Insulation cost in New York City: 2023 spending
New York City owners paid a median $2,857 for insulation work: $1,357 above the U.S. median, tied for the highest of 6 big metros (Census Bureau, 2023).
What New York City owners paid
$2,857
This is historical spending: work done in about 2021 to 2023 on owner-occupied homes, reported in the 2023 survey.
Margin of error ±$590: at 90% confidence the New York City median lies between $2,267 and $3,447.
How New York City compares
- U.S. median, same work
- $1,500
- Rank, highest first
- Tied at 1 of 6
New York City: $2,857. The highest of the big metros.
9 of the 15 metros have no published figure for this work, so the rank counts the other 6.
- New York City$2,857
- Washington DC$2,857
- Houston$2,000
- Boston$1,800
- Dallas$1,800
- Philadelphia$1,000
No published figure: Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, Riverside, San Francisco, Seattle.
What it covers
Adding or replacing insulation anywhere in the house: attic, walls or floors.
The Census category is “Insulation” within “Interior Additions and Replacements”: what New York City-area homeowners told the Census Bureau they paid, every size of job together.
Before you compare quotes
If your quote is well above $2,857, ask what is in it that the typical job is not. Which surfaces, removal, access and air-sealing tasks are included?
Then put the quotes in your project budget worksheet to see each one's scope beside its price.