---
title: "Median Size of New Single-Family Homes Completed"
slug: median-size-of-new-single-family-homes-completed
summary: "The median new single-family home completed in Q2 2026 had 2,105 square feet, 42 square feet smaller than a year earlier"
category: "Housing"
unit: count
frequency: quarterly
direction: not_applicable
latest_value: 2105.0
latest_period: "2026-Q2"
trend: falling
last_updated: "2026-10-29T17:24:17Z"
source: "U.S. Census Bureau data retrieved via FRED"
measurement_basis: "Median floor area, in square feet, of new privately owned single-family houses completed in the quarter, seasonally adjusted, from the Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Survey of Construction (FRED COMPSFLAM1FQ). The stored value is a number of square feet. A smaller median means builders are completing smaller homes, which they do when buyers cannot afford larger ones; it is a market response to affordability, not a measure of any household's distress."
source_url: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/COMPSFLAM1FQ
canonical_html: https://americandefault.org/indicators/median-size-of-new-single-family-homes-completed/
citation_apa: "Kilburn, R. (2026). Median Size of New Single-Family Homes Completed [Data set]. American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/median-size-of-new-single-family-homes-completed/"
citation_chicago: "Kilburn, Ross. 2026. \"Median Size of New Single-Family Homes Completed.\" American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/median-size-of-new-single-family-homes-completed/."
citation_mla: "Kilburn, Ross. \"Median Size of New Single-Family Homes Completed.\" American Default Research, 2026, americandefault.org/indicators/median-size-of-new-single-family-homes-completed/."
---

# Median Size of New Single-Family Homes Completed

> The median new single-family home completed in Q2 2026 had 2,105 square feet, 42 square feet smaller than a year earlier

## Current Reading

As of 2026-Q2, Median Size of New Single-Family Homes Completed is **2,105** (falling).

square feet in the median new single-family home completed in Q2 2026

## Recent Values

| Period | Value |
|--------|-------|
| 2026-Q2 | 2.105K |
| 2026-Q1 | 2.187K |
| 2025-Q4 | 2.097K |
| 2025-Q3 | 2.167K |
| 2025-Q2 | 2.147K |
| 2025-Q1 | 2.168K |
| 2024-Q4 | 2.155K |
| 2024-Q3 | 2.169K |
| 2024-Q2 | 2.101K |
| 2024-Q1 | 2.175K |
| 2023-Q4 | 2.199K |
| 2023-Q3 | 2.221K |

## Historical Context

- Peak since 1987: **2,488** in Q3 2015
- Low since 1987: **1,725** in Q1 1987
- Pre-pandemic average (2015-01 – 2019-12): **2,403**
- Post-pandemic average (2020-01 – 2024-12): **2,243**

## Methodology

This indicator carries quarterly observations and is interpreted as measuring something other than household condition, so neither end of the range reads as household distress. Source: U.S. Census Bureau data retrieved via FRED.
Measurement basis: Median floor area, in square feet, of new privately owned single-family houses completed in the quarter, seasonally adjusted, from the Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Survey of Construction (FRED COMPSFLAM1FQ). The stored value is a number of square feet. A smaller median means builders are completing smaller homes, which they do when buyers cannot afford larger ones; it is a market response to affordability, not a measure of any household's distress.
Automation: collected automatically on the daily refresh pipeline, with no hand entry.

## Source

U.S. Census Bureau data retrieved via FRED — [https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/COMPSFLAM1FQ](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/COMPSFLAM1FQ)

Data retrieved: 2026-10-29T17:24:17Z

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## Citation

**APA 7th**

    Kilburn, R. (2026). Median Size of New Single-Family Homes Completed [Data set]. American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/median-size-of-new-single-family-homes-completed/

**Chicago (author-date)**

    Kilburn, Ross. 2026. "Median Size of New Single-Family Homes Completed." American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/median-size-of-new-single-family-homes-completed/.

**MLA 9th**

    Kilburn, Ross. "Median Size of New Single-Family Homes Completed." American Default Research, 2026, americandefault.org/indicators/median-size-of-new-single-family-homes-completed/.

Use **American Default Research** as the institutional name in source lists, bibliographies, and press citations. **American Default** is the brand and URL form. **American Distress Index (ADI)** is the product name for the national composite score.