Location Factors

From BC3

Use the location factors below for location-based cost adjustments.

Each tab contains a list of location factors by either city, state, or climate zone. Use the composite index to scale costs according to the State or National designation in the cost data tables.

For example, in the component database, “Walls (Wood Framed) Insulation” (entry 0001) contains the estimates for material cost (0.43 $/ft2), installation cost (0.21 $/ft2), and total cost (0.64 $/ft2). The data table shows "National" in the Location Type column. Multiply the values from the cost table by the corresponding location factor.

By city:

Anchorage composite index is 134.01.
National is assumed to be 100.
Total cost adjusted for Anchorage: 0.64 x 134.01/100=0.8577 $/ft2

By state:

Composite index for Alaska is 133.64.
National is assumed to be 100.
Total insulation cost adjusted for Alaska: 0.64 x 133.64/100=0.8553 $/ft2

A detailed explanation of location factors and their application is included in the F+G Location Factors Report available for download below.

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F+G Location Factors Report

The F+G composite index was developed by Faithful+Gould based on material and labor cost data for 122 locations. A detailed explanation is included in Appendix D of the Location Factors Report. For validation, the F+G composite index was compared with published sources, including 2011 RSMeans, 2010 Compass International and the A.C.E. Guide. The average published index, a combined location index derived from multiple published sources, is included in the last column for comparison.

By City
By State
By Climate Zone

ID	City	State	Climate Zone	F+G Average Labor Index	F+G Material Index	F+G Composite Index	Average Published Index
1	Anchorage	AK	7	137.71	144.36	134.01	129.33
2	Fairbanks	AK	8	137.88	141.43	133.26	129.00
3	Birmingham	AL	3A	66.79	97.90	85.14	87.00
4	Huntsville	AL	3A	66.80	97.90	84.34	85.67
5	Mobile	AL	2A	66.94	102.40	85.87	86.67
6	Montgomery	AL	3A	63.10	97.90	81.60	82.33
7	Little Rock	AR	3A	67.71	100.73	83.89	83.67
8	Phoenix	AZ	2B	81.31	106.47	92.76	92.00
9	Fremont	CA	3C	147.02	106.07	121.82	118.67
10	Fresno	CA	3B	118.45	103.75	110.84	110.67
11	Long Beach	CA	3B	126.52	99.00	110.50	109.00
12	Los Angeles	CA	3B	125.98	99.00	112.20	112.00
13	Oakland	CA	3C	146.97	106.07	121.41	118.00
14	Riverside	CA	3B	123.72	98.81	109.51	108.33
15	Sacramento	CA	3B	128.34	103.75	113.22	111.33
16	San Diego	CA	3B	117.82	97.61	107.69	107.67
17	San Francisco	CA	3C	146.20	104.49	124.34	123.67
18	Santa Ana	CA	3B	124.89	98.25	110.43	109.67
19	Denver	CO	5B	93.88	104.88	97.15	95.67
20	Hartford	CT	5A	128.36	104.06	111.89	109.00
21	New Haven	CT	5A	128.23	104.06	111.86	109.00
22	Stamford	CT	5A	132.03	103.73	113.35	110.33
23	Washington DC	DC	4A	101.09	100.49	99.92	99.33
24	Wilmington	DE	4A	122.84	99.84	105.34	101.33
25	Jacksonville	FL	2A	68.60	99.92	87.70	90.00
26	Miami	FL	1A	69.05	99.32	88.27	91.00
27	St. Petersburg	FL	2A	70.96	99.93	86.58	87.33
28	Tampa	FL	2A	71.45	100.29	89.55	92.00
29	Titusville	FL	2A	74.58	98.54	89.82	92.00
30	Atlanta	GA	3A	80.14	97.81	90.59	91.67
31	Savannah	GA	2A	72.35	100.06	85.88	85.67
32	Honolulu	HI	1A	143.06	130.72	128.76	123.33
33	Des Moines	IA	5A	95.93	94.25	94.64	94.33
34	Boise	ID	6B	82.75	102.22	91.80	91.33
35	Chicago	IL	5A	150.27	95.75	117.40	113.67
36	Peoria	IL	5A	119.35	93.35	103.74	102.00
37	Rock Island	IL	5A	110.57	94.59	99.83	98.00
38	Rockford	IL	5A	130.93	90.42	106.47	103.67
39	Evansville	IN	4A	99.15	97.48	96.33	95.00
40	Hammond	IN	5A	136.80	90.95	106.95	102.33
41	Indianapolis	IN	5A	102.77	93.39	97.83	97.67
42	South Bend	IN	5A	92.40	96.95	94.87	95.00
43	Topeka	KS	4A	83.15	101.83	88.20	85.33
44	Wichita	KS	5A	71.41	100.09	85.50	85.33
45	Louisville	KY	4A	92.38	98.92	92.86	91.00
46	New Orleans	LA	2A	71.09	96.66	88.15	91.00
47	Shreveport	LA	3A	65.55	99.42	82.39	82.33
48	Boston	MA	5A	151.94	103.57	120.10	115.00
49	New Bedford	MA	5A	133.37	102.50	113.77	111.00
50	Springfield	MA	5A	122.10	103.15	109.05	106.67
51	Worcester	MA	5A	140.08	102.50	113.32	108.00
52	Baltimore	MD	4A	92.60	100.22	95.56	95.00
53	Portland	ME	6A	81.75	102.09	91.57	91.33
54	Detroit	MI	5A	125.73	98.77	106.70	103.00
55	Flint	MI	5A	113.24	92.49	99.95	98.00
56	Grand Rapids	MI	5A	73.07	95.69	89.55	93.00
57	Lansing	MI	5A	109.30	95.69	99.40	97.33
58	Duluth	MN	7	116.74	96.00	104.35	103.00
59	Minneapolis	MN	6A	127.75	89.28	108.01	107.67
60	St. Paul	MN	6A	128.39	87.28	105.73	104.33
61	Cape Girardeau	MO	4A	105.04	93.35	93.48	89.67
62	Kansas City	MO	4A	119.21	100.16	103.67	99.67
63	St. Louis	MO	4A	122.47	103.91	104.48	98.67
64	Jackson	MS	2A	63.60	99.89	83.30	84.33
65	Billings	MT	6B	83.08	113.11	93.64	90.67
66	Charlotte	NC	3A	64.04	101.28	83.86	84.67
67	Raleigh	NC	4A	62.38	98.69	83.81	86.00
68	Fargo	ND	7	85.78	96.00	88.75	87.33
69	Omaha	NE	5A	83.89	95.78	90.53	91.00
70	Manchester	NH	5A	94.71	101.65	96.67	95.67
71	Newark	NJ	4A	148.21	101.65	116.97	111.67
72	Trenton	NJ	5A	146.26	101.65	114.18	107.67
73	Albuquerque	NM	4B	84.52	100.63	90.23	88.67
74	Santa Fe	NM	5B	81.64	100.63	90.45	90.00
75	Las Vegas	NV	3B	119.58	101.98	106.31	103.33
76	Albany	NY	5A	116.10	104.76	104.17	100.00
77	Buffalo	NY	5A	113.14	102.49	105.93	104.67
78	New York	NY	4A	170.22	118.41	135.73	130.00
79	Rochester	NY	6A	103.24	103.69	103.19	103.00
80	Schenectady	NY	5A	115.61	104.76	104.67	101.00
81	Syracuse	NY	5A	104.47	103.69	102.03	100.67
82	Akron	OH	5A	104.05	96.64	98.54	97.33
83	Cincinnati	OH	4A	96.75	93.63	94.28	93.67
84	Cleveland	OH	5A	110.93	96.64	101.72	100.33
85	Columbus	OH	5A	97.47	93.72	95.24	95.00
86	Dayton	OH	5A	95.79	93.96	93.95	93.33
87	Youngstown	OH	5A	102.99	96.64	96.53	94.33
88	Oklahoma City	OK	3A	74.75	101.89	86.33	85.00
89	Tulsa	OK	3A	68.03	101.89	83.98	83.33
90	Portland	OR	4C	118.73	101.25	103.80	99.67
91	Erie	PA	5A	101.40	99.19	98.32	97.00
92	Philadelphia	PA	4A	139.92	102.83	115.95	112.33
93	Pittsburgh	PA	5A	111.55	99.90	103.29	101.67
94	Reading	PA	5A	108.68	101.73	101.08	98.33
95	Scranton	PA	5A	103.53	101.83	99.67	97.67
96	York	PA	4A	93.37	101.73	96.42	95.67
97	Providence	RI	5A	125.52	102.50	108.20	104.33
98	Columbia	SC	3A	57.61	101.58	81.44	82.67
99	Spartanburg	SC	3A	52.48	100.37	80.17	82.67
100	Sioux Falls	SD	6A	66.88	95.78	82.93	84.00
101	Chattanooga	TN	4A	73.23	99.10	85.87	85.67
102	Knoxville	TN	4A	73.41	101.00	85.08	83.67
103	Memphis	TN	3A	74.50	97.93	86.89	87.33
104	Nashville	TN	4A	78.01	96.08	87.42	87.67
105	Corpus Christi	TX	2A	68.71	99.34	83.41	83.00
106	Dallas	TX	3A	65.34	95.08	85.28	88.67
107	El Paso	TX	3B	54.54	99.50	79.81	81.67
108	Fort Worth	TX	3A	63.51	95.08	84.32	87.67
109	Houston	TX	2A	71.96	97.80	87.35	89.00
110	Lubbock	TX	3B	65.21	97.65	83.37	84.67
111	San Antonio	TX	2A	56.82	92.69	80.90	85.00
112	Sherman	TX	3A	73.92	94.40	84.86	85.33
113	Salt Lake City	UT	5B	79.05	106.18	88.25	85.33
114	Richmond	VA	4A	65.16	101.50	88.73	92.33
115	Burlington	VT	6A	92.44	102.23	93.33	90.67
116	Seattle	WA	4C	128.20	100.50	107.94	103.67
117	Spokane	WA	5B	95.75	99.27	98.80	99.67
118	Green Bay	WI	6A	108.41	89.94	99.07	99.00
119	Madison	WI	6A	113.17	89.94	98.82	97.00
120	Milwaukee	WI	6A	126.44	89.94	105.08	103.00
121	Charleston	WV	4A	103.95	101.76	97.94	94.67
122	Cheyenne	WY	6B	79.29	104.88	88.64	86.33

State	Climate Zone	F+G Average Labor Index	F+G Material Index	F+G Composite Index	Average Published Index
AK	2	137.79	142.90	133.64	129.17
AL	4	65.91	99.03	84.24	85.42
AR	1	67.71	100.73	83.89	83.67
AZ	1	81.31	106.47	92.76	92.00
CA	10	130.59	101.68	114.19	112.90
CO	1	93.88	104.88	97.15	95.67
CT	3	129.54	103.95	112.37	109.44
DC	1	101.09	100.49	99.92	99.33
DE	1	122.84	99.84	105.34	101.33
FL	5	70.93	99.60	88.39	90.47
GA	2	76.24	98.93	88.24	88.67
HI	1	143.06	130.72	128.76	123.33
IA	1	95.93	94.25	94.64	94.33
ID	1	82.75	102.22	91.80	91.33
IL	4	127.78	93.53	106.86	104.33
IN	4	107.78	94.69	98.99	97.50
KS	2	77.28	100.96	86.85	85.33
KY	1	92.38	98.92	92.86	91.00
LA	2	68.32	98.04	85.27	86.67
MA	4	136.88	102.93	114.06	110.17
MD	1	92.60	100.22	95.56	95.00
ME	1	81.75	102.09	91.57	91.33
MI	4	105.34	95.66	98.90	97.83
MN	3	124.30	90.85	106.03	105.00
MO	3	115.57	99.14	100.54	96.00
MS	1	63.60	99.89	83.30	84.33
MT	1	83.08	113.11	93.64	90.67
NC	2	63.21	99.98	83.84	85.33
ND	1	85.78	96.00	88.75	87.33
NE	1	83.89	95.78	90.53	91.00
NH	1	94.71	101.65	96.67	95.67
NJ	2	147.24	101.65	115.58	109.67
NM	2	83.08	100.63	90.34	89.33
NV	1	119.58	101.98	106.31	103.33
NY	6	120.46	106.30	109.29	106.56
OH	6	101.33	95.21	96.71	95.67
OK	2	71.39	101.89	85.16	84.17
OR	1	118.73	101.25	103.80	99.67
PA	6	109.74	101.20	102.46	100.44
RI	1	125.52	102.50	108.20	104.33
SC	2	55.04	100.97	80.80	82.67
SD	1	66.88	95.78	82.93	84.00
TN	4	74.79	98.53	86.31	86.08
TX	8	65.00	96.44	83.66	85.63
UT	1	79.05	106.18	88.25	85.33
VA	1	65.16	101.50	88.73	92.33
VT	1	92.44	102.23	93.33	90.67
WA	2	111.97	99.89	103.37	101.67
WI	3	116.01	89.94	100.99	99.67
WV	1	103.95	101.76	97.94	94.67
WY	1	79.29	104.88	88.64	86.33

Climate Zone	Average Labor Index	Material Index	F+G Composite Index	Average Published Index
Climate Zone 1a	106.06	115.02	108.52	107.17
Climate Zone 2a	68.82	98.87	86.23	87.82
Climate Zone 2b	81.31	106.47	92.76	92.00
Climate Zone 3a	66.95	98.74	84.34	85.33
Climate Zone 3b	110.50	99.93	104.39	103.83
Climate Zone 3c	146.73	105.55	122.52	120.11
Climate Zone 4a	102.13	100.63	98.40	96.42
Climate Zone 4b	84.52	100.63	90.23	88.67
Climate Zone 4c	123.46	100.88	105.87	101.67
Climate Zone 5a	113.62	98.74	103.00	100.87
Climate Zone 5b	87.58	102.74	93.66	92.67
Climate Zone 6a	105.39	94.46	98.64	97.78
Climate Zone 6b	81.71	106.74	91.36	89.44
Climate Zone 7	113.41	112.12	109.04	106.56
Climate Zone 8	137.88	141.43	133.26	129.00