Square Foot Price Calculator

Authors & Editorial Team

Guides on Square Foot Price Calculator are written and reviewed by contributors working in the discipline each article covers. Below is every editorial role behind the 29 published guides, and the articles each one is responsible for.

Certified Real Estate Appraisal Analyst

1 guide

Covers measurement standards — ANSI Z765, gross living area, and what does and does not count toward finished square footage.

Licensed Real Estate Appraiser

1 guide

Covers appraisal practice: selecting comparable sales and calculating dollar adjustments for square footage differences.

Commercial Real Estate Analyst

1 guide

Covers commercial measurement and pricing — BOMA standards, usable versus rentable area, and load factors.

Residential Construction Cost Estimator

1 guide

Covers ground-up residential build costs — hard and soft costs, trade contractor pricing, and per-square-foot breakdowns.

Drywall & Finish Specialist

1 guide

Covers drywall hanging, taping, mudding, and Level 4/5 finishing rates per square foot.

Urban Land & Zoning Specialist

1 guide

Covers zoning and land economics — floor area ratio, buildable square footage, and price per buildable square foot.

HVAC & Mechanical Systems Engineer

1 guide

Covers heating and cooling system sizing and installed cost per square foot, including Manual J load calculations.

Professional Trade Cost Estimator

1 guide

Covers trade labour and material pricing, including surface preparation and finish work priced by the square foot.

Roofing Trade Cost Estimator

1 guide

Covers roofing material and labour pricing across asphalt, metal, tile, and slate, including tear-off and roofing squares.

Commercial Lease Consultant

1 guide

Covers lease economics: base rent, triple-net (NNN) structures, and common area maintenance on a per-square-foot basis.

Construction and market figures are sourced from primary public data — principally the US Census Bureau and the National Association of Home Builders. Our per-metro price-per-square-foot medians are our own compiled dataset, documented in full at methodology, which carries the date each figure was last verified. See our editorial guidelines for how we research, review, and correct these guides.