Average State New Construction Build Cost per Square Foot and
Average Home Square Feet (newly constructed homes sold)

New home construction cost per square foot build cost is a frequently sought reference number. The challenge with using cost per square foot as a way to budget a home is that cost per square foot excludes* the following factors:

• Excludes site development costs such as drives, utilities, clearing, decks, patios, landscape, etc.
• Excludes excavation
• Excludes basement costs
• Excludes quality differences in materials, finishes, and appliances
• Excludes total constructed square feet (size of garage, bonus space, basement, crawlspace, porches)
• Cost per square foot is based on finished (livable) square feet only
• Cost per square foot ignores local or regional variations in market costs (unless you use our interactive cost per square foot selector below)

Please consider these limitations in using any home construction cost per square foot numbers.

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Note: Alaska not available

2009 Cost Data Enter Zip Code:  OR   SELECT STATE ALABAMAARIZONAARKANSASCALIFORNIACOLORADOCONNECTICUTDELAWAREFLORIDAGEORGIAIDAHOILLINOISINDIANAIOWAKANSASKENTUCKYLOUISIANAMAINEMARYLANDMASSACHUSETTSMICHIGANMINNESOTAMISSISSIPPIMISSOURIMONTANANEBRASKANEVADANEW HAMPSHIRENEW JERSEYNEW MEXICONEW YORKNORTH CAROLINANORTH DAKOTAOHIOOKLAHOMAOREGONPENNSYLVANIARHODE ISLANDSOUTH CAROLINASOUTH DAKOTATENNESSEETEXASUTAHVERMONTVIRGINIAWASHINGTONWEST VIRGINIAWISCONSINWYOMING   *Costs based on exclusions above.

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