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
- $512,200
- Median market: $528,300
- Cost to build the economy ranch
- $227,200
- Median market: $234,000
- Cost to build the brick colonial
- $1,226,300
- Median market: $1,260,000
- Cape Cod, dollars per square foot
- 213
- Median market: 220
Cost to build the Cape Cod in Great Falls: $512,200, against $528,300 in the median market. Lower than in 205 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd lowest of the 4 Montana markets.
Cost to build the economy ranch in Great Falls: $227,200, against $234,000 in the median market. Lower than in 205 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd lowest of the 4 Montana markets.
Cost to build the brick colonial in Great Falls: $1,226,300, against $1,260,000 in the median market. Lower than in 204 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd lowest of the 4 Montana markets.
Cape Cod, dollars per square foot in Great Falls: 213, against 220 in the median market. Lower than in 205 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd lowest of the 4 Montana 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.