What is the average size in square feet of a one story home?

Question

i am planning on building a small home and need to know approximately the size it should be if i am only wanting to spend about $75,000

Answer 1

I agree with the answerer above because $75,000 would not even buy you a lot where I live.  Most of the smallest of homes in my area are also around 1500 square feet, but there is no way other than using that as a down payment would you be able to build a home with that amount with the cost of construction at around $125-150 per square foot in my region.  Find out what the construction costs in your area are and you can do the math.

Answer 2

This is a tough question to answer.  There are a lot of factors that go into the size of a house.  I think you should start with the size of the lot as a determinant.  What makes sense?  Do you want a yard?  How much outdoor space do you want to have?  Are you going to have a garage?  etc. etc.

Then I would move onto the layout of the house... you want it to make the layout make sense also.  Standard rooms (if there is such a thing) are 15'x12'.  You don't have to stick to this but I would keep it in mind when considering the living room especially.  As far as the kitchen goes I would keep it open and tie it into the living room.  Make an island you can bring stools up to, it is a nice tough.  An open kitchen like this doesn't need to take a lot of space but will give the feeling of a nice, large, open kitchen if done right.  

When it comes to beds and baths... obviously you need to determine how many of each you are looking to include.  If doing two bedrooms, I would make one the master (maybe with a bath attached) and one smaller, for kids, etc.  Baths can be relatively small, especially if you are not set on having a tub.  Make sure though you have enough space to do your business without feeling like the room is collapsing on top of you.  I would consider doing built-in storage, great for space saving and a nice addition as far a value goes.  

So, I hope this helps.  And, to answer your question bluntly... there is a HUGE range in square footage.  I think, for what you are talking about, 1000 sqft would work fine.  Once again, there is a lot that goes into making that assumption.  More rooms... more square footage needed.  On the other hand I have seen one story houses that are in the mid 500's as far as square footage goes, a bit cramped though.  

Good range: 700 to 1100 square feet.  

Answer 3

Depends mostly on "LOCATION". These days $75k doesnt get you very far. Also does this include the land, land improvements and is it a true "stick built" home. Average size home in the US is about 1500 square feet