The 2014 Remodeling Cost vs. Value report puts a mid-range bathroom remodeling cost at $16,145 and a new mid-range bathroom at $38,305 in the Minneapolis area. They estimate a high-end bathroom at $51,592 for remodeled and $72,618 for new. They say you can expect to recoup 63 percent of a mid-range remodel the cost at resale. An upscale remodel will return 52 percent of its value. Adding a bathroom will have less payback.