Cost to Build a Custom Home
Estimate the all-in cost of building a new custom home — lot, soft costs, and construction — against the finished home's estimated value.
Seed Form Using
Home Size and Build Cost Per Foot
Home Size SQFT
Build Cost / SQFT
$
Lot Cost
Lot Cost
$
Soft Costs
Plans, Permits & Fees
$
Financing Costs
$
Misc Soft Costs
$
Total Soft Costs
$
290,000
Construction Costs
Site Prep, Extras & Misc
$
Home Build Cost
$
1,850,000
Landscaping & Other
$
Total Construction Costs
$
1,925,000
Totals
COST TO BUILD →
$
2,500,000
Home Value Est.
$
Profit (Loss)
$
0
0 %
How Much Does It Cost to Build a New Home?
Building a custom home has three big cost buckets: the lot, soft costs (plans, permits, financing), and hard construction costs. Custom builds typically run well above production-home costs per square foot — finishes, complexity, and one-off plans add up fast.
Start from a target home value (or your lot cost and home size) and the tool fills in reasonable estimates for everything else. Then adjust any editable field — shown in accent color — and the totals recalculate instantly.
Your home value, home size, and lot cost are saved into the page's address, so you can bookmark or share a prefilled estimate.