Families of 3, how big is your house?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:space is so personal . Some people need a lot of space and some people are fine with less. We are a family of 4 and live in a 1600 sq foot house and feel fine with this. We even have a finished basement that we don't even use.

+1 Depends what you're used to. I grew up in a house of 1200 square feet with 4 other people, then shared rooms in college and lived in NYC for a long time. My conception of space is very different from other suburban moms my age.

[Anonymous]

Family of 3 and we feel cramped in anything less than 3000 sq ft.

[Anonymous]

6000 including the basement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:come one people, you aren't playing along with the troll/OP. where is the person who says their family of 3 live in a 5,000 sq foot home so everyone can argue... geez

Raising hand ... 4500

Another one — 5,000

[Anonymous]

2000 sq. ft. with 1000 sq. ft. unfinished basement and 500 sq. ft. garage / outbuilding. 1920s four square.

Definitely about layout more than just size.

Our house was PERFECT for us as a couple, but with a kid, there are things I’d change.

We only have one living space. Would LOVE a finished basement or even something like a sun room off the kitchen.
We technically have 4 bedrooms, but it’s more like 2–one is an office (we WAH) and another is a closet because we have no closets.
Our kitchen is not eat-in, and has no bar. We have to carry everything into the dining room to eat. Not always practical.

But we have gorgeous details, high ceilings, large covered porches, lots of separation when needed, and plenty of storage between basement/garage/attic. But I’d totally trade my attic for some freaking closets or a pantry.

[Anonymous]

2 adults, 1 tween and a 100 pound dog. We have 3200 sq fat and it is really too much. We have 4 bedrooms/3 full baths and a completely finished basement and there are parts of the house we don’t use.

We will move when kid goes to college.

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I like the auto correct of ft to fat.

[Anonymous]

Family of three, building one that is 7750 +/- not including guest house. Room count is not abnormal but rooms are large. A long wide hallway that runs front to back and left to right down the middle is a good chunk of the square footage. House is designed around entertaining.

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2400. In process of downsizing back down to a condo. We don’t enjoy having a house to care for and a yard to manage. Condo living is so much easier. Just depends on your preferred lifestyle.

[Anonymous]

1700 but a great layout. We previously lived in a 2200 sq ft home that felt much more cramped.

[Anonymous]

We have the same square footage plus a finished basement. We moved from a 800 square foot condo, so the house feels like a palace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:2 adults, 1 tween and a 100 pound dog. We have 3200 sq fat and it is really too much. We have 4 bedrooms/3 full baths and a completely finished basement and there are parts of the house we don’t use.

We will move when kid goes to college.

Same here: 4 BR, 3300 SF including finished basement. 3 + dog.

It sounds like a lot, but we're minor hoarders. We do use the whole house though. The basement is 1/3 of the space and it's a rec room for kid, dog and friends to play. Small yard too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Family of three, building one that is 7750 +/- not including guest house. Room count is not abnormal but rooms are large. A long wide hallway that runs front to back and left to right down the middle is a good chunk of the square footage. House is designed around entertaining.

Do you plan on having more children?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Family of 3 and we feel cramped in anything less than 3000 sq ft.

You guys must have a clutter problem. Marie Kondo that place!

We are a family of 3 in 2500 sq ft and its more than enough - we already don't use a couple of the rooms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We live in 1600 sq ft as a couple with a dog and it seems plenty big but I wonder if it’ll still feel that way when we have a kid. If you have one child (dog not required) how big is your house and does it feel too big/small/just right?

We are the same size - couple with dog and now 1 kid. About to move out of (1250 sq ft) townhouse for more space. The amount of space was actually fine until spouse got more into his hobby and wanted a dedicated room for it.

I wouldn't sweat it if I were you. You can re-evaluate after kid is here or if other things change for your family.