Home-service cost trends in Durham, NC
This metro page uses only Durham, NC permit filings. It does not blend in national data; each trend line is the same jurisdiction over time, with the caveat that permit declared values can shift when the type or size of projects filed changes.
Data through 2018–2025last verified
Local trend lines (2018–2025)
Sorted by the largest absolute move in the median declared permit value.
Coverage & method
How it's computed. “Median declared construction value by permit filing year, 2018–2025. Metro series track one fixed jurisdiction; the national series pools a fixed panel of metros present in every year, so neither can be an artifact of the dataset's coverage changing over time. A declared-value median moves with both price and the mix of projects filed each year — it is not a pure price index. Each year shown clears the 30-permit minimum. To keep every series an honest price signal we drop any whose median more than triples or falls below a third across the window (a project-mix or permit-definition shift, not price), and we publish general-contractor only at the pooled national level, never per-metro, since one city's GC median swings with project size, not price.”
The important caveat: these are single-jurisdiction declared-value medians that move with both price and project mix. They are not a pure price index. Every published year clears the 30-permit minimum.
Updated 2026-06-17. Reuse freely with attribution to ProFix Directory (CC BY 4.0). A declared-value median is a public-record proxy for project cost and moves with both price and project mix; it is not a cost-of-living or pure price index.