Smarter Homes · Budget Creation Guide

Smarter Homes Project Planner

A realistic, installed-cost budget range for a new or renovated home, built section by section and tuned to your local micro-market.

Answer the questions below to build your preliminary smart home budget. Once complete, your budget will unlock at the bottom of the page. Cinema and Media Room pricing is based on published system tiers. Other categories use guidance from the Home Technology Association, refined by Smarter Homes for Austin-area luxury homes and our preferred design standards.

What area of Austin?
ZIP code
Home square footage
Project total
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Builder settings, hidden metrics (not shown to clients)

Area / labor multiplier, Central Austin = 1.00 baseline

Premium-area factor (Westlake, Lake Travis, etc.)

Wiring drop basis, $ per drop (used to estimate drop count from the pre-area budget)

$ per drop

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