{"id":15415,"date":"2019-08-26T18:39:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T21:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/?p=15415"},"modified":"2022-11-02T23:01:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T02:01:12","slug":"average-size-home-lots-shrinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/home-garden\/average-size-home-lots-shrinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Less Room to Roam: Average Size of Home Lots in the U.S. is Shrinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are going to buy a house, here is a trend in real estate that you need to take into account: In a real surprise, people are moving on to home lots that are smaller than ever, according to research from the U.S. Census Bureau. To put it another way: The average size of home lots in the U.S. is shrinking.<\/p>   <div class=\"wp-block-ub-table-of-contents-block ub_table-of-contents\" id=\"ub_table-of-contents-7f3e4a2b-c6b0-4450-b184-4058f561718d\" data-linktodivider=\"false\" data-showtext=\"show\" data-hidetext=\"hide\" data-scrolltype=\"auto\" data-enablesmoothscroll=\"false\" data-initiallyhideonmobile=\"false\" data-initiallyshow=\"true\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header-container\" style=\"\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header\" style=\"text-align: left; \"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-title\"><\/div> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-extra-container\" style=\"\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-container ub_table-of-contents-1-column\"> \t\t\t\t<ul style=\"\"><li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/home-garden\/average-size-home-lots-shrinking\/#0-by-the-numbers-a-significant-drop\" style=\"\">By the Numbers: A Significant Drop<\/a><\/li><li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/home-garden\/average-size-home-lots-shrinking\/#1-home-lots-for-single-family-dwellings-are-shrinking\" style=\"\">Home Lots for Single Family Dwellings Are Shrinking<\/a><\/li><li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/home-garden\/average-size-home-lots-shrinking\/#2-sizes-of-home-lots-vary-by-region\" style=\"\">Sizes of Home Lots Vary by Region<\/a><\/li><li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/home-garden\/average-size-home-lots-shrinking\/#3-why-the-lot-size-trend-matters-to-you\" style=\"\">Why The Lot Size Trend Matters to You<\/a><\/li><li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/home-garden\/average-size-home-lots-shrinking\/#4-lot-size-no-longer-matters-as-much-\" style=\"\">Lot Size No Longer Matters as Much<\/a><\/li><li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/home-garden\/average-size-home-lots-shrinking\/#5-cost-of-maintaining-a-lot\" style=\"\">Cost of Maintaining a Lot<\/a><\/li><li style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/home-garden\/average-size-home-lots-shrinking\/#6-faqs-the-pros-and-a-con-\" style=\"\">FAQs: The Pros and a Con<\/a><\/li><\/ul> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div><\/div>   <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"0-by-the-numbers-a-significant-drop\">By the Numbers: A Significant Drop<\/h2>   <div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"8ae3d394-2382-4d8b-b49e-5b964f669ad3\" data-type=\"interactive\"><\/div><script>!function(e,t,s,i){var n=\"InfogramEmbeds\",o=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\"),d=o[0],r=\/^http:\/.test(e.location)?\"http:\":\"https:\";if(\/^\\\/{2}\/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement(\"script\");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\",\"\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script>    <p>From 1992 through 2019, the median lot size for an American home has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/median-single-family-lot-size-hits-record-low\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dropped<\/a> from 10,000 square feet, according to the U.S. Census Bureau <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/construction\/chars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> on Characteristics of New Housing:<\/p>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>For houses sold in 2019,<\/strong> the median lot size dropped to 8,177 square feet, an 18% drop since 1992.<\/li><\/ul>    <p>These are significant changes, and they should matter to you as you buy a house.\u00a0<\/p>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-home-lots-for-single-family-dwellings-are-shrinking\">Home Lots for Single Family Dwellings Are Shrinking<\/h2>   <div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"8188f350-7f8d-481e-bc1b-22edc0b1e02d\" data-type=\"interactive\"><\/div><script>!function(e,t,s,i){var n=\"InfogramEmbeds\",o=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\"),d=o[0],r=\/^http:\/.test(e.location)?\"http:\":\"https:\";if(\/^\\\/{2}\/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement(\"script\");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\",\"\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script>    <p>If you are looking for a single-family dwelling, you should realize that the national trend is to move away from larger lots to smaller lots for new homes. In one ten-year period (2009-2019), a majority of single-family dwellings went from:<\/p>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>In 2009,<\/strong> 52 percent of the single-family dwellings sold were on mid-size or larger lots, and 48 percent were on smaller lots.<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>In 2019,<\/strong> 39 percent of the single-family dwellings sold were on mid-size or larger lots, and 61 percent were on smaller lots.<\/li><\/ul>    <p>According to the National Association of Home Builders, builders reported that they reacted to this by shifting to smaller lots on the <a href=\"https:\/\/eyeonhousing.org\/2020\/10\/lot-size-hits-new-record-low-in-2019\/?_ga=2.106910022.499023856.1666448823-1725799080.1666448823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spec homes<\/a> they are building as new housing.&nbsp;<\/p>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-sizes-of-home-lots-vary-by-region\">Sizes of Home Lots Vary by Region<\/h2>    <p>The size of a home lot depends on the region of the country in which you live, a point emphasized in a survey of builders conducted by the National Association of Home Builders:<\/p>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>New England<\/strong> home lots have a median lot size of 0.6 acres, three times the national median of 0.19 acres. New England is known for strict local zoning regulations.<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mid Atlantic<\/strong> and<strong> East South Central <\/strong>regions are the next largest, but at 0.3 acres. The area that connects them, <strong>South Atlantic,<\/strong> is 2.0 acres.<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>West South Central<\/strong> lots have a median lot size of 0.16 acres, about the same size as fellow middle-of-the-country regions <strong>West North Central<\/strong> at 0.2 acres and <strong>East North Central <\/strong>at 0.23 acres.<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Pacific <\/strong>lots, where there is so much less developed land, are the smallest lots, with a median lot size of 0.15 acres.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mountain<\/strong> median lot sizes are 0.17 acres, which is also smaller than the national median.<\/li><\/ul>   <div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"cb302b57-f982-4d09-b232-020c909e1417\" data-type=\"interactive\"><\/div><script>!function(e,t,s,i){var n=\"InfogramEmbeds\",o=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\"),d=o[0],r=\/^http:\/.test(e.location)?\"http:\":\"https:\";if(\/^\\\/{2}\/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement(\"script\");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\",\"\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script>   <div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"5a4ff2f0-670e-40f0-a37c-e9a228f20d6d\" data-type=\"interactive\"><\/div><script>!function(e,t,s,i){var n=\"InfogramEmbeds\",o=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\"),d=o[0],r=\/^http:\/.test(e.location)?\"http:\":\"https:\";if(\/^\\\/{2}\/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement(\"script\");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\",\"\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-why-the-lot-size-trend-matters-to-you\">Why The Lot Size Trend Matters to You<\/h2>    <p>The National Association of Home Builders makes <a href=\"https:\/\/sbcc.wa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-04\/079_NAHBcostofconstruction.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">these connections<\/a>:<\/p>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The average cost of a finished lot<\/strong> for a single-family home is $89,540.<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>If you apply the average lot cost to all the lots <\/strong>(154,000) that one company (Pulte) controlled in 2019, you come up with a figure of $13.7 billion.<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Land costs keep rising<\/strong> because there is a shortage of buildable lots for new homes.<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Land makes up one quarter of the sale price <\/strong>of a single-family home.<\/li><\/ul>    <p>When it comes to real estate, going with a smaller lot can greatly reduce the price you will have to pay for new housing.<\/p>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-lot-size-no-longer-matters-as-much-\"><strong>Lot Size No Longer Matters as Much<\/strong><\/h2>    <div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7997498283_1f8beaaf74_k-1.jpg\" alt=\"blue bell small development\" class=\"wp-image-66951\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7997498283_1f8beaaf74_k-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7997498283_1f8beaaf74_k-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7997498283_1f8beaaf74_k-1-646x430.jpg 646w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7997498283_1f8beaaf74_k-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7997498283_1f8beaaf74_k-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Photo Credit:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/75012107@N05\/7997498283\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montgomery County Planning Commission<\/a> \/ Flickr \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY 2.0<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>    <p>Aside from price considerations, there\u2019s been a shift in real estate when it comes to buyers\u2019 preferences related to lot size, particularly among older Americans.<\/p>    <p>In a 2018 survey conducted by the National Association of Home Builders:<\/p>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>22 percent <\/strong>of homebuyers had no requirement for a minimum lot size.<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>9 percent<\/strong> wanted at least one-eighth of an acre.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>18 percent <\/strong>wanted at least one-fourth of an acre.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>    <p>So size didn\u2019t matter all that much for nearly half of all buyers.<\/p>    <p>Digging deeper into the survey results:<\/p>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>40 percent<\/strong> of all American buyers said they\u2019d be willing to settle for a smaller lot in order to afford a new home.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>30 percent<\/strong> of American buyers were willing to do that 15 years earlier, in the 2003 housing market survey related to home prices.<\/li><\/ul>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-cost-of-maintaining-a-lot\">Cost of Maintaining a Lot<\/h2>    <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/cost\/lawn-care-price\/\">costs for lawn care<\/a> in America, according to a LawnStarter study:<\/p>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mowing<\/strong>: $29-$65<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Weeding<\/strong>: $65 to $120<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Fertilizing<\/strong>: $20 to $60 per hour<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Sod<\/strong>: $0.87 to $1.76 per square foot\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mulching<\/strong>: $20 to $45 per cubic yard<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Dethatching<\/strong>: $175 per hour<\/li><\/ul>    <p>If you are going to take care of your lot yourself, you will need a lawnmower, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/cost\/lawn-mower-price\/\">those costs<\/a> are:<\/p>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Average reel mower cost: <\/strong>$104<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Average walk-behind lawn mower cost: <\/strong>$363<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Average riding lawn mower cost:<\/strong> $2,450<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Average robot mower cost:<\/strong> $1,470<\/li><\/ul>    <p>For a simple landscaping project other than lawnmowing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/cost\/landscaping-price\/\">another LawnStarter survey <\/a>found:<\/p>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>For simple softscaping<\/strong>, multiply your project\u2019s square footage by $5<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>For a project involving hardscaping<\/strong>, multiply by $24.<\/li><\/ul>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6-faqs-the-pros-and-a-con-\"><strong>FAQs: The Pros and a Con<\/strong><\/h2>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"7-what-are-the-advantages-of-having-a-larger-lot-size\">What Are the Advantages of Having a Larger Lot Size?<\/h3>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A bigger yard for the homeowners\u2019 children\/grandchildren to run in<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Room for large-scale outdoor entertaining: think picnic or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/studies\/best-bbq-cities\/\">barbecue<\/a>\u2026or a tent with a dance band<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Places for a proper deck, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/cost\/paver-patio-price\/\">patio<\/a>, or pool<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Space for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/gardening-2\/best-edible-garden-flowers\/\">garden<\/a>&#8230;a really big one, if you want<\/li><\/ul>    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Room to expand the house. Extra bedroom? Expanded kitchen? Solarium?<\/li><\/ul>    <p>However (this is the downside), the larger the lot, the more you as a homeowner will have to invest in maintaining it, either in your time (if you do it yourself) or your money (if you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\">hire a service<\/a>).<\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"8-if-the-lots-are-getting-smaller-what-about-the-houses\">If the Lots Are Getting Smaller, What About the Houses?<\/h3>    <p>The median home size for a single family dwelling in the housing market grew by 50 percent from 1980 (1,600 square feet) to 2014 (2,400 square feet), according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/econres\/notes\/feds-notes\/trends-in-upsizing-houses-and-shrinking-lots-20171103.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Reserve<\/a>. Meanwhile, the median lot size declined by over 20 percent, from 11,300 square feet in 1980 to 8,800 square feet in 2014.\u00a0<\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"9-what-cities-have-the-largest-lot-size-in-their-housing-market\">What Cities Have the Largest Lot Size in Their Housing Market?<\/h3>    <figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>City<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Lot Size (sq. ft.)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Indianapolis<\/td><td>9,191<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Jacksonville<\/td><td>9,104<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Austin<\/td><td>8,629<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Charlotte<\/td><td>8,538<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Dallas<\/td><td>8,194<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Columbus<\/td><td>7,562<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>San Antonio<\/td><td>7,475<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Phoenix<\/td><td>7,362<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Houston<\/td><td>7,131<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Fort Worth<\/td><td>7,096<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>    <p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.storagecafe.com\/blog\/lot-size-home-size-in-top-20-biggest-us-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Storage Cafe<\/a><\/p>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"10-conclusion-a-call-to-action\">Conclusion: A Call to Action<\/h2>    <p>There was a time when it was a given that everyone would want the largest lot possible when they bought a home, whether it was new single-family homes or existing housing. But the statistics show that people no longer believe that. More and more, a number of people are turning to smaller lots, or lots on which the house takes up a greater share of the lot.<\/p>    <p>One advantage of a smaller lot? Less lawn care. With a smaller lawn, you may even consider hiring a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\">local lawn care pro<\/a> to take mowing, weeding, and edging chores off your weekend to-do list.<\/p>    <p>What this would be to you is a call to action: Don\u2019t simply assume you want bigger. Decide for yourself what is better, and if it is a smaller lot, know that you are part of a national trend.&nbsp;<\/p>    <p>Main image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Markham-suburbs_aerial-edit2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IDuke<\/a> \/ Wikimedia Commons \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.5\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.5<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are going to buy a house, here is a trend in real estate that you need to take [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":66953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[212,21,600],"tags":[1377],"class_list":["post-15415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-garden","category-landscaping","category-statistics","tag-home-and-garden"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Markham-suburbs_aerial-edit2.jpg?wsr","author_info":{"display_name":"John Egan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/author\/johnegan\/"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Less Room to Roam: Average Size of Home Lots in the U.S. is Shrinking<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In a surprising trend, home lot sizes have been dropping for more than 20 years. 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