How many quotes should I get for a windows & doors job in Minneapolis?

At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Minneapolis windows & doors firms usually file between $4,500 and $11,500 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 2.6 times apart and both be normal for Minneapolis. A third quote shows which one is the outlier. Filed values are what contractors wrote on permits, not quotes, so use them to judge the spread, not to price your own job.

What range is normal for windows & doors jobs in Minneapolis?

Half of permits were filed between $3,900 and $16,000; 8 in 10 between $2,000 and $28,600. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.

How much do window installers charge in Minneapolis?

The usual windows & doors job is filed at $8,000; the middle half of firms usually file between $4,500 and $11,500. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $10,706, more than the usual. See every firm's usual job

Why is this different from the per-window prices I see online?

Online prices are quoted per window. A filed value is one number for the whole job on one permit, often many windows plus the work around them, and the Minneapolis file does not record how many each job covered, so we can't turn $8,000 into a price per window.

Do bigger houses get bigger bills?

In the file, yes for the firms: those working on the upper third of homes by value usually file $10,706, the lower third $7,405. That is firms, not single jobs.

Where does this data come from?

City of Minneapolis construction permits (CCS), read October 2026. How the records work in Minneapolis

Window Replacement Cost in Minneapolis, MN: Usual $8,000 (2026)

How much does window replacement cost in Minneapolis?

The usual windows & doors job filed with Minneapolis is $8,000, from 5,526 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $4,500 and $11,500. Half of jobs were filed for less, half for more. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill. A windows & doors permit here usually takes 98 days from issue to final inspection. How long permits take →

What the spread looks like

Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 5,526 priced permits across 478 firms, pooled into one. Half of Minneapolis windows & doors permits were filed between $3,900 and $16,000.

Percentile	Filed value	Reads as
10th	$2,000	1 in 10 permits filed below
25th	$3,900	1 in 4 filed below
50th	$8,200	the middle permit
75th	$16,000	1 in 4 filed above
90th	$28,600	1 in 10 filed above

By home value

Firms split into thirds by the usual value of the homes they work on, with each third's usual filed value weighted by permits. Home values: City of Minneapolis assessor values (2026).

Firms working on	Usual home value	Usual filed value	Firms	Permits
Lower third	under $331,000	$7,405	158	1,168
Middle third	$331,000–$425,300	$7,854	159	3,274
Upper third	$428,700 and up	$10,706	159	1,084

Busiest firms and what they usually charge

Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months. Usual is each firm's middle filed value; middle half is the range its middle half of jobs were filed in. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.

Firm	Permits	Last 12 mo	Usual	Middle half	Finished
Renewal by Andersen Corp	1,307	412	$14,930	$9,036–$24,846	85.6%
Pella Northland	421	127	$10,706	$5,902–$19,669	77.3%
The Home Depot	352	117	$5,830	$3,458–$9,436	94.4%
CREW2 Inc	299	90	$1,498	$1,395–$1,780	69.2%
Scherer Brothers Lumber Co	183	63	$12,825	$6,933–$20,774	81.3%
Window Nation LLC	137	52	$9,824	$6,016–$15,296	87.7%
Window Concepts of Minnesota Inc	155	48	$3,706	$2,492–$6,411	94.9%
Custom Remodelers LLC	134	48	$7,405	$4,382–$12,863	95.8%
Lindus Construction	91	45	$7,000	$5,000–$12,500	86.6%
Window World	145	42	$6,720	$3,840–$13,255	89.0%

Why filed values run low or high

The 10 busiest firms usually file $10,706; the 426 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $7,500.
Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $428,700 and up) usually file $10,706, against $7,405 for the least expensive third.
One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 windows & doors permits is filed under $2,000 and 1 in 10 over $28,600, 14 times as much.
100.0% of the 5,528 permits carry a value; the 2 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 5,526 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Minneapolis, 1 in 10 windows & doors filed values sit under $2,000, the middle half between $3,900 and $16,000, and 1 in 10 over $28,600.

$37,100Above $28,600: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Minneapolis.
$8,000Right at the usual $8,000: in the middle of the file.
$1,400Below $2,000: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule window replacement in Minneapolis

Minneapolis files the fewest windows & doors permits in February (62 against an average month of 100) and the most in October (135). If you can choose, ask for quotes in a quiet month. We have no prices by month, so this is about crews' schedules, not a discount. When each trade is busiest in Minneapolis →

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Minneapolis construction permits (CCS). The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.

Usual is the middle permit: half were filed for less, half for more. Only permits with a filed value count; a value of $0 or none is left out.

The spread is approximate: we keep seven points of each firm's own range of filed values, not every permit, and pool them.

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Common questions

How many quotes should I get for a windows & doors job in Minneapolis?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Minneapolis windows & doors firms usually file between $4,500 and $11,500 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 2.6 times apart and both be normal for Minneapolis. A third quote shows which one is the outlier. Filed values are what contractors wrote on permits, not quotes, so use them to judge the spread, not to price your own job.
What range is normal for windows & doors jobs in Minneapolis?Half of permits were filed between $3,900 and $16,000; 8 in 10 between $2,000 and $28,600. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
How much do window installers charge in Minneapolis?The usual windows & doors job is filed at $8,000; the middle half of firms usually file between $4,500 and $11,500. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $10,706, more than the usual. See every firm's usual job →
Why is this different from the per-window prices I see online?Online prices are quoted per window. A filed value is one number for the whole job on one permit, often many windows plus the work around them, and the Minneapolis file does not record how many each job covered, so we can't turn $8,000 into a price per window.
Do bigger houses get bigger bills?In the file, yes for the firms: those working on the upper third of homes by value usually file $10,706, the lower third $7,405. That is firms, not single jobs.
Where does this data come from?City of Minneapolis construction permits (CCS), read October 2026. How the records work in Minneapolis →

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