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
- $529,100
- Median market: $528,300
- Cost to build the economy ranch
- $234,700
- Median market: $234,000
- Cost to build the brick colonial
- $1,254,000
- Median market: $1,260,000
- Cape Cod, dollars per square foot
- 220
- Median market: 220
Cost to build the Cape Cod in Chandler: $529,100, against $528,300 in the median market. Higher than in 178 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 7 Arizona markets.
Cost to build the economy ranch in Chandler: $234,700, against $234,000 in the median market. Higher than in 180 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 7 Arizona markets.
Cost to build the brick colonial in Chandler: $1,254,000, against $1,260,000 in the median market. Lower than in 178 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 7 Arizona markets.
Cape Cod, dollars per square foot in Chandler: 220, the same as the median market. Higher than in 173 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 7 Arizona 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.
