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
- $597,000
- Median market: $528,300
- Cost to build the economy ranch
- $266,200
- Median market: $234,000
- Cost to build the brick colonial
- $1,404,500
- Median market: $1,260,000
- Cape Cod, dollars per square foot
- 249
- Median market: 220
Cost to build the Cape Cod in Bloomington: $597,000, against $528,300 in the median market. Higher than in 283 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 8 Minnesota markets.
Cost to build the economy ranch in Bloomington: $266,200, against $234,000 in the median market. Higher than in 283 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 8 Minnesota markets.
Cost to build the brick colonial in Bloomington: $1,404,500, against $1,260,000 in the median market. Higher than in 284 of the 349 markets, and the 3rd highest of the 8 Minnesota markets.
Cape Cod, dollars per square foot in Bloomington: 249, against 220 in the median market. Higher than in 280 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 8 Minnesota 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.