Staging ROI calculator

What staging returns on a specific property, rather than an industry average. Set your own assumptions — the defaults here are deliberately conservative.

The property
Staging method
Your assumptions

+5,196

Net return after the staging cost, on your assumptions. The break-even premium is 0.0011% — below that, the staging doesn't cover itself on price alone.

Staging costAI virtual staging
4.50
Carrying cost avoided15 days at 80 per day
1,200
Price benefit1% of the property value
4,000
Total benefit
5,200
Break-even premiumThe price increase needed to cover the staging cost alone
0.0011%

Most published staging ROI figures come from companies that sell staging. The direction — staged sells faster and attracts more attention online — is supported independently by NAR's broad agent surveys. The size of any price premium is much less certain, which is why the default here is 1% rather than the double-digit figures that circulate.

At this cost the calculation stops being meaningful. The downside is a rounding error and the upside is potentially thousands, which is a different decision from the one physical staging presents.

Working out a room before you photograph it? DecoAI stages empty rooms in about 30 seconds — 3 free credits, no card.

Try it free