Texas pole barn costs, from real projects.
What owners and builders actually paid for pole barns, barndominiums, and metal buildings in Texas — $13.63 to $107.50 per square foot across 8 moderated submissions.
The numbers
Texas by the data.
Computed from every approved Texas entry in the What I Paid database. Updated automatically as new projects are approved.
$27.65
across 8 projects
8
$39.84
2025
$13.63/sqft
$54,500 · Weatherford
$107.50/sqft
$129,000 · Amarillo
Pole Barn
50% of submissions
2,038 sq ft
Cost per square foot, distributed
Every verified Texas project, bucketed by $/sqft. The spread is mostly finish level.
Recent projects
The latest Texas submissions.
The five most recently approved projects — city, type, size, and what the owner reported paying.
| City | Type | Size | Total cost | $ / sq ft | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conroe | Pole Barn | 30×50 (1,500 sq ft) | $39,500 | $26.33 | 2022 |
| Weatherford | Pole Barn | 50×80 (4,000 sq ft) | $54,500 | $13.63 | 2024 |
| Stephenville | Pole Barn | 30×40 (1,200 sq ft) | $28,100 | $23.42 | 2024 |
| Waco | Metal Building | 40×60 (2,400 sq ft) | $69,500 | $28.96 | 2022 |
| Tyler | Metal Building | 30×40 (1,200 sq ft) | $36,000 | $30.00 | 2024 |
State insights
What the Texas data says.
Every insight below is generated from the submissions themselves — no estimates, no editorializing.
- Texas currently has 8 verified projects in the What I Paid database.
- Texas projects range from $13.63/sqft to $107.50/sqft.
- Pole Barns represent 50% of Texas submissions (4 of 8).
- The Texas median of $27.65/sqft runs about 27% below the national median of $38.13/sqft.
- The average reported footprint in Texas is 2,038 sq ft, and the most recent build year on record is 2025.
- Reported Texas totals run from $54,500 (50×80 pole barn in Weatherford) up to $129,000 (30×40 barndominium in Amarillo).
Estimate your Texas pole barn cost.
The calculator applies Texas's labor and material cost index automatically, then checks your estimate against the real projects on this page. A 40×60 pole-barn shell in Texas models at $34,560 – $69,120.
The detailed PDF report is free — run your estimate, then download it from the results card.
40×60 shell, modeled for Texas
$34,560 – $69,120
$14.40 – $28.80/sqft · erected post-frame shell
Real Texas projects median: $27.65/sqft — finish level explains most of the spread.
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Texas cost questions, answered by the data.
Answers computed from the verified projects above.
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