Chimney and exterior stair cost in Miami: what owners paid (2023 survey)
Miami owners paid a median $500 for chimney, outdoor stair and other exterior work: $1,557 below the U.S. median, the lowest of 5 big metros (Census Bureau, 2023).
What Miami owners paid
$500
This is historical spending: work done in about 2021 to 2023 on owner-occupied homes, reported in the 2023 survey.
How Miami compares
- U.S. median, same work
- $2,057
- Rank, highest first
- 5 of 5
Miami: $500. The lowest of the big metros.
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 Miami-area homeowners told the Census Bureau they paid, every size of job together.
Before you compare quotes
Ask every contractor to price the same scope, in writing. 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.