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How to Build a House, State by State
A practical guide for every state: what it costs, how permitting works, when the build season is, and the local factors that change the budget.
Alabama
$155/sq ft
Alaska
$310/sq ft
Arizona
$178/sq ft
Arkansas
$150/sq ft
California
$272/sq ft
Colorado
$207/sq ft
Connecticut
$240/sq ft
Delaware
$197/sq ft
District of Columbia
$290/sq ft
Florida
$197/sq ft
Georgia
$165/sq ft
Hawaii
$328/sq ft
Idaho
$173/sq ft
Illinois
$210/sq ft
Indiana
$169/sq ft
Iowa
$163/sq ft
Kansas
$160/sq ft
Kentucky
$156/sq ft
Louisiana
$169/sq ft
Maine
$197/sq ft
Maryland
$221/sq ft
Massachusetts
$253/sq ft
Michigan
$178/sq ft
Minnesota
$191/sq ft
Mississippi
$146/sq ft
Missouri
$165/sq ft
Montana
$184/sq ft
Nebraska
$161/sq ft
Nevada
$187/sq ft
New Hampshire
$210/sq ft
New Jersey
$247/sq ft
New Mexico
$165/sq ft
New York
$277/sq ft
North Carolina
$169/sq ft
North Dakota
$173/sq ft
Ohio
$173/sq ft
Oklahoma
$158/sq ft
Oregon
$210/sq ft
Pennsylvania
$202/sq ft
Rhode Island
$229/sq ft
South Carolina
$163/sq ft
South Dakota
$165/sq ft
Tennessee
$165/sq ft
Texas
$173/sq ft
Utah
$184/sq ft
Vermont
$206/sq ft
Virginia
$197/sq ft
Washington
$221/sq ft
West Virginia
$154/sq ft
Wisconsin
$182/sq ft
Wyoming
$173/sq ft