RSMeans City Cost Index - 2019
| United States | Material | Installation | Average |
| +30 City Average | +4.20 | +1.20 | +3.00 |
| Alabama | Material | Installation | Average |
| Birmingham | +5.18 | +0.42 | +3.38 |
| Huntsville | +4.97 | +0.56 | +3.38 |
| Mobile | +5.41 | +0.29 | +3.55 |
| Montgomery | +5.44 | +0.98 | +3.87 |
| Tuscaloosa | +4.97 | +0.14 | +3.26 |
| Alaska | Material | Installation | Average |
| Anchorage | +4.26 | +0.97 | +2.94 |
| Fairbanks | +4.31 | +0.52 | +2.74 |
| Juneau | +4.03 | +0.97 | +2.69 |
| Arizona | Material | Installation | Average |
| Flagstaff | +5.25 | +1.12 | +3.85 |
| Mesa/Tempe | +4.16 | +2.22 | +3.44 |
| Phoenix | +4.10 | +1.37 | +3.17 |
| Prescott | +5.17 | +2.23 | +4.13 |
| Tucson | +4.10 | +0.98 | +3.01 |
| Arkansas | Material | Installation | Average |
| Fort Smith | +4.52 | +0.00 | +3.06 |
| Jonesboro | +4.54 | +9.09 | +6.05 |
| Little Rock | +4.61 | +0.15 | +3.02 |
| Pine Bluff | +4.24 | +0.00 | +2.90 |
| Texarkana | +4.08 | +6.46 | +4.84 |
| California | Material | Installation | Average |
| Anaheim | +4.45 | +2.13 | +3.34 |
| Bakersfield | +5.00 | +1.68 | +3.37 |
| Fresno | +4.81 | +2.32 | +3.60 |
| Los Angeles | +4.66 | +1.69 | +3.21 |
| Oakland | +5.36 | +2.71 | +3.97 |
| Oxnard | +4.63 | +1.81 | +3.27 |
| Redding | +3.67 | +2.36 | +3.03 |
| Riverside | +4.45 | +1.57 | +3.07 |
| Sacramento | +5.19 | +2.49 | +3.86 |
| San Diego | +4.32 | +2.81 | +3.59 |
| San Francisco | +5.27 | +2.72 | +3.89 |
| San Jose | +4.41 | +3.49 | +3.89 |
| Santa Barbara | +4.66 | +1.58 | +3.20 |
| Stockton | +4.49 | +2.60 | +3.53 |
| Vallejo | +5.13 | +2.47 | +3.74 |
| Colorado | Material | Installation | Average |
| Colorado Springs | +4.30 | +0.14 | +2.83 |
| Denver | +4.22 | +2.02 | +3.56 |
| Fort Collins | +4.15 | +2.44 | +3.47 |
| Grand Junction | +5.07 | +0.55 | +3.42 |
| Greeley | +4.27 | +2.01 | +3.40 |
| Pueblo | +5.17 | +0.14 | +3.52 |
| Connecticut | Material | Installation | Average |
| Bridgeport | +4.41 | +1.01 | +2.82 |
| Bristol | +4.34 | +0.93 | +2.74 |
| Hartford | +4.53 | +1.01 | +2.82 |
| New Britain | +4.36 | +0.93 | +2.74 |
| New Haven | +4.49 | +1.01 | +2.71 |
| Norwalk | +4.43 | +0.93 | +2.73 |
| Stamford | +4.42 | +0.88 | +2.75 |
| Waterbury | +4.43 | +1.01 | +2.82 |
| D.C. | Material | Installation | Average |
| Washington | +3.37 | +1.94 | +2.83 |
| Delaware | Material | Installation | Average |
| Wilmington | +3.97 | +0.27 | +2.30 |
| Florida | Material | Installation | Average |
| Daytona Beach | +4.88 | +0.14 | +3.05 |
| Fort Lauderdale | +4.41 | -2.01 | +2.14 |
| Jacksonville | +4.79 | +0.15 | +3.24 |
| Melbourne | +4.84 | +0.00 | +3.21 |
| Miami | +4.59 | +0.30 | +2.99 |
| Orlando | +4.60 | +0.00 | +3.07 |
| Panama City | +4.92 | +1.25 | +3.72 |
| Pensacola | +4.69 | +0.30 | +3.26 |
| St. Petersburg | +4.14 | +0.61 | +2.96 |
| Tallahassee | +5.14 | -0.46 | +3.23 |
| Tampa | +4.34 | +0.15 | +2.84 |
| Georgia | Material | Installation | Average |
| Albany | +5.88 | +0.28 | +3.86 |
| Atlanta | +4.04 | +0.93 | +2.81 |
| Augusta | +4.02 | +0.14 | +2.66 |
| Columbus | +5.99 | +0.28 | +3.86 |
| Macon | +5.86 | +0.14 | +3.63 |
| Savannah | +5.96 | +0.82 | +4.07 |
| Valdosta | +5.98 | +2.11 | +4.71 |
| Hawaii | Material | Installation | Average |
| Honolulu | +3.80 | +0.08 | +2.17 |
| Hawaii States & Poss. | Material | Installation | Average |
| Guam | +4.32 | +0.19 | +3.34 |
| Idaho | Material | Installation | Average |
| Boise | +5.32 | +3.15 | +4.51 |
| Lewiston | +4.86 | +0.00 | +3.07 |
| Pocatello | +5.36 | +2.42 | +4.28 |
| Twin Falls | +5.40 | +0.91 | +3.72 |
| Illinois | Material | Installation | Average |
| Chicago | +3.05 | +1.57 | +2.32 |
| Decatur | +4.84 | +0.09 | +2.66 |
| East St. Louis | +4.77 | +1.98 | +3.44 |
| Joliet | +3.11 | +0.14 | +1.61 |
| Peoria | +4.60 | +0.09 | +2.51 |
| Rockford | +4.65 | +0.08 | +2.35 |
| Springfield | +4.90 | +2.69 | +3.92 |
| Indiana | Material | Installation | Average |
| Anderson | +5.21 | +0.12 | +3.23 |
| Bloomington | +5.02 | +3.61 | +4.43 |
| Evansville | +4.93 | +0.12 | +2.97 |
| Fort Wayne | +5.29 | +0.00 | +3.27 |
| Gary | +5.35 | +0.09 | +2.94 |
| Indianapolis | +4.76 | +0.00 | +2.83 |
| Muncie | +4.99 | +0.00 | +3.14 |
| South Bend | +6.06 | +0.12 | +3.72 |
| Terre Haute | +4.89 | +0.12 | +2.97 |
| Iowa | Material | Installation | Average |
| Cedar Rapids | +5.13 | +0.12 | +3.14 |
| Council Bluffs | +5.19 | +0.12 | +3.31 |
| Davenport | +5.08 | +0.10 | +2.90 |
| Des Moines | +6.15 | +0.34 | +3.77 |
| Dubuque | +5.18 | +0.12 | +3.10 |
| Sioux City | +5.05 | +6.23 | +5.49 |
| Waterloo | +6.03 | +0.13 | +3.71 |
| Kansas | Material | Installation | Average |
| Dodge City | +4.88 | -0.27 | +2.94 |
| Kansas City | +5.42 | +2.03 | +4.02 |
| Salina | +4.95 | +3.57 | +4.39 |
| Topeka | +5.57 | +0.26 | +3.61 |
| Wichita | +5.07 | +4.66 | +4.91 |
| Kentucky | Material | Installation | Average |
| Bowling Green | +4.97 | -0.51 | +2.85 |
| Lexington | +5.03 | +0.13 | +3.09 |
| Louisville | +5.58 | +0.13 | +3.46 |
| Owensboro | +4.86 | +0.00 | +2.90 |
| Louisiana | Material | Installation | Average |
| Alexandria | +4.14 | +0.15 | +2.74 |
| Baton Rouge | +5.38 | +0.14 | +3.53 |
| Lake Charles | +5.22 | +0.14 | +3.43 |
| Monroe | +4.04 | +0.15 | +2.77 |
| New Orleans | +5.33 | +0.14 | +3.46 |
| Shreveport | +4.29 | +0.00 | +2.85 |
| Maine | Material | Installation | Average |
| Augusta | +6.62 | +5.05 | +5.94 |
| Bangor | +6.15 | +2.99 | +4.91 |
| Lewiston | +6.23 | +2.97 | +4.99 |
| Portland | +6.09 | +2.97 | +4.92 |
| Maryland | Material | Installation | Average |
| Baltimore | +3.36 | +0.12 | +2.12 |
| Hagerstown | +3.49 | +0.34 | +2.26 |
| Massachusetts | Material | Installation | Average |
| Boston | +4.73 | +0.15 | +2.46 |
| Brockton | +5.20 | +0.50 | +2.92 |
| Fall River | +5.21 | +0.43 | +2.95 |
| Hyannis | +5.14 | +0.43 | +2.89 |
| Lawrence | +5.17 | +0.48 | +2.84 |
| Lowell | +5.11 | +0.48 | +2.86 |
| New Bedford | +5.25 | +0.51 | +2.96 |
| Pittsfield | +5.10 | +0.19 | +2.90 |
| Springfield | +5.19 | +0.36 | +2.93 |
| Worcester | +5.19 | +0.42 | +2.83 |
| Michigan | Material | Installation | Average |
| Ann Arbor | +4.73 | +0.69 | +3.03 |
| Dearborn | +4.85 | +0.68 | +3.02 |
| Detroit | +5.09 | +0.10 | +2.86 |
| Flint | +4.85 | +0.11 | +2.86 |
| Grand Rapids | +5.46 | +0.12 | +3.31 |
| Kalamazoo | +5.33 | +0.00 | +3.25 |
| Lansing | +4.60 | +0.11 | +2.88 |
| Muskegon | +5.42 | +2.24 | +4.08 |
| Saginaw | +4.87 | +0.11 | +2.92 |
| Minnesota | Material | Installation | Average |
| Duluth | +5.87 | +0.97 | +3.72 |
| Minneapolis | +4.21 | +0.09 | +2.34 |
| Rochester | +5.25 | +0.90 | +3.35 |
| Saint Paul | +5.76 | +0.52 | +3.33 |
| St. Cloud | +5.30 | +2.19 | +3.79 |
| Mississippi | Material | Installation | Average |
| Biloxi | +4.11 | +0.15 | +2.76 |
| Greenville | +4.56 | +1.21 | +3.43 |
| Jackson | +4.39 | +0.15 | +2.98 |
| Meridian | +4.18 | +0.15 | +2.79 |
| Missouri | Material | Installation | Average |
| Cape Girardeau | +4.08 | +1.96 | +3.25 |
| Columbia | +4.57 | +1.97 | +3.51 |
| Joplin | +4.17 | +0.00 | +2.59 |
| Kansas City | +4.38 | +0.39 | +2.59 |
| Springfield | +4.71 | +0.12 | +2.98 |
| St. Joseph | +4.34 | +0.11 | +2.52 |
| St. Louis | +4.02 | +0.00 | +2.25 |
| Montana | Material | Installation | Average |
| Billings | +5.46 | +7.20 | +6.13 |
| Butte | +5.46 | +3.02 | +4.55 |
| Great Falls | +5.48 | +6.22 | +5.66 |
| Helena | +5.49 | +3.02 | +4.57 |
| Missoula | +5.21 | +4.36 | +4.86 |
| Nebraska | Material | Installation | Average |
| Grand Island | +5.15 | +0.13 | +3.25 |
| Lincoln | +5.46 | +0.00 | +3.44 |
| North Platte | +4.55 | +0.13 | +2.94 |
| Omaha | +5.57 | +0.12 | +3.44 |
| Nevada | Material | Installation | Average |
| Carson City | +5.78 | +0.00 | +3.53 |
| Las Vegas | +6.04 | +3.46 | +4.94 |
| Reno | +5.81 | +0.36 | +3.72 |
| New Hampshire | Material | Installation | Average |
| Manchester | +4.89 | +0.97 | +3.27 |
| Nashua | +4.80 | +1.08 | +3.17 |
| Portsmouth | +4.72 | +1.19 | +3.23 |
| New Jersey | Material | Installation | Average |
| Camden | +5.03 | +0.31 | +2.59 |
| Elizabeth | +3.60 | +0.36 | +1.99 |
| Jersey City | +3.74 | +0.43 | +2.00 |
| Newark | +3.82 | +0.43 | +2.05 |
| Paterson | +3.68 | +0.43 | +2.08 |
| Trenton | +4.94 | +0.15 | +2.57 |
| New Mexico | Material | Installation | Average |
| Albuquerque | +5.97 | +0.27 | +3.88 |
| Farmington | +5.73 | +0.27 | +3.75 |
| Las Cruces | +5.33 | +0.28 | +3.51 |
| Roswell | +5.23 | +0.27 | +3.48 |
| Santa Fe | +5.84 | +0.27 | +3.87 |
| New York | Material | Installation | Average |
| Albany | +5.37 | +0.18 | +2.94 |
| Binghamton | +4.21 | +0.10 | +2.41 |
| Buffalo | +2.62 | +1.55 | +2.17 |
| Hicksville | +4.21 | +0.44 | +2.23 |
| New York | +3.94 | +0.96 | +2.27 |
| Riverhead | +4.28 | +0.45 | +2.25 |
| Rochester | +5.18 | +0.10 | +2.98 |
| Schenectady | +5.13 | +0.18 | +2.94 |
| Syracuse | +4.19 | +0.10 | +2.42 |
| Utica | +4.38 | +0.20 | +2.47 |
| Watertown | +4.20 | +0.10 | +2.54 |
| White Plains | +3.86 | +0.20 | +1.85 |
| Yonkers | +4.01 | +0.20 | +1.83 |
| North Carolina | Material | Installation | Average |
| Asheville | +4.78 | +1.04 | +3.34 |
| Charlotte | +4.74 | +1.78 | +3.68 |
| Durham | +6.14 | +0.89 | +4.43 |
| Fayetteville | +5.00 | +0.30 | +3.37 |
| Greensboro | +6.04 | +0.89 | +4.36 |
| Raleigh | +6.02 | +1.04 | +4.30 |
| Wilmington | +4.69 | +0.30 | +3.25 |
| Winston-Salem | +6.06 | +0.88 | +4.25 |
| North Dakota | Material | Installation | Average |
| Bismarck | +5.30 | +4.25 | +4.87 |
| Fargo | +4.58 | +2.12 | +3.65 |
| Grand Forks | +4.98 | +0.76 | +3.33 |
| Minot | +4.98 | +1.26 | +3.54 |
| Ohio | Material | Installation | Average |
| Akron | +4.72 | +0.00 | +2.85 |
| Canton | +4.75 | +0.74 | +3.28 |
| Cincinnati | +3.92 | +1.24 | +2.89 |
| Cleveland | +4.76 | +1.19 | +3.34 |
| Columbus | +4.52 | +0.00 | +2.85 |
| Dayton | +3.96 | +0.00 | +2.46 |
| Lorain | +4.78 | +0.12 | +3.00 |
| Springfield | +3.86 | +0.00 | +2.45 |
| Toledo | +4.65 | +0.86 | +3.16 |
| Youngstown | +4.86 | +0.00 | +3.03 |
| Oklahoma | Material | Installation | Average |
| Enid | +5.03 | +0.15 | +3.37 |
| Lawton | +5.11 | +0.30 | +3.48 |
| Muskogee | +4.73 | +0.16 | +3.17 |
| Oklahoma City | +4.83 | +0.29 | +3.23 |
| Tulsa | +4.69 | +0.15 | +3.11 |
| Oregon | Material | Installation | Average |
| Eugene | +4.81 | +0.10 | +2.72 |
| Medford | +4.84 | +0.00 | +2.81 |
| Portland | +4.69 | +0.10 | +2.69 |
| Salem | +5.01 | +0.10 | +2.97 |
| Pennsylvania | Material | Installation | Average |
| Allentown | +4.24 | +0.09 | +2.36 |
| Altoona | +4.29 | +0.11 | +2.45 |
| Erie | +4.30 | +0.10 | +2.43 |
| Harrisburg | +3.99 | +0.11 | +2.38 |
| Philadelphia | +3.80 | +0.52 | +2.17 |
| Pittsburgh | +6.11 | +1.27 | +4.06 |
| Reading | +3.83 | +0.10 | +2.21 |
| Scranton | +4.31 | +0.10 | +2.45 |
| York | +3.90 | +0.10 | +2.21 |
| Rhode Island | Material | Installation | Average |
| Providence | +5.82 | +0.18 | +3.18 |
| South Carolina | Material | Installation | Average |
| Charleston | +5.41 | +4.29 | +5.06 |
| Columbia | +5.39 | +3.98 | +4.99 |
| Florence | +5.61 | +3.98 | +5.00 |
| Greenville | +5.61 | +3.24 | +4.76 |
| Spartanburg | +5.60 | +3.39 | +4.87 |
| South Dakota | Material | Installation | Average |
| Aberdeen | +5.09 | +0.14 | +3.34 |
| Pierre | +5.17 | +0.86 | +3.60 |
| Rapid City | +5.20 | +0.82 | +3.66 |
| Sioux Falls | +5.50 | +1.14 | +3.82 |
| Tennessee | Material | Installation | Average |
| Chattanooga | +3.94 | +0.29 | +2.67 |
| Jackson | +4.62 | +0.17 | +3.20 |
| Johnson City | +3.83 | +0.33 | +2.67 |
| Knoxville | +3.97 | +0.15 | +2.66 |
| Memphis | +3.80 | +0.00 | +2.44 |
| Nashville | +4.17 | +2.53 | +3.58 |
| Texas | Material | Installation | Average |
| Abilene | +5.42 | +0.16 | +3.67 |
| Amarillo | +5.85 | +0.16 | +3.96 |
| Austin | +4.93 | +0.00 | +3.27 |
| Beaumont | +4.35 | +0.00 | +2.93 |
| Corpus Christi | +4.31 | +0.16 | +2.86 |
| Dallas | +4.24 | +0.15 | +2.80 |
| El Paso | +4.86 | +0.00 | +3.18 |
| Fort Worth | +5.24 | +0.00 | +3.49 |
| Houston | +4.47 | +0.00 | +3.00 |
| Laredo | +4.33 | +0.16 | +2.91 |
| Lubbock | +5.23 | +0.16 | +3.60 |
| Odessa | +5.31 | +0.16 | +3.54 |
| San Antonio | +3.93 | +0.00 | +2.74 |
| Waco | +5.41 | +0.16 | +3.57 |
| Wichita Falls | +5.37 | +0.80 | +3.82 |
| Utah | Material | Installation | Average |
| Logan | +5.33 | +1.37 | +3.97 |
| Ogden | +5.33 | +1.37 | +4.02 |
| Provo | +5.31 | +1.51 | +3.96 |
| Salt Lake City | +5.29 | +1.92 | +4.13 |
| Vermont | Material | Installation | Average |
| Burlington | +5.25 | +0.62 | +3.51 |
| Rutland | +5.30 | +0.75 | +3.58 |
| Virginia | Material | Installation | Average |
| Alexandria | +4.83 | +3.21 | +4.20 |
| Arlington | +4.80 | +2.37 | +3.86 |
| Newport News | +5.31 | +0.29 | +3.61 |
| Norfolk | +5.36 | +0.29 | +3.58 |
| Portsmouth | +5.34 | +9.83 | +6.77 |
| Richmond | +5.19 | -2.88 | +2.25 |
| Roanoke | +4.81 | +5.03 | +4.79 |
| Washington | Material | Installation | Average |
| Everett | +4.64 | +0.10 | +2.62 |
| Richland | +4.02 | +0.11 | +2.49 |
| Seattle | +4.34 | +4.47 | +4.41 |
| Spokane | +4.00 | +0.00 | +2.47 |
| Tacoma | +4.62 | +0.00 | +2.62 |
| Vancouver | +4.58 | +0.00 | +2.67 |
| Yakima | +4.62 | +0.10 | +2.78 |
| West Virginia | Material | Installation | Average |
| Charleston | +5.93 | -1.30 | +2.85 |
| Huntington | +5.95 | +0.21 | +3.54 |
| Parkersburg | +4.89 | +0.11 | +2.95 |
| Wheeling | +4.73 | +0.33 | +2.92 |
| Wisconsin | Material | Installation | Average |
| Eau Claire | +5.27 | +0.10 | +3.00 |
| Green Bay | +5.17 | +0.10 | +2.97 |
| Kenosha | +5.03 | +0.10 | +2.85 |
| La Crosse | +5.25 | +0.10 | +3.04 |
| Madison | +5.75 | +0.10 | +3.31 |
| Milwaukee | +4.02 | +4.15 | +4.11 |
| Racine | +4.96 | +0.00 | +2.76 |
| Wyoming | Material | Installation | Average |
| Casper | +6.04 | +0.00 | +4.05 |
| Cheyenne | +6.02 | +0.14 | +3.87 |
| Rock Springs | +5.79 | +0.84 | +4.16 |
| Canada | Material | Installation | Average |
| Calgary | +4.29 | +0.31 | +2.73 |
| Edmonton | +4.26 | +0.51 | +2.81 |
| Hamilton | +3.88 | +1.73 | +3.04 |
| London | +4.28 | +2.20 | +3.44 |
| Montreal | +4.32 | +2.45 | +3.68 |
| Ottawa | +4.53 | +1.35 | +3.33 |
| Quebec City | +4.55 | +2.55 | +3.80 |
| Toronto | +4.15 | +2.83 | +3.63 |
| Vancouver | +4.51 | -0.44 | +2.66 |
| Winnipeg | +4.29 | +0.84 | +3.21 |
2019 Commercial Construction Costs Per Square Foot
The 2019 project costs are broken down into 28 categories or building types for ease of use.
Included within each category are architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and total costs.
Included within each category are architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and total costs.