Nicole Curtis
- Net worth $2.9 million
- Birthday August 20, 1976
- Status -
- Country United States
- Source(-s) of wealth Television Host, TV Personality
How much is Nicole Curtis Worth? Nicole Curtis Net Worth in 2026
Nicole Curtis’s net worth is estimated at $2.9 million as of November 2026. The Rehab Addict host once bought a Minneapolis house from the city for $2, then asked $425,000 for it five years later. That’s the most famous number in a career where very few numbers are public, and her biggest income source ended in February 2026.
| Net worth | About $2.9 million (our estimate, range $1.5 million to $6 million) |
|---|---|
| Born | August 20, 1976; raised in Lake Orion, Michigan (age 50) |
| Country | United States |
| Known for | Rehab Addict, on DIY and HGTV |
| Main income sources | Television, renovated homes |
How much is Nicole Curtis worth in 2026?
We estimate about $2.9 million, in a range of $1.5 million to $6 million. This one is a rough estimate: little of the money is documented. No network contract, per-episode rate or tax record is public, so TV pay is assumed from a rough episode count. The property rows use the few prices we could open.
How Nicole Curtis built it
- Bought houses others had written off. She bought a north Minneapolis house from the city for $2 and restored it on the show.
- Kept ownership of the production. She said she owns the company behind the show and reshot 2025 material with her own money.
- Fought for a disputed Detroit home. She won a three-year title dispute with the Detroit Land Bank in May 2021.
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Get the Alux appHow we got to $2.9 million
| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| Rehab Addict pay after tax | $2.4 million | Assumption: 100 episodes at $40,000 each, or $4 million, keeping 60 percent. The published counts are 87 and 121, so we took a number between them. |
| Studio City home | $0 | She paid $1.15 million, reported in March 2018, the latest price we could open. That money came out of her pay, so only a gain would add to the total. We opened no later value and don’t know if she still owns it, so we count none. |
| Profit on Detroit and other renovated homes | $1.5 million | Assumption. She has shown several homes on air and opened a Detroit one to a fundraiser in 2026. One Detroit purchase was $17,000, she said. Resale values aren’t public. |
| Brand and social income | $0.5 million | Assumption, resting on about 1.4 million followers across platforms and no disclosed deals. |
| Spending | minus $1.5 million | Assumption: $100,000 a year for 15 years. |
Total: $2.9 million. We count no gain on the $2 house: $425,000 was an asking price, and renovation costs were never disclosed.
The $2 house
CBS Minnesota reported in December 2018 that she bought the north Minneapolis property from the city for $2 around 2013, then listed it for a reported $425,000 five years later. By our calculation, that is an asking price 212,500 times what she paid. It reads like a great flip, but the report gives no renovation budget or sale price, so nobody outside can say.
Detroit tells a similar story at a smaller scale. She said she paid $17,000 for a dilapidated home, then spent three years in a title dispute with the Detroit Land Bank that she won in May 2021.
Why public numbers are so unreliable
We found no per-episode pay figure on any page we could trust. The show’s episode records also disagree, listing 87 episodes in one place and 121 by adding the season table. Bracket the pay ourselves at $30,000 to $100,000 an episode, and TV money alone lands between $2.61 million and $12.1 million before tax, a gap of more than four times, by our math. Public estimates that run above ours may be counting pay before tax or spending. Her production company adds another unknown: she has said she owns the company behind the show and reshot some 2025 material with her own money, AOL reported, so some of what looks like income may have gone straight back into episodes.
February 2026
HGTV fired her on February 11, 2026, the day new episodes were due, and pulled Rehab Addict from its platforms after a leaked video from the set appeared to show her using a racial slur. She apologized the same day. For a net worth page, the point is the money: a 15-year TV income stream stopped, and any residual income from the catalog is in doubt now the show has left streaming.
She has said since that her HGTV non-compete was lifted, and a July 2026 report says she has announced no next project. A new series, a paid YouTube channel or a sale of the Detroit homes would each move the figure. So would a current value for the Studio City home, which we carry at no gain on a price eight years old.
Nicole Curtis net worth FAQ
How much did Nicole Curtis make per episode of Rehab Addict?
No figure is public. We assume $40,000 as our own estimate and test it against a bracket of $30,000 to $100,000.
What happened to Nicole Curtis’s $2 house?
She bought it from the city of Minneapolis, finished the renovation and listed it at a reported $425,000 in 2018. Her renovation costs weren’t disclosed.
Is Rehab Addict still on HGTV?
No. HGTV canceled it on February 11, 2026, and removed it from its platforms, including streaming.
What did Nicole Curtis pay for her Los Angeles home?
$1.15 million for a 1,440-square-foot Studio City house, down from a $1.25 million asking price, as reported in March 2018.
How old is Nicole Curtis?
She is 50, born August 20, 1976. She grew up in Lake Orion, Michigan, and graduated from high school there in 1994.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: November 2026.