Colorado Springs Construction Costs

[Spencer Abeyta]

I was wondering what the construction costs per square foot are in Colorado Springs. Would there be a large difference in price for a two story vs a rancher? I'm looking in terms of a 1000 to 1500 square foot house. I was also wondering what the cost was to have the "shell" of the house built and then finish the interior myself. Thanks :)

[Ryan Sanders]

I imagine the shell could be lower than 100 unless you're having the rough electrical and plumbing installed. Then maybe 90-100/sqft? 

A smaller house is relatively more expensive because you still have the static costs of building a structure like permitting, engineering, foundation, rough electric/plumbing, et cetera. Since all those costs don't scale well, the end price of a small house could be very near the end price of a large one.