Of the 1,005,000 single-family homes completed in 2025:
• 91% of owner-built homes had air-conditioning.
• 13% of contractor-built homes in the Midwest were in a homeowners’ association.
• 42% built for sale in the Northeast had three bathrooms or more.
• 31% of owner-built homes had two or fewer bedrooms.
• 96% of owner-built homes had wood framing and 2% of owner-built homes had concrete framing.
• 42% are fueled with gas and 56% are fueled with electricity.
• 36% in the South had a forced-air furnace and 63% in the South had a heat pump.
• 41% built for sale had a lot size under 7,000 square feet.
• 24% in the Northeast had a porch only, 11% in the Northeast had a deck only, and 4% in the Northeast had a patio and deck.
• 91% of homes built for sale have a public sewer system and 9% of homes built for sale have an individual septic system.
The median size of a completed single-family home was 2,142 square feet.
Of the 484,000 multifamily units completed in 2025:
• 4% in the West did not have air-conditioning.
• 42% had 1 bedroom and 10% had 3 bedrooms or more.
• 8% in the Midwest had one and a half bathrooms and 40% in the Midwest had two or more bathrooms.
• 98% built for sale in the Northeast are not in an age restricted community.
• 7% were in buildings with one to two floors, 32% were in buildings with three floors, and 61% were in buildings with four floors or more.
• 73% built for rent in the West had wood framing and 16% built for rent in the West had steel framing.
• 24% in the West are fueled with gas and 75% in the West are fueled with electricity.
• 96% in the South have individual laundry facilities.
• 73% in the Northeast were in buildings with 50 units or more and 40% in the Midwest were in buildings with 50 units or more.
The median size of multifamily units completed that were built for rent was 1,000 square feet, while the median of those built for sale was 1,170 square feet.
Of the 17,000 multifamily buildings completed in 2025
• 99% have air-conditioning.
• 32% are one or two floors and 46% are 3 floors.
• 84% built for rent have wood framing and 6% built for rent have steel framing.
• 25% in the West are fueled by gas and 73% in the West are fueled by electricity.
• 53% have a heat pump for the heating system.
• 96% in the South have individual laundry facilities.
• 20% had 2 units.
Of the 678,000 new single-family homes sold in 2025
• 77% of attached homes in the Northeast and 96% of attached homes in the West are in a homeowners association.
• 91% of attached homes in the South have wood framing.
• 26% of detached homes in the Northeast have no outdoor features.
• 5% of attached homes in the South have no garage or carport.
• 91% in the Northeast used conventional financing and 66% in the West used conventional financing.
• 91% in the Northeast were heated with gas and 8% in the Northeast were heated with electricity.
• 26% of attached homes in the Midwest have a full or partial basement for the foundation.
• 97% of attached homes in the Midwest are inside a Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The median price of new single-family homes sold in 2025 was $417,400, while the average sales price was $523,800.
The median size of a new single-family home sold in 2025 was 2,194 square feet.
131,000 contractor-built single-family homes were started in 2025.
The median contract price was $404,000.
Note: the estimates shown here are based on sample surveys and are subject to sampling variability as well as nonsampling error.
