Industry Data

By Jim Haughey, Reed Business Information Economist

Cost comparisons per square foot in select metro markets

	Parking garage			Underground parking			Town hall			Community center
	'06	'05	% chg.	'06	'05	% chg.	'06	'05	% chg.	'06	'05	% chg.
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Atlanta	33.48	31.16	7.4	53.28	51.14	4.2	117.65	107.27	9.7	106.16	99.00	7.2
Baltimore	34.79	32.17	8.2	55.37	52.79	4.9	122.26	110.73	10.4	110.32	102.20	7.9
Boston	43.29	40.04	8.1	68.90	65.72	4.8	152.13	137.85	10.4	137.28	127.23	7.9
Chicago	41.83	38.73	8.0	66.57	63.56	4.7	147.00	133.31	10.3	132.64	123.04	7.8
Cleveland	37.60	35.08	7.2	59.84	57.58	3.9	132.13	120.76	9.4	119.23	111.46	7.0
Dallas	31.61	29.25	8.1	50.30	48.01	4.8	111.07	100.70	10.3	100.23	92.94	7.8
Denver	35.88	33.24	7.9	57.10	54.56	4.7	126.07	114.43	10.2	113.76	105.62	7.7
Detroit	40.18	37.13	8.2	63.95	60.94	4.9	141.21	127.81	10.5	127.42	117.97	8.0
Houston	32.84	30.26	8.5	52.27	49.66	5.3	115.41	104.16	10.8	104.14	96.14	8.3
Kansas City	38.76	35.88	8.0	61.69	58.89	4.8	136.21	123.51	10.3	122.91	114.00	7.8
Los Angeles	40.00	37.06	7.9	63.65	60.82	4.7	140.55	127.57	10.2	126.83	117.75	7.7
Miami	32.43	30.19	7.4	51.61	49.55	4.2	113.97	103.92	9.7	102.84	95.92	7.2
Minneapolis	42.02	39.07	7.5	66.87	64.13	4.3	147.66	134.50	9.8	133.24	124.14	7.3
New Orleans	32.36	29.98	7.9	51.49	49.20	4.7	113.70	103.20	10.2	102.60	95.26	7.7
New York City	49.40	45.94	7.5	78.61	75.40	4.3	173.58	158.15	9.8	156.63	145.97	7.3
Philadelphia	42.84	39.42	8.7	68.18	64.70	5.4	150.55	135.70	10.9	135.85	125.24	8.5
Phoenix	32.81	30.43	7.8	52.21	49.95	4.5	115.28	104.76	10.0	104.03	96.69	7.6
Pittsburgh	37.52	34.67	8.2	59.72	56.89	5.0	131.86	119.33	10.5	118.99	110.14	8.0
Portland, Ore.	38.69	35.98	7.5	61.57	59.06	4.2	135.94	123.87	9.7	122.67	114.33	7.3
St. Louis	38.31	35.43	8.1	60.97	58.15	4.9	134.63	121.96	10.4	121.48	112.57	7.9
San Diego	38.95	36.23	7.5	61.98	59.46	4.3	136.86	124.71	9.7	123.50	115.10	7.3
San Francisco	45.58	42.40	7.5	72.53	69.59	4.2	160.16	145.97	9.7	144.52	134.73	7.3
Seattle	39.02	36.44	7.1	62.10	59.80	3.9	137.13	125.42	9.3	123.74	115.76	6.9
Washington, D.C.	36.51	33.62	8.6	58.11	55.18	5.3	128.31	115.75	10.9	115.78	106.83	8.4
Winston-Salem, N.C.	28.69	26.27	9.2	45.65	43.11	5.9	100.81	90.42	11.5	90.96	83.46	9.0