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
- $210,100
- Median market: $234,000
- Cost to build the brick colonial
- $1,152,600
- Median market: $1,260,000
- Cape Cod, dollars per square foot
- 198
- Median market: 220
Cost to build the Cape Cod in Grand Island: $475,400, against $528,300 in the median market. Lower than in 306 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd lowest of the 5 Nebraska markets.
Cost to build the economy ranch in Grand Island: $210,100, against $234,000 in the median market. Lower than in 312 of the 349 markets, and the lowest of the 5 Nebraska markets.
Cost to build the brick colonial in Grand Island: $1,152,600, against $1,260,000 in the median market. Lower than in 308 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd lowest of the 5 Nebraska markets.
Cape Cod, dollars per square foot in Grand Island: 198, against 220 in the median market. Lower than in 304 of the 349 markets, and the lowest of the 5 Nebraska 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.