Within the late Eighties, one of the in style movies in theaters was Honey, I Shrunk The Youngsters.

Today in South Dakota, it isn’t the youngsters who’re getting smaller, it is the homes.

In response to the 2022 American Residence Measurement Index from American Residence Protect, the typical sq. footage of houses within the Mount Rushmore State noticed the largest lower of any state in America over the past 4 years.

In response to the numbers, the typical dwelling in South Dakota is down 378 sq. toes, dropping from 2,293 to 1,915 sq. toes since 2018.

That drops the state beneath the nationwide common of two,014 sq. toes.

South Dakota is one in all solely two states (Montana was the opposite) that noticed the typical sq. footage of homes drop by greater than ten p.c.

STATES WITH THE BIGGEST DECREASES IN AVERAGE SQUARE FOOTAGE

1. South Dakota: -16.47%
2. Montana: -14.12%
3. Vermont: -7.62%
4. Maine: -4.58%
5. New Hampshire: -2.56%
6. Colorado: -1.49%
7. Wisconsin: -1.12%
8. North Dakota: -1.0%
9. Delaware: -0.40%
10. Arkansas: -0.0%

Houses in Seattle shrunk probably the most in any metropolis in America, with sq. footages dropping a mean of 29.75 p.c.

Homes in six states grew by greater than a 3rd, with New Jersey seeing the largest bounce.

STATES WITH THE BIGGEST INCREASES IN AVERAGE SQUARE FOOTAGE

1. New Jersey: +54.30%
2. Illinois: +48.18%
3. Maryland: +45.10%
4. Pennsylvania: +44.14%
5. Kansas: +39.70%
6. Michigan: +33.42
7. Ohio: +30.58%
8. Missouri: +29.77%
9. Nebraska: +27.22%
10. California: +23.66%

The most important bounce in a single metropolis was Tampa, Florida the place the typical dwelling grew by 88.88 p.c. Minneapolis was third with a rise of 62.13 p.c.

By way of measurement, no state builds them greater than Utah, which is the one state the place the typical home exceeds 2,500 sq. toes.

STATES WITH THE BIGGEST HOUSES (common sq. footage) 

1. Utah: 2,800
2. Colorado: 2,464
3. Idaho: 2,311
4. Wyoming: 2,285
5. Delaware: 2,277
6. Georgia: 2,262
7. Maryland: 2,207
8. Montana: 2,200
9. North Dakota: 2,190
10. Washington: 2,185

Colorado Springs is dwelling to the largest homes in America, with a mean area of two,790 sq. toes.

Two of the costliest states for housing even have the smallest common homes. The typical dwelling in Hawaii is $743.86 per sq.. New York is third at $421.49 per sq. foot.

Houses in Iowa are the third smallest within the nation.

STATES WITH THE SMALLEST HOUSES (common sq. footage) 

1. Hawaii: 1,164
2. New York: 1,490
3. Iowa: 1,623
4. Maine: 1,680
5. Illinois: 1,700
6. Michigan: 1,726
7. West Virginia: 1,752
8. New Jersey: 1,753
9. Massachusetts: 1,800
10. Ohio: 1,803

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