Not all locations are created equal. One million dollars gets you a different sized house depending on where you’re buying, Business Insider discovered.
Analyzing data from houses priced between $995,000 to $1.1 million, here’s how much square footage you get for a million bucks across 17 U.S. housing markets.
1. New York
Listing price: $995,000
Square feet: 822
Price per square foot: $1,210
2. Los Angeles
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Listing price: $999,000
Square feet: 1,407
Price per square foot: $710
3. Chicago
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Listing price: $1,000,000
Square feet: 2,300
Price per square foot: $435
4. Dallas
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Listing price: $999,000
Square feet: 3,469
Price per square foot: $288
5. Houston
Listing price: $995,000
Square feet: 4,424
Price per square foot: $225
6. Washington, DC
Listing price: $999,000
Square feet: 1,300
Price per square foot: $768
7. Philadelphia
Listing price: $1,100,000
Square feet: 2,400
Price per square foot: $458
8. Miami
Listing price: $995,000
Square feet: 2,898
Price per square foot: $343
9. Atlanta
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Listing price: $999,000
Square feet: 6,854
Price per square foot: $146
10. Boston
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Listing price: $1,050,000
Square feet: 1,285
Price per square foot: $817
11. San Francisco
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Listing price: $995,000
Square feet: 1,100
Price per square foot: $905
12. Phoenix
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Listing price: $995,000
Square feet: 3,173
Price per square foot: $314
13. Riverside/San Bernardino
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Listing price: $999,890
Square feet: 4,078
Price per square foot: $245
14. Detroit
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Listing price: $999,000
Square feet: 5,023
Price per square foot: $199
15. Seattle
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Listing price: $995,000
Square feet: 2,140
Price per square foot: $465
16. Minneapolis
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Listing price: $1,000,000
Square feet: 2,060
Price per square foot: $485
17. San Diego
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Listing price: $1,050,000
Square feet: 1,850
Price per square foot: $568