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Everyday life. Unexpected perspectives.

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Home

Rent, mortgages, household size and what a home costs to run.

Home Floor plan

Is a new rental half a house?

The median floor area of homes finished in the US in 2025: a single-family house, an apartment built for sale and one built to rent.

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APARTMENT FOR RENT1,000 sq ft34.6 ft28.9 ftSingle-family house · 2,142 sq ftApartment for sale · 1,170 sq ftSingle-family house2,142 sq ft · 50.7 × 42.2 ftApartment for sale1,170 sq ft · 37.5 × 31.2 ftApartment for rent1,000 sq ft · 34.6 × 28.9 ftDrawn to one scale from a shared corner. Gross area; the room layout is illustrative.APARTMENT FOR RENT1,000 sq ft34.6 ft28.9 ftSingle-family house · 2,142 sq ftApartment for sale · 1,170 sq ftSingle-family house2,142 sq ft · 50.7 × 42.2 ftApartment for sale1,170 sq ft · 37.5 × 31.2 ftApartment for rent1,000 sq ft · 34.6 × 28.9 ftTo scale · gross area · layout illustrativeAPARTMENT FOR RENT1,000 sq ft34.6 ft28.9 ftSingle-family house · 2,142 sq ftApartment for sale · 1,170 sq ft