Single Family Home Size by 2015

Survey respondents indicated the average square footage of single family homes by 2015 will be:

63% indicated the homes to be 2000 – 2400 sq. ft.

22% indicated the homes to be 2400 – 3000 sq. ft.

In my opinion, the survey results are not reflective of cost and price realities. For comparison, let’s consider the average home square footage in the past:

1982           1,700 sq. ft.

2000           2,270 sq. ft.

2004           2,350 sq. ft.

2008           2,630 sq. ft.

2009           2,440 sq. ft.

2010           2,380 sq. ft.





The square footage will continue to decline from the 2,380 sq. ft. and may even be smaller than 2,000 sq. ft. by 2015.