Washington Metro
1.11×Cost multiplier
Dominant ground: Udorthents, Manor, Sassafras
1 county in this region. Highest risk score: District of Columbia (4 of 10).
Counties: District of Columbia
THE DIRTBID REGIONAL MODEL · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia Sitework Costs, Region by Region
Sitework in District of Columbia on the same Richmond Metro = 1.00 scale as the rest of DirtBid: 1 cost region and 1 counties, each with a soil-risk rating from USDA and USGS data.
District of Columbia multipliers and county ratings are planning-level: built from federal price and soil data, and not yet checked against local bids or a local estimator.
- Cost regions
- 1
- Counties in the model
- 1
- Richmond Metro baseline
- 1.00×
FAQ
District of Columbia Cost Questions
Which soil problems drive sitework cost in District of Columbia?
From USDA soil survey data, the most common across the state: no hazard rates high in most counties. A parcel can differ from its county, so read the survey for your exact site.
Where do the District of Columbia multipliers come from?
From the Commerce Department's Regional Price Parities, on the same Richmond Metro = 1.00 scale as Virginia. Across 29 reviewed regions that method missed by about 0.03 on average. They have not been checked against executed bids in District of Columbia, so use them for planning, not a final bid.
How reliable are the District of Columbia county ratings?
They are screening ratings from federal soil and geology data, not a local estimator's review and not a geotechnical report. Tested against 511 reviewed counties, they land within one level most of the time, and exact matches are less common. Get borings before you price a real site.
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