RSMeans City Cost Index - 2019

Are construction costs in my city higher or lower than the national average? The City Cost Index (CCI) can help you compare and contrast costs based on the location of your project. The CCI is a way of comparing the national average cost of a standardized construction project to the cost of the same project in a specific location. It takes into account the costs of materials, labor and equipment and compares it to a national average of 30 major U.S. cities. Use the CCI to: adjust for cost differences when compared to the national average, show cost differences between cities, compare cost differences between quarters of the same year or adjust costs to Canadian cities.

NOTE: This CCI uses 2019 RSMeans data. A more accurate estimate using current RSMeans cost data is available in RSMeans Data Online.

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.

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