Average Size of New Single-Family Homes National Trend by Year of Construction, since 1973*
Over the past 50 years, the general trend in U.S. new home construction has been toward building larger houses: From 1973 to 2023, the average size of new houses increased by 51%.
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*Data per U.S. Census, Characteristics of New Housing: https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/index.html. U.S. single-family dwellings built for sale. All numbers approximate, may contain errors and subject to revision.
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