Price per Square Foot Calculator

How it works

Price per square foot (or m²) = price ÷ area · 1 m² = 10.7639 sq ft, so price per m² = price per sq ft × 10.7639 · value at comparable = comparable price per unit × area

Price per square foot (price per square meter outside the US) is the quickest way to compare homes, land or commercial space of different sizes. Appraisers and agents use it to sanity-check a list price against recent comparable sales in the same neighborhood. Use the same area definition for every property — usually finished, above-grade living area — because garages, basements and lot size can distort the figure, and remember that location, condition and age move value more than size alone.

Worked example

A 2,000 sq ft home listed at 450,000 costs 450,000 ÷ 2,000 = 225.00 per square foot, or 225 × 10.7639 = 2,421.88 per square meter (185.8 m²). At a comparable price of 210 per square foot it would be worth 420,000, so it is listed 30,000 (+7.14%) above the comparable.

Sources: Zillow — How to calculate price per square foot · NIST — SI unit conversion factors (1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²)

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