{"id":24663,"date":"2024-08-14T04:24:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T11:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=24663"},"modified":"2025-11-12T12:46:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:46:34","slug":"buyer-average-cost-to-build-a-1500-sq-ft-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-average-cost-to-build-a-1500-sq-ft-house\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s The Average Cost to Build a 1500 Square Foot House?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We know buying a house is a huge investment that requires careful consideration, planning, and saving. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/construction\/chars\/highlights.html\">United States Census Bureau<\/a>, the median size of a home completed in 2023 was 2,233 square feet, and the median price was $428,600. That means that in order to buy an average-sized house, you\u2019d have to save $85,720 for a 20% down payment. That\u2019s a lot of money!<\/p>\n<p>However, if we were to look at the average by region, there would be slight differences (in the case of the Northeast, there\u2019s a significant difference!).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"geo-cta widget-cta widget-cta--content     widget-cta--dark widget-cta--dark-blue-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"widget-element--content\">\n        <div class=\"widget-element--content-header\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"homelight logo\" class=\"widget-element--logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ccprototypev5\/images\/logo-small-cta.png\" width=\"106\" height=\"25\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"cta-headline \">Thinking of building a house?<\/h3>\n                        <p>Find a top agent near you who can help.<\/p>\n        \n                                            <div class=\"quiz-flow-form widget-location-search\">\n    <div class=\"widget-element--form\">\n        <div class=\"wh-form\">\n            <div class=\"widget-element--search-field \">\n                \n                <input class=\"widget-element--input-search wh-input\" autocomplete=\"off\" placeholder=\"Where are you looking to build?\"\/>\n                <button class=\"widget-element--button wh-get-estimate\" data-tracking-id=\"homelight\" data-tracking-campaign=\"get-your-estimate\" data-form-action=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/find-agent\/quiz\/buyer\">Get Started<\/button>\n                <input type=\"hidden\" class=\"wh-address-id\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wh-drop\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                                <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the Northeast, the average sized home was 2,794 square feet and the average cost was $920,700 with a $184,140 down payment.<\/p>\n<p>In the Midwest, the average sized home was 2,356 square feet and the average cost was $449,900 with a $89,980 down payment.<\/p>\n<p>In the South, the average sized home was 2,506 square feet and the average cost was $455,400 with a $91,080 down payment.<\/p>\n<p>In the West, the average sized home was 2,413 square feet and the average cost was $617,900 with a $123,580 down payment.<\/p>\n<p>What if you just want a modest home, and you don\u2019t want to buy an existing home? What if you want a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/house-hunting\/new-homes\/\">new construction home<\/a> so you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-how-much-to-build-a-house-on-my-land\/\">build exactly what you want<\/a>? What is the average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-how-much-does-it-cost-to-build-a-house\/#:~:text=However%2C%20that%20range%20(again),a%201%2C500%2Dsquare%2Dfoot%20home\">cost to build<\/a> a 1,500-square-foot house?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re going to cover in this guide. We\u2019re going to break down the regional cost per square foot and take a look at what percentage each step of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-how-to-build-a-house-yourself\/\">building process<\/a> costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The larger you go, the more expensive the house. 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