How Much Does a Kitchen Remodel Cost in Everett and Snohomish County?

Our shop is on Upper Ridge Road in Everett, so this is the kitchen we price more often than any other: a 1960s to 1990s rambler or split-level, closed off from the living room, a soffit over the cabinets, one cramped run of counter. The transformation is well-trodden, and so are the numbers.

In 2026, expect $22,000 to $45,000 for a refresh that keeps the layout, $50,000 to $95,000 for a full remodel, and $95,000 to $160,000 for a layout change with custom cabinetry. That is 10 to 20 percent below our Seattle kitchen numbers for the same scope, and this guide explains why.

The three tiers in Snohomish County

• Refresh ($22k–$45k). Same layout and plumbing. Cabinet refacing or new stock boxes, quartz counters, backsplash, sink, faucet, lighting, paint. In a 1980s Mill Creek or Silver Lake kitchen with sound boxes, refacing keeps this tier under $35,000 and changes the room completely.
• Full remodel ($50k–$95k). Semi-custom cabinetry to the ceiling, the soffit gone, stone counters, tile, new appliances, a new circuit set and the plumbing brought to code in place. The most common Everett kitchen, and the one that makes a 1970s rambler feel new.
• Layout change / custom ($95k–$160k). The wall to the living room comes out, usually with an engineered beam, the sink moves to a window, the cabinetry is custom and the appliances are paneled. Where the big open-plan Everett kitchens come from.

Cabinetry is a third to half of all three; our kitchen cabinet cost guide breaks the line down.

Why the county costs less than the city

The age of the house is most of it. Seattle kitchens sit in 1905–1965 houses with plaster, knob-and-tube and galvanized pipe. Everett, Lynnwood, Mukilteo and Marysville kitchens mostly sit in houses built from the 1960s on, with drywall, copper or PEX, and a panel that can usually take the new circuits. There is simply less to fix behind the walls, and the framing is straightforward, so the budget goes into what you see.

Permits are the other half. City of Everett Permit Services and Snohomish County Planning and Development Services review a kitchen permit in weeks, not months, and the fees are lower than SDCI. Our city-by-city permit timeline guide has the current ranges.

What the local housing stock adds

• The soffit ($500–$1,500). Nearly every 1960s–80s kitchen has a dropped soffit above the cabinets. Sometimes it is empty; sometimes it carries a duct, a vent or a drain from the bathroom above. We open a small section before design so the full-height cabinets are not a surprise.
• The split-level question ($0 or $8,000–$15,000). The wall between the kitchen and the living room on the upper level is the one that comes out, and it is usually bearing, so budget a beam. Opening toward the lower level almost never works because of the half-flight. Our load-bearing wall removal guide has the numbers.
• Aluminum wiring ($1,500–$4,000). A slice of late-1960s and early-1970s houses in the county have it. It is fixable with the right connectors at every device, and it should be on the bid, not discovered.
• Vinyl windows from the 1990s ($700–$1,400 each). If the kitchen window is a failed double-pane, now is the time; our window replacement cost guide covers it.

Keeping it on budget

• Leave the sink and range where they are unless moving them changes how the room works. Each move is plumbing, venting and often structure.
• Kill the soffit and run cabinets to the ceiling before you consider taking a wall out. It adds more storage for less money.
• Order everything before demo. We do not open a wall until the cabinets and tile are in the garage; the week-by-week timeline shows why that keeps an Everett kitchen at six to nine weeks.
• Ask for a fixed price with named allowances. Our guide to fixed-price vs cost-plus contracts explains why the lowest cost-plus bid usually ends up the most expensive kitchen.

Working with ENF in Snohomish County

Everett gets our fastest response because it is where we are: estimates within days, and a builder who knows these kitchens tract by tract. Our Everett kitchen remodeling page goes into the local houses, and we do the same work in Lynnwood, Edmonds, Mukilteo and Snohomish. Every estimate is a written, itemized number after Eduard walks the kitchen with you, with the soffit and the wall answered before you sign.

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