R.S. Means Cost Comparision: K-12 Schools
Staff -- Building Design & Construction, 8/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Cost comparisons in dollars per square foot in select metro markets
| ’06 | ’05 | % chg. | ’06 | ’05 | % chg. | ’06 | ’05 | % chg. | ’06 | ’05 | % chg. | |
| Elementary school | Jr. high school | High school | Vocational school | |||||||||
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| Atlanta | 99.46 | 92.83 | 7.1 | 108.69 | 101.98 | 6.6 | 107.38 | 100.81 | 6.5 | 110.57 | 103.42 | 6.9 |
| Baltimore | 102.65 | 95.62 | 7.3 | 112.17 | 105.04 | 6.8 | 110.82 | 103.84 | 6.7 | 114.11 | 106.53 | 7.1 |
| Boston | 127.80 | 119.90 | 6.6 | 139.66 | 131.71 | 6.0 | 137.98 | 130.20 | 6.0 | 142.07 | 133.57 | 6.4 |
| Chicago | 125.26 | 115.42 | 8.5 | 136.88 | 126.79 | 8.0 | 135.23 | 125.34 | 7.9 | 139.24 | 128.59 | 8.3 |
| Cleveland | 110.82 | 104.08 | 6.5 | 121.10 | 114.33 | 5.9 | 119.64 | 113.02 | 5.9 | 123.19 | 115.95 | 6.2 |
| Dallas | 93.09 | 87.26 | 6.7 | 101.73 | 95.86 | 6.1 | 100.50 | 94.76 | 6.1 | 103.49 | 97.22 | 6.5 |
| Denver | 105.94 | 99.30 | 6.7 | 115.77 | 109.08 | 6.1 | 114.37 | 107.83 | 6.1 | 117.76 | 110.63 | 6.5 |
| Detroit | 116.66 | 109.75 | 6.3 | 127.48 | 120.56 | 5.7 | 125.95 | 119.18 | 5.7 | 129.68 | 122.27 | 6.1 |
| Houston | 98.29 | 90.94 | 8.1 | 107.42 | 99.90 | 7.5 | 106.12 | 98.76 | 7.5 | 109.27 | 101.32 | 7.8 |
| Kansas City | 115.17 | 106.86 | 7.8 | 125.86 | 117.39 | 7.2 | 124.34 | 116.05 | 7.1 | 128.03 | 119.05 | 7.5 |
| Los Angeles | 118.57 | 110.35 | 7.5 | 129.57 | 121.21 | 6.9 | 128.01 | 119.83 | 6.8 | 131.81 | 122.93 | 7.2 |
| Miami | 96.70 | 89.75 | 7.7 | 105.68 | 98.59 | 7.2 | 104.40 | 97.46 | 7.1 | 107.50 | 99.99 | 7.5 |
| Minneapolis | 122.92 | 115.52 | 6.4 | 134.33 | 126.90 | 5.9 | 132.71 | 125.45 | 5.8 | 136.64 | 128.70 | 6.2 |
| New Orleans | 96.28 | 89.05 | 8.1 | 105.21 | 97.82 | 7.6 | 103.94 | 96.70 | 7.5 | 107.03 | 99.21 | 7.9 |
| New York City | 143.83 | 136.22 | 5.6 | 157.18 | 149.63 | 5.0 | 155.28 | 147.92 | 5.0 | 159.89 | 151.75 | 5.4 |
| Philadelphia | 125.58 | 116.81 | 7.5 | 137.23 | 128.32 | 6.9 | 135.57 | 126.85 | 6.9 | 139.59 | 130.14 | 7.3 |
| Phoenix | 98.61 | 90.94 | 8.4 | 107.76 | 99.90 | 7.9 | 106.46 | 98.76 | 7.8 | 109.62 | 101.32 | 8.2 |
| Pittsburgh | 109.97 | 103.78 | 6.0 | 120.18 | 114.00 | 5.4 | 118.73 | 112.70 | 5.4 | 122.25 | 115.62 | 5.7 |
| Portland, Ore. | 114.01 | 107.16 | 6.4 | 124.58 | 117.72 | 5.8 | 123.08 | 116.37 | 5.8 | 126.73 | 119.39 | 6.2 |
| St. Louis | 112.94 | 106.07 | 6.5 | 123.42 | 116.51 | 5.9 | 121.93 | 115.18 | 5.9 | 125.55 | 118.17 | 6.3 |
| San Diego | 116.02 | 108.06 | 7.4 | 126.79 | 118.70 | 6.8 | 125.26 | 117.34 | 6.7 | 128.97 | 120.38 | 7.1 |
| San Francisco | 135.13 | 126.17 | 7.1 | 147.67 | 138.59 | 6.5 | 145.89 | 137.01 | 6.5 | 150.21 | 140.56 | 6.9 |
| Seattle | 115.39 | 108.06 | 6.8 | 126.09 | 118.70 | 6.2 | 124.57 | 117.34 | 6.2 | 128.27 | 120.38 | 6.5 |
| Washington, D.C. | 108.59 | 100.59 | 7.9 | 118.67 | 110.50 | 7.4 | 117.24 | 109.24 | 7.3 | 120.71 | 112.07 | 7.7 |
| Winston-Salem, N.C. | 87.79 | 79.50 | 10.4 | 95.93 | 87.33 | 9.8 | 94.77 | 86.33 | 9.8 | 97.59 | 88.57 | 10.2 |
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