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
- $685,000
- Median market: $528,300
- Cost to build the economy ranch
- $302,000
- Median market: $234,000
- Cost to build the brick colonial
- $1,585,800
- Median market: $1,260,000
- Cape Cod, dollars per square foot
- 285
- Median market: 220
Cost to build the Cape Cod in Yonkers: $685,000, against $528,300 in the median market. Higher than in 338 of the 349 markets, and the highest of the 12 New York markets.
Cost to build the economy ranch in Yonkers: $302,000, against $234,000 in the median market. Higher than in 336 of the 349 markets, and the highest of the 12 New York markets.
Cost to build the brick colonial in Yonkers: $1,585,800, against $1,260,000 in the median market. Higher than in 341 of the 349 markets, and the highest of the 12 New York markets.
Cape Cod, dollars per square foot in Yonkers: 285, against 220 in the median market. Higher than in 336 of the 349 markets, and the highest of the 12 New York 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.
