A smart way to figure out the ideal house size is to think in square feet per person. This means for a family of three, the ideal house size is 1,800 – 2,100 square feet. For a family of four, the ideal house size is between 2,400 – 2,800 square feet and so forth.

• Raleigh, North Carolina. Affordability: 6 out of 10.
• Austin, Texas. Affordability: 7 out of 10.
• Colorado Springs, Colorado. Affordability: 8 out of 10.
• Boston, Massachusetts. Affordability: 4 out of 10.
• Atlanta, Georgia. Affordability: 7 out of 10.
• Tampa, Florida.
• Nashville, Tennessee.
• Kansas City, Missouri.

America is very large and has the room and materials to make lots of homes. Large supply combined with relatively low tax rates compared to other countries, as well as the avg American household income being 59k makes them somewhat affordable on the scale you are using.

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Americans live in large houses because we have enough room not to be crowded up against one another. American homes are second biggest in the world with Australia coming in 1st place.

This is simply because land is so cheap, because there is so much more of it. Plus, America’s housing stock tends to be newer because it is a younger country. Thus, it is built to a higher specification. The average American house is three times the size of a British one.

US properties are cheaper for many reasons. The diff is made up by property taxes that are 2 to 3 times those in Canada, high taxes when you sell your house unless you are married, a much easier environment in which urban sprawl(and cheaper land) occurs, etc. The supply of money is lower.