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
- $580,600
- Median market: $528,300
- Cost to build the economy ranch
- $259,500
- Median market: $234,000
- Cost to build the brick colonial
- $1,368,200
- Median market: $1,260,000
- Cape Cod, dollars per square foot
- 242
- Median market: 220
Cost to build the Cape Cod in Nashua: $580,600, against $528,300 in the median market. Higher than in 261 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 4 New Hampshire markets.
Cost to build the economy ranch in Nashua: $259,500, against $234,000 in the median market. Higher than in 264 of the 349 markets, and the highest of the 4 New Hampshire markets.
Cost to build the brick colonial in Nashua: $1,368,200, against $1,260,000 in the median market. Higher than in 260 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 4 New Hampshire markets.
Cape Cod, dollars per square foot in Nashua: 242, against 220 in the median market. Higher than in 259 of the 349 markets, and the 2nd highest of the 4 New Hampshire 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.