How every state compares right now. Hover the map or open a state for its full breakdown.
THE Home Index is a weighted composite of five components, each tracking a different driver of residential construction cost. Four components draw from public government data — the same series used by professional cost estimators. The fifth, project bid pricing, fills in as Home Index marketplace volume grows.
Every input is transparent and auditable. Click any source below to verify the underlying data yourself.
A leading indicator of cost pressure on residential home services, built from transparent public data sources used by professional cost estimators. It moves directionally with real project costs and is updated monthly.
It is not a price quote, a guarantee, or a substitute for getting bids on your specific project. Local conditions, project scope, and contractor pricing all vary in ways no index can fully capture.
National materials and labor data are backed by large sample sizes from federal statistical agencies. Year-over-year changes and long-run trends are reliable. The methodology is fully auditable.
Project bid pricing — the most direct measure of what contractors actually charge — fills in as marketplace volume grows. Until then, project costs are inferred from the four input components above.