How much does an insulation & weatherization job cost in Somerville? The usual insulation & weatherization job filed with Somerville is $6,588, from 805 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $5,000 and $8,567. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.
The usual insulation & weatherization job filed with Somerville is $6,588, from 805 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $5,000 and $8,567. 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.
Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 805 priced permits across 89 firms, pooled into one. Half of Somerville insulation & weatherization permits were filed between $3,400 and $11,700.
| Percentile | Filed value | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $1,700 | 1 in 10 permits filed below |
| 25th | $3,400 | 1 in 4 filed below |
| 50th | $6,400 | the middle permit |
| 75th | $11,700 | 1 in 4 filed above |
| 90th | $17,000 | 1 in 10 filed above |
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 Somerville FY2025 assessed values.
| Firms working on | Usual home value | Usual filed value | Firms | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower third | under $1,026,750 | $7,324 | 29 | 169 |
| Middle third | $1,026,750–$1,244,950 | $5,000 | 29 | 514 |
| Upper third | $1,247,800 and up | $8,539 | 29 | 120 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeworks Energy | 255 | 77 | $5,000 | $2,954–$10,000 | 72.1% |
| Neeeco, LLC | 68 | 18 | $5,954 | $3,000–$12,099 | 14.7% |
| Clean Tech Construction | 36 | 16 | $14,241 | $6,198–$19,588 | 54.1% |
| Suffolk Weatherization LLC | 30 | 15 | $3,929 | $3,075–$8,939 | 52.7% |
| Weathervane Home Energy | 24 | 9 | $8,539 | $4,307–$15,827 | 62.2% |
| Seeair | 18 | 9 | $6,000 | $1,831–$10,497 | 13.8% |
| Revise Home Energy Solutions, Inc., Revise Heating & Cooling | 11 | 9 | $7,585 | $2,268–$15,456 | — |
| Neeeco Insulation LLC | 8 | 8 | $10,231 | $5,072–$12,750 | — |
| J & L Energy Inc | 24 | 7 | $10,523 | $6,755–$13,673 | 63.9% |
| Wollaston Construction LLC | 23 | 7 | $9,129 | $4,861–$13,338 | 24.1% |
Line your quote up against the file. In Somerville, 1 in 10 insulation & weatherization filed values sit under $1,700, the middle half between $3,400 and $11,700, and 1 in 10 over $17,000.
Somerville files the fewest insulation & weatherization permits in May (74 against an average month of 100) and the most in December (134). 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 Somerville →
Source: City of Somerville permit applications (issued permits only). 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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