The Average Home Size in Every U.S. State

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/average-home-size-every-american-state-2022/

by gmays • 4 years ago

39 21 4 years ago

ajhurliman• 4 years ago

I love the dataset, but this has to be one of the worst visualizations I've seen: it takes way too long to scroll through the whole list and the differences in the size of the rendered houses is essentially meaningless to the average observer.

pleb_nz2• 4 years ago

And it would be nice to have aunit of measure toggle between feet2 and m2

TheGhostOfBoris2• 4 years ago

Seconded...... The insistence on displaying data only in units the majority of the world has condemned to obsolescence is baffling.

the_shivers• 4 years ago

Another case of a "creative visualization" that should have been a table.

lotsofpulp2• 4 years ago

Also where deciles would be helpful to understand the distribution.

Ancalagon• 4 years ago

I don't have kids so maybe that's a part of it, but anything over 1500-1600 sq ft. feels too large and like a lot of maintenance to me.

silisili• 4 years ago

I felt similarly, with a wife and a kid even. In a 2500 sqft house, I often got frustrated because I felt like I constantly couldn't find them.

1600 was fine. We're in about 2k now, and definitely wouldn't want to go any bigger.

brutus1213• 4 years ago

I'm in a 1950 sqft home and find it way too small (2 little kids with tiny rooms, one big open great room that combines dining room, living room and kitchen). I think layout makes a big difference too .. if you have multiple floors, you end up with wasted space. Also, basements and garages are not counted, and they make a big difference.

mozman• 4 years ago

Having a sufficiently big home where you can get lost and feel “alone” is the principle criteria when I am looking at homes.

ghufran_syed• 4 years ago

They should probably normalize this for the age of the housing - older homes tend to be smaller

AtlasBarfed• 4 years ago

How is Utah's size that big? Do they even have forests in Utah?

zwily• 4 years ago

Lots of kids.

lotsofpulp2• 4 years ago

What is the connection with forests?

egberts1• 4 years ago

Lumber used in housing construction often has to be trucked in from Idaho, Montana, or Colorado.

herewulf• 4 years ago

Quite interesting that New York ranks second smallest and a whopping $420/sqft. The data are quite skewed by the NYC area. We sold our typical Western New York home (~1,700 sqft) in 2016 for about $42/sqft.

midasuni• 4 years ago

I live in a relatively cheap part of the U.K. on the outskirts of a country village. My house I about 10 times that price per square foot.

It never ceases to amaze me how cheap land is in the US

The Average Home Size in Every U.S. State

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