Anoka County, Minnesota

Kitchen remodeling in Columbia Heights, MN

Columbia Heights has 9,321 homes, about two in three of the occupied ones lived in by their owners. Half were built before 1963.

The homes of Columbia Heights

Homes

9,321

housing units

Owner-occupied

66%

of occupied homes

Detached houses

60%

of all homes

Median year built

1963

half older, half newer

Built before 1980

72%

of all homes

Median home value

$277,600

owner estimate

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates for Columbia Heights city.

More homes in Columbia Heights were built in the 1950s than in any other decade, 27% of them, followed by the 1960s at 20%. A kitchen put in when one of those houses was new is now about 71 years old, unless it has been redone since.

72% of homes here were built before 1980. In a home built before 1978, a remodel that disturbs painted cabinets, trim or walls has to be done by a firm certified for lead-safe work by EPA. Ask for the certificate when you book the measure.

ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Columbia Heights is the largest place

ZIP code	Homes	Owner-occupied	Median year built	Built before 1980
55421	13,450	61%	1966	70%

What kitchen trades earn here

Electricians in the Minneapolis area earn a median $39.37 an hour and plumbers $48.86, against $30.38 and $30.67 across the country (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). That is what the workers are paid, not what a contractor charges for their time. All five kitchen trades: Minneapolis area.

Before you sign: Minnesota

Minnesota requires a residential building contractor or residential remodeler license from the Department of Labor and Industry for anyone who contracts directly with a homeowner for work in more than one special skill, which a kitchen remodel usually is. A contractor with under $15,000 a year in residential receipts may work under a certificate of exemption instead.

Minnesota residential contractor licensing

Contracts, licenses and lead-safe rules in Minnesota · Permits · What it costs

Elsewhere in the Minneapolis area

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Brooklyn Center, MN11,572 homes · half built before 1962
Arden Hills, MN2,962 homes · half built before 1978
Roseville, MN16,666 homes · half built before 1969
Shoreview, MN11,580 homes · half built before 1981
Minneapolis, MN209,080 homes · half built before 1951
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North Oaks, MN1,872 homes · half built before 1983
Blaine, MN26,767 homes · half built before 1996