We know: Not everyone has $10,000 to spend on a world-class refrigerator, but you still want the best you can get for your buck. Here are some tips.
A refrigerator with freezer on top will generally be the most affordable style; a fridge with a lower freezer drawer or side-by-side doors will fall in the middle of the price range, and a fridge with French doors will be the priciest style. (Disregard built-in fridges; they’re likely to start at around $5,000 plus installation.) A stainless steel fridge may cost between 10 to 30 percent more than the same model in black or white, and as expected, a bigger fridge will cost more than a smaller one (Consumer Reports recommends a 19- to 22-cubic-foot capacity for a family of four).
We’ve done our homework, and here are the 10 we’d consider, priced low to high.
Above: The highest-rated fridge with the lowest price at our favorite appliance dealer?AJ Madison in Brooklyn?is the Whirlpool WRT318FZD. It has an 18.2-cubic-foot capacity and is $493.60 in black or white and $593.50 in stainless steel.

Above: The lowest-priced top-freezer style fridge given a ?Recommended? rating by Consumer Reports is the GE GTE15CTHRWW. Keep in mind, though, that it’s the smallest full-size fridge listed here, with a mere 14.6-cubic-foot capacity. Available in white, bisque, and black, it’s $533.10 at AJ Madison.

Above: CNET named the GE GTE18GMHES its ?best bargain fridge of 2016.? It has a 17.5-cubic-...