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
- $518,600
- Median market: $528,300
- Cost to build the economy ranch
- $230,800
- Median market: $234,000
- Cost to build the brick colonial
- $1,247,300
- Median market: $1,260,000
- Cape Cod, dollars per square foot
- 216
- Median market: 220
Cost to build the Cape Cod in Bismarck: $518,600, against $528,300 in the median market. Lower than in 192 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 4 North Dakota markets.
Cost to build the economy ranch in Bismarck: $230,800, against $234,000 in the median market. Lower than in 188 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 4 North Dakota markets.
Cost to build the brick colonial in Bismarck: $1,247,300, against $1,260,000 in the median market. Lower than in 186 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 4 North Dakota markets.
Cape Cod, dollars per square foot in Bismarck: 216, against 220 in the median market. Lower than in 189 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 4 North Dakota 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.