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
- $539,300
- Median market: $528,300
- Cost to build the economy ranch
- $240,100
- Median market: $234,000
- Cost to build the brick colonial
- $1,267,900
- Median market: $1,260,000
- Cape Cod, dollars per square foot
- 225
- Median market: 220
Cost to build the Cape Cod in Medford: $539,300, against $528,300 in the median market. Higher than in 194 of the 349 markets, and the lowest of the 8 Oregon markets.
Cost to build the economy ranch in Medford: $240,100, against $234,000 in the median market. Higher than in 195 of the 349 markets, and the lowest of the 8 Oregon markets.
Cost to build the brick colonial in Medford: $1,267,900, against $1,260,000 in the median market. Higher than in 182 of the 349 markets, and the lowest of the 8 Oregon markets.
Cape Cod, dollars per square foot in Medford: 225, against 220 in the median market. Higher than in 194 of the 349 markets, and the lowest of the 8 Oregon 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.