Industry Data

By Jim Haughey, Reed Business Information Economist

Cost comparisons per square foot in select metro markets

		Jail		Courthouse, 2–3 story				Police station			Post Office
	'06	'05	% chg.	'06	'05	% chg.	'06	'05	% chg.	'06	'05	% chg.
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Atlanta	192.39	181.93	5.7	147.73	140.04	5.5	163.56	145.66	12.3	93.11	86.93	7.1
Baltimore	199.92	187.81	6.4	153.52	144.57	6.2	169.96	150.36	13.0	96.76	89.73	7.8
Boston	248.77	233.80	6.4	191.03	179.97	6.1	211.49	187.18	13.0	120.40	111.71	7.8
Chicago	240.38	226.10	6.3	184.58	174.04	6.1	204.36	181.02	12.9	116.34	108.03	7.7
Cleveland	216.06	204.83	5.5	165.91	157.67	5.2	183.68	163.98	12.0	104.57	97.86	6.8
Dallas	181.63	170.79	6.3	139.47	131.47	6.1	154.41	136.73	12.9	87.90	81.60	7.7
Denver	206.16	194.09	6.2	158.31	149.40	6.0	175.27	155.39	12.8	99.78	92.73	7.6
Detroit	230.91	216.78	6.5	177.31	166.87	6.3	196.31	173.55	13.1	111.75	103.58	7.9
Houston	188.73	176.67	6.8	144.92	135.99	6.6	160.45	141.44	13.4	91.34	84.41	8.2
Kansas City	222.73	209.49	6.3	171.03	161.25	6.1	189.35	167.71	12.9	107.80	100.09	7.7
Los Angeles	229.83	216.38	6.2	176.49	166.55	6.0	195.39	173.23	12.8	111.23	103.38	7.6
Miami	186.36	176.26	5.7	143.11	135.68	5.5	158.43	141.11	12.3	90.19	84.22	7.1
Minneapolis	241.45	228.13	5.8	185.41	175.60	5.6	205.27	182.64	12.4	116.86	109.00	7.2
New Orleans	185.93	175.05	6.2	142.78	134.74	6.0	158.07	140.14	12.8	89.99	83.64	7.6
New York City	283.85	268.24	5.8	217.96	206.48	5.6	241.31	214.75	12.4	137.37	128.16	7.2
Philadelphia	246.19	230.15	7.0	189.05	177.16	6.7	209.29	184.26	13.6	119.15	109.96	8.4
Phoenix	188.52	177.68	6.1	144.76	136.77	5.8	160.26	142.25	12.7	91.24	84.89	7.5
Pittsburgh	215.63	202.40	6.5	165.58	155.79	6.3	183.32	162.04	13.1	104.36	96.70	7.9
Portland, Ore.	222.30	210.10	5.8	170.70	161.72	5.6	188.99	168.20	12.4	107.59	100.38	7.2
St. Louis	220.15	206.85	6.4	169.05	159.22	6.2	187.16	165.61	13.0	106.55	98.83	7.8
San Diego	223.81	211.51	5.8	171.86	162.81	5.6	190.27	169.34	12.4	108.32	101.06	7.2
San Francisco	261.90	247.58	5.8	201.11	190.57	5.5	222.65	198.21	12.3	126.75	118.29	7.2
Seattle	224.24	212.73	5.4	172.19	163.75	5.2	190.63	170.31	11.9	108.52	101.64	6.8
Washington, D.C.	209.82	196.32	6.9	161.12	151.12	6.6	178.38	157.17	13.5	101.55	93.80	8.3
Winston-Salem, N.C.	164.84	153.37	7.5	126.58	118.05	7.2	140.14	122.79	14.1	79.78	73.28	8.9