Estimate how many stories a building has from its height in feet, or calculate height and feet per story from stories and building presets.

Compare illustrative assumptions of 10–14 ft per story. Height alone cannot determine actual floors.

Feet ↔ Stories Conversion Table (Assumes 10 ft per story)
Feet to Stories Stories to Feet
8 ft = 0.8 stories1 story = 10 ft
9 ft = 0.9 stories2 stories = 20 ft
10 ft = 1 story3 stories = 30 ft
12 ft = 1.2 stories4 stories = 40 ft
15 ft = 1.5 stories5 stories = 50 ft
20 ft = 2 stories6 stories = 60 ft
24 ft = 2.4 stories7 stories = 70 ft
25 ft = 2.5 stories8 stories = 80 ft
30 ft = 3 stories9 stories = 90 ft
35 ft = 3.5 stories10 stories = 100 ft
40 ft = 4 stories12 stories = 120 ft
50 ft = 5 stories15 stories = 150 ft
60 ft = 6 stories20 stories = 200 ft
75 ft = 7.5 stories25 stories = 250 ft
80 ft = 8 stories30 stories = 300 ft
90 ft = 9 stories40 stories = 400 ft
100 ft = 10 stories50 stories = 500 ft
120 ft = 12 stories75 stories = 750 ft
150 ft = 15 stories100 stories = 1,000 ft
200 ft = 20 stories150 stories = 1,500 ft
Formulas: Stories = Height ÷ (ft per story) and Height = Stories × (ft per story). Table assumes 10 ft per story.
Meters ↔ Stories Conversion Table (Assumes 3.05 m per story)
Meters to Stories Stories to Meters
10 m = 3.279 stories1 story = 3.05 m
20 m = 6.557 stories2 stories = 6.1 m
30 m = 9.836 stories5 stories = 15.25 m
50 m = 16.393 stories10 stories = 30.5 m
100 m = 32.787 stories20 stories = 61 m
Formulas: Stories = Height ÷ (m per story) and Height = Stories × (m per story). Table assumes 3.05 m per story (≈10 ft per story).

Feet To Stories Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the number of stories in a building based on its height in feet.

S = F / 10

Variables:

  • S is the number of stories
  • F is the height of the building in feet

Using the illustrative assumption of 10 ft per story, divide building height in feet by 10. More generally, story equivalents = height ÷ assumed floor-to-floor height. This does not establish actual floor counts: lobbies, mechanical levels and roof features can change the estimate.

What does feet to stories mean?

Feet to stories estimates story equivalents from building height and an assumed floor-to-floor height. Ten feet per story is one illustrative assumption, not a universal standard. Use actual building plans to establish floor counts.