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Cost comparisons per square foot in select metro markets
Office, 1-story Day care center Convenience store Fast food restaurant
'05'04% chg.'05'04% chg.'05'04% chg.'05'04% chg.
Atlanta114.55108.185.9104.01100.213.876.6773.214.7124.90120.413.7
Baltimore118.17111.166.3107.30102.974.279.1075.225.1128.85123.724.1
Boston147.56139.815.5133.99129.503.598.7794.614.4160.89155.613.4
Chicago143.06133.747.0129.90123.884.995.7590.505.8155.98148.854.8
Cleveland128.68121.136.2116.84112.204.186.1381.975.1140.30134.824.1
Dallas107.67101.655.997.7794.163.872.0768.794.8117.40113.143.8
Denver122.80114.607.2111.51106.155.082.1977.556.0133.90127.555.0
Detroit135.93128.016.2123.43118.574.190.9886.625.0148.21142.474.0
Houston112.17105.556.3101.8597.764.275.0871.425.1122.31117.474.1
Kansas City131.68123.546.6119.57114.434.588.1483.605.4143.58137.504.4
Los Angeles136.68128.356.5124.11118.894.491.4886.865.3149.03142.864.3
Miami110.67103.147.3100.4995.545.274.0769.806.1120.67114.805.1
Minneapolis143.18135.006.1130.01125.044.095.8491.354.9156.12150.253.9
New Orleans109.79103.606.099.7095.963.973.4970.114.8119.72115.313.8
New York City168.82158.726.4153.29147.024.3113.00107.415.2184.07176.664.2
Philadelphia144.68135.466.8131.38125.474.796.8491.665.6157.76150.764.6
Phoenix111.79105.206.3101.5197.454.274.8371.195.1121.90117.094.1
Pittsburgh127.55120.675.7115.82111.783.685.3781.664.5139.08134.313.5
Portland, Ore.132.43125.265.7120.25116.023.688.6484.764.6144.39139.413.6
St. Louis129.93121.487.0117.98112.524.986.9682.205.8141.67135.204.8
San Diego133.80125.956.2121.50116.664.189.5685.235.1145.89140.184.1
San Francisco156.31147.496.0141.94136.623.9104.6399.814.8170.44164.163.8
Seattle133.93125.836.4121.61116.554.389.6485.155.3146.03140.054.3
Washington, D.C.124.17115.757.3112.76107.215.283.1178.336.1135.40128.835.1
Winston-Salem, N.C.96.6691.345.887.7784.603.864.7061.814.7105.40101.663.7
For more data, visit R.S. Means at www.rsmeans.com , or call (800) 448-8182.


  

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