• Troy@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I was following your comment until you called a 1500 sqft house small…

    • Octavio@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      In the US the median size of a single family house is about 2400 sqft. For an American 1500 is relatively small.

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        1 year ago

        30 years ago, this was true, but now one has to have a high paying job to afford even that! I’ve seen over $350k for such a home.

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          1 year ago

          I’m using current data for the median size of a US home. In fact 30 years ago it was quite a bit smaller. My comment did not address the price of such a home in any way.

    • greenskye@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Honestly I just sort of guessed a number. There’s a bunch of older/starter homes that are bigger than the traditional ‘tiny home’ and would never fit on a trailer, but are still what would be small for my area. I didn’t really know what size those would be.