There were 569,000 new homes (single-family) completed in the U.S. last year. So what are popular features and finishes in new homes today? What does the “typical” new home have? Below is a summary of some of the characteristics of the new homes built in 2013 as detailed in a report by the U.S. Census Bureau:
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Of the 569,000 single-family homes completed in 2013:
- 518,000 had air-conditioning (91%)
- 59,000 had two or fewer bedrooms (10%)
- 251,000 had four bedrooms or more (42%)
- 27,000 had one and one-half bathrooms or less (5%)
- 188,000 homes had three or more bathrooms (31%)
- 166,000 had a full or partial basement (29%)
- 91,000 had a crawl space 16%)
- 312,000 had a slab or other type of foundation (55%)
- 305,000 had two or more stories (54%)
- 333,000 had a forced-air furnace (59%)
- 216,000 had a heat pump as the primary heating system (38%)
- 347,000 had a heating system powered by gas (61%)
- 214,000 had a heating system powered by electricity (37%)
- The average single-family house completed was 2,598 square feet
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