34.4%Three or four bedroomsFour-bedroom homes with 3+ full baths8 monthsHow long to build a houseBuilder hired for your own lot64.4%Upstairs or downstairs laundryAttached two-story homes, laundry upstairs3.4%Two-car or three-car garage3+ car garage, lots under 7,000 sq ft79.6%New homes and HOAsNew homes completed and sold in 2025 with an HOA
Why these five questions
Each one is something you can check on a viewing or ask a builder, and each has an answer in official data that cost guides and listing sites don't show. The articles compare like with like: homes of the same size, the same number of floors, the same lot size or the same price, so a difference you see isn't just bigger homes against smaller ones.
Every figure is weighted to represent all new single-family homes finished in the US in 2025, shows how many sampled homes sit behind it, and is left out if fewer than 100 do. The method page explains the rest.