RSMeans costs comparisons: College labs, classrooms, dorms, student unions
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College Laboratory
College Classroom
College Dormitory
College Student Union
Atlanta
139.02
129.72
7.2
136.42
127.22
7.2
138.70
130.48
6.3
124.04
116.85
6.2
Baltimore
144.30
134.80
7.1
141.61
132.20
7.1
143.98
135.59
6.2
128.76
121.42
6.0
Boston
179.45
167.74
7.0
176.10
164.50
7.1
179.04
168.72
6.1
160.12
151.09
6.0
Chicago
176.18
162.08
8.7
172.90
158.95
8.8
175.78
163.03
7.8
157.20
145.99
7.7
Cleveland
156.43
145.68
7.4
153.52
142.87
7.5
156.08
146.53
6.5
139.58
131.22
6.4
Dallas
130.62
122.46
6.7
128.18
120.10
6.7
130.33
123.18
5.8
116.55
110.31
5.7
Denver
147.88
139.01
6.4
145.12
136.32
6.5
147.55
139.82
5.5
131.95
125.21
5.4
Detroit
163.28
155.69
4.9
160.23
152.69
4.9
162.91
156.60
4.0
145.69
140.24
3.9
Houston
137.62
127.25
8.1
135.05
124.80
8.2
137.31
128.00
7.3
122.79
114.62
7.1
Kansas City
160.32
150.18
6.8
157.33
147.28
6.8
159.96
151.06
5.9
143.05
135.27
5.7
Los Angeles
166.39
154.97
7.4
163.28
151.98
7.4
166.01
155.87
6.5
148.46
139.59
6.4
Miami
134.97
125.66
7.4
132.46
123.23
7.5
134.67
126.39
6.5
120.44
113.19
6.4
Minneapolis
174.63
162.80
7.3
171.37
159.66
7.3
174.23
163.76
6.4
155.82
146.65
6.3
New Orleans
134.66
125.37
7.4
132.15
122.95
7.5
134.36
126.10
6.5
120.16
112.92
6.4
New York City
203.55
191.39
6.4
199.75
187.69
6.4
203.09
192.51
5.5
181.62
172.39
5.4
Philadelphia
177.74
165.99
7.1
174.42
162.79
7.1
177.34
166.97
6.2
158.59
149.52
6.1
Phoenix
138.86
127.11
9.2
136.27
124.65
9.3
138.55
127.85
8.4
123.90
114.49
8.2
Pittsburgh
153.79
145.39
5.8
150.92
142.58
5.8
153.44
146.24
4.9
137.22
130.96
4.8
Portland, Ore.
158.92
149.89
6.0
155.96
147.00
6.1
158.56
150.77
5.2
141.80
135.01
5.0
St. Louis
161.56
148.44
8.8
158.55
145.57
8.9
161.20
149.31
8.0
144.16
133.71
7.8
San Diego
162.19
150.90
7.5
159.16
147.99
7.5
161.82
151.79
6.6
144.72
135.93
6.5
San Francisco
189.40
176.59
7.3
185.87
173.18
7.3
188.97
177.62
6.4
169.00
159.06
6.2
Seattle
161.88
151.19
7.1
158.86
148.28
7.1
161.51
152.08
6.2
144.44
136.19
6.1
Washington, D.C.
152.55
141.47
7.8
149.70
138.74
7.9
152.20
142.30
7.0
136.11
127.43
6.8
Winston-Salem, N.C.
123.00
111.15
10.7
120.71
109.00
10.7
122.72
111.80
9.8
109.75
100.12
9.6
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