Cities With The Biggest Houses In The USA

A recent study by Lending Tree examined the sizes of homes across the United States. While new houses are continuously added to the housing market each year, they make up a small portion of the total housing stock. However, new homes are generally larger, which over time causes the median house size to gradually increase. The current median age of homes in the U.S. is 37 years, meaning half of all homes are older than 37 years and half are younger.

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The largest new homes were built in the third quarter of 2015, measuring 2,488 square feet. By 2018, the median size of new homes was 2,412 square feet.

Key Housing Size Facts

• Texas has big houses – Three of the top five cities with the largest homes are in Texas, with Houston leading the pack. These cities are experiencing steady population growth, driving demand for newer and larger homes. Between 2010 and 2018, Texas had the largest annual population growth in the country. Additionally, Texas has plenty of land available for new development.
  
  

• The South is big – Several cities in the southern U.S. also ranked highly on the list, with Atlanta coming in at #2.
  
  

• Money builds big houses – Washington, DC, home to the nation's wealthiest counties, is a prime example of how affluence results in larger homes.
  
  

• Old houses are small – Homes built many years ago tend to be smaller. Cities with older housing stock generally have smaller homes.
  
  

• Midwest – The Midwest, on the whole, features smaller homes. Cities like Kansas City, MO, and St. Louis ranked near the bottom of the list.
  
  

Summary of Cities with Big Houses

 

Houston – median house size of 1952 sqft

Atlanta – median house size of 1914 sqft

Washington, DC – median house size of 1908 sqft

 

Summary of Cities with Small Houses

 

Detroit – median house size of 1333 sqft

Minneapolis – median house size of 1360 sqft

Milwaukee – median house size of 1388 sqft