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Corpus Christi, TX remodeling cost data for contractors

What Clear Estimates Research found about remodeling costs in Corpus Christi, for remodeling contractors bidding work in the area.

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Remodeling prices by category

Corpus Christi isn't in this quarter's local prices yet. These are national figures for a typical job in each category.

Q4 2026 pricing. National figures are the median of 50 metro areas. Ranges are rounded to the nearest $50, or $100 from $5,000 up.

Research on Corpus Christi

Findings for Corpus Christi from Clear Estimates Research, data briefs built from the pricing data behind Clear Estimates. Newest first.

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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
$475,500
Median market: $528,300
Cost to build the economy ranch
$211,500
Median market: $234,000
Cost to build the brick colonial
$1,159,200
Median market: $1,260,000
Cape Cod, dollars per square foot
198
Median market: 220

Cost to build the Cape Cod in Corpus Christi: $475,500, against $528,300 in the median market. Lower than in 304 of the 349 markets, and the 7th lowest of the 14 Texas markets.

Cost to build the economy ranch in Corpus Christi: $211,500, against $234,000 in the median market. Lower than in 303 of the 349 markets, and the 7th lowest of the 14 Texas markets.

Cost to build the brick colonial in Corpus Christi: $1,159,200, against $1,260,000 in the median market. Lower than in 298 of the 349 markets, and the 7th lowest of the 14 Texas markets.

Cape Cod, dollars per square foot in Corpus Christi: 198, against 220 in the median market. Lower than in 304 of the 349 markets, and the 7th lowest of the 14 Texas 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.

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Labor or materials: what's driving residential construction cost increases?

Material change
+37%
Median market: +37%
Labor change
+37%
Median market: +35%
Labor's share of the increase
35%
Median market: 38%

Material change in Corpus Christi: +37%, the same as the median market. Lower than in 182 of the 349 markets, and the 5th lowest of the 14 Texas markets.

Labor change in Corpus Christi: +37%, against +35% in the median market. Higher than in 191 of the 349 markets, and the 6th highest of the 14 Texas markets.

Labor's share of the increase in Corpus Christi: 35%, against 38% in the median market. Lower than in 226 of the 349 markets, and the 4th highest of the 14 Texas markets.

Modeled cost of a 600-square-foot two-story addition. Labor's share is the part of the cost increase that came from labor.

Source: Clear Estimates pricing data, modeled project costs, 2019 to 2026 (2026 through September).

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Labor drives regional cost variations more than the materials: four common projects in 349 markets

Bathroom remodel, 40 sq ft
$18,800
Median market: $20,300
Composite deck, 200 sq ft
$11,300
Median market: $12,100
Roof replacement, 800 sq ft
$7,800
Median market: $8,900
Two-car garage, 500 sq ft
$41,100
Median market: $46,400

Bathroom remodel, 40 sq ft in Corpus Christi: $18,800, against $20,300 in the median market. Lower than in 284 of the 349 markets, and the 5th highest of the 14 Texas markets.

Composite deck, 200 sq ft in Corpus Christi: $11,300, against $12,100 in the median market. Lower than in 301 of the 349 markets, and the 7th lowest of the 14 Texas markets.

Roof replacement, 800 sq ft in Corpus Christi: $7,800, against $8,900 in the median market. Lower than in 336 of the 349 markets, and the 4th lowest of the 14 Texas markets.

Two-car garage, 500 sq ft in Corpus Christi: $41,100, against $46,400 in the median market. Lower than in 326 of the 349 markets, and the 6th lowest of the 14 Texas markets.

Modeled cost of each project, median across the market's ZIP codes, with a contractor markup typical for the area.

Source: Clear Estimates pricing data, modeled project costs, October 2026.

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