published figure: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Riverside, San Francisco.
What it covers
Chimneys, outdoor stairs and other exterior additions, counted together.
The Census category is “Chimney/stairs/other exterior additions” within “Exterior Additions and Replacements”: what Boston-area homeowners told the Census Bureau they paid, every size of job together.
Before you compare quotes
If your quote is well above $4,114, ask what is in it that the typical job is not. Which exterior component is actually in your quote, and what supporting work is included?
Measure your job with the material calculator. Then put the quotes in your project budget worksheet to see each one's scope beside its price.