Clear Estimates Research ·
The limits of cost per square foot: what it really costs to build a house in every U.S. ZIP code
- Cost to build the Cape Cod
- $596,300
- Median market: $528,300
- Cost to build the economy ranch
- $265,300
- Median market: $234,000
- Cost to build the brick colonial
- $1,393,300
- Median market: $1,260,000
- Cape Cod, dollars per square foot
- 248
- Median market: 220
Cost to build the Cape Cod in Bakersfield: $596,300, against $528,300 in the median market. Higher than in 279 of the 349 markets, and the 7th lowest of the 16 California markets.
Cost to build the economy ranch in Bakersfield: $265,300, against $234,000 in the median market. Higher than in 281 of the 349 markets, and the 7th lowest of the 16 California markets.
Cost to build the brick colonial in Bakersfield: $1,393,300, against $1,260,000 in the median market. Higher than in 275 of the 349 markets, and the 6th lowest of the 16 California markets.
Cape Cod, dollars per square foot in Bakersfield: 248, against 220 in the median market. Higher than in 275 of the 349 markets, and the 6th lowest of the 16 California markets.
Modeled cost to build a 1,200 sq ft economy ranch, a 2,400 sq ft mid-grade Cape Cod and a 4,000 sq ft premium brick colonial, median across the market's ZIP codes. Land not included.
Source: Clear Estimates pricing data, modeled project costs, October 2026.