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
- $475,400
- Median market: $528,300
- Cost to build the economy ranch
- $211,200
- Median market: $234,000
- Cost to build the brick colonial
- $1,151,300
- Median market: $1,260,000
- Cape Cod, dollars per square foot
- 198
- Median market: 220
Cost to build the Cape Cod in Daytona Beach: $475,400, against $528,300 in the median market. Lower than in 305 of the 349 markets, and the 7th highest of the 14 Florida markets.
Cost to build the economy ranch in Daytona Beach: $211,200, against $234,000 in the median market. Lower than in 304 of the 349 markets, and the 7th highest of the 14 Florida markets.
Cost to build the brick colonial in Daytona Beach: $1,151,300, against $1,260,000 in the median market. Lower than in 311 of the 349 markets, and the 7th lowest of the 14 Florida markets.
Cape Cod, dollars per square foot in Daytona Beach: 198, against 220 in the median market. Lower than in 304 of the 349 markets, and the 7th highest of the 14 Florida 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.