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Cost comparisons per square foot in select metro markets
By By Jim Haughey, Reed Business Information Economist
Aug. 11, 2010
22 min read
Cost comparisons per square foot in select metro markets
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| '03 | '02 | % chg. | '03 | '02 | % chg. | '03 | '02 | % chg. | '03 | '02 | % chg. | |
| Atlanta | 83.99 | 80.28 | 4.6 | 91.58 | 89.20 | 2.7 | 86.44 | 84.63 | 2.1 | 88.23 | 86.06 | 2.5 |
| Baltimore | 85.59 | 81.98 | 4.4 | 93.32 | 91.09 | 2.5 | 88.09 | 86.42 | 1.9 | 89.91 | 87.89 | 2.3 |
| Boston | 108.16 | 103.04 | 5.0 | 117.93 | 114.48 | 3.0 | 111.32 | 108.62 | 2.5 | 113.62 | 110.46 | 2.9 |
| Chicago | 105.99 | 100.35 | 5.6 | 115.57 | 111.50 | 3.7 | 109.09 | 105.78 | 3.1 | 111.35 | 107.58 | 3.5 |
| Cleveland | 96.21 | 92.02 | 4.6 | 104.91 | 102.24 | 2.6 | 99.03 | 97.00 | 2.1 | 101.07 | 98.64 | 2.5 |
| Dallas | 79.28 | 76.34 | 3.9 | 86.45 | 84.82 | 1.9 | 81.60 | 80.47 | 1.4 | 83.29 | 81.83 | 1.8 |
| Denver | 89.72 | 85.39 | 5.1 | 97.83 | 94.87 | 3.1 | 92.35 | 90.01 | 2.6 | 94.26 | 91.54 | 3.0 |
| Detroit | 100.54 | 95.42 | 5.4 | 109.63 | 106.02 | 3.4 | 103.48 | 100.59 | 2.9 | 105.62 | 102.29 | 3.2 |
| Houston | 82.20 | 79.12 | 3.9 | 89.63 | 87.90 | 2.0 | 84.60 | 83.40 | 1.4 | 86.35 | 84.81 | 1.8 |
| Kansas City | 95.65 | 90.23 | 6.0 | 104.29 | 100.25 | 4.0 | 98.45 | 95.11 | 3.5 | 100.48 | 96.72 | 3.9 |
| Los Angeles | 101.10 | 97.04 | 4.2 | 110.24 | 107.81 | 2.3 | 104.06 | 102.29 | 1.7 | 106.21 | 104.02 | 2.1 |
| Miami | 79.47 | 76.25 | 4.2 | 86.65 | 84.72 | 2.3 | 81.80 | 80.38 | 1.8 | 83.49 | 81.74 | 2.1 |
| Minneapolis | 106.18 | 98.65 | 7.6 | 115.78 | 109.60 | 5.6 | 109.29 | 103.99 | 5.1 | 111.55 | 105.75 | 5.5 |
| New Orleans | 81.45 | 76.61 | 6.3 | 88.81 | 85.12 | 4.3 | 83.83 | 80.75 | 3.8 | 85.56 | 82.12 | 4.2 |
| New York City | 124.71 | 120.60 | 3.4 | 135.98 | 133.99 | 1.5 | 128.36 | 127.13 | 1.0 | 131.01 | 129.28 | 1.3 |
| Philadelphia | 104.77 | 99.64 | 5.2 | 114.24 | 110.70 | 3.2 | 107.84 | 105.03 | 2.7 | 110.06 | 106.81 | 3.0 |
| Phoenix | 82.58 | 80.10 | 3.1 | 90.04 | 89.00 | 1.2 | 84.99 | 84.44 | 0.7 | 86.75 | 85.87 | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh | 94.24 | 91.12 | 3.4 | 102.76 | 101.24 | 1.5 | 96.99 | 96.06 | 1.0 | 99.00 | 97.68 | 1.3 |
| Portland | 98.56 | 94.80 | 4.0 | 107.47 | 105.32 | 2.0 | 101.45 | 99.93 | 1.5 | 103.54 | 101.62 | 1.9 |
| St. Louis | 96.21 | 92.29 | 4.3 | 104.91 | 102.54 | 2.3 | 99.03 | 97.28 | 1.8 | 101.07 | 98.93 | 2.2 |
| San Diego | 99.03 | 94.80 | 4.5 | 107.99 | 105.32 | 2.5 | 101.93 | 99.93 | 2.0 | 104.04 | 101.62 | 2.4 |
| San Francisco | 116.25 | 111.46 | 4.3 | 126.75 | 123.84 | 2.4 | 119.64 | 117.50 | 1.8 | 122.12 | 119.49 | 2.2 |
| Seattle | 97.25 | 94.44 | 3.0 | 106.04 | 104.93 | 1.1 | 100.09 | 99.55 | 0.5 | 102.16 | 101.24 | 0.9 |
| Washington | 90.01 | 84.67 | 6.3 | 98.14 | 94.07 | 4.3 | 92.64 | 89.26 | 3.8 | 94.55 | 90.77 | 4.2 |
| Winston/Salem | 70.16 | 67.56 | 3.9 | 76.50 | 75.06 | 1.9 | 72.21 | 71.22 | 1.4 | 73.70 | 72.42 | 1.8 |
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