2000. That's bedrooms for everyone, a master bath, a kids bath and at least a powder room. I'd prefer a basement more for storage than anything else but it depends on what part of the country you are in.

Our family of 4 is in 1900 and there is plenty to clean, keep organized, donate as is. We'd just fit more junk into more space.

2000 is plenty. More than 2500 is unnecessary/irresponsible.

Lol some people really don't wanna see their kids if they need 5,000 Sq ft for a spouse and 2 kids.

Honestly 2000 Sq ft is plenty of space for family of 4. If it's laid out right.

We have 3,300 sq ft and it's perfect for us.

2400 is just fine for our family of 4.

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People have different preferences but for us it's 2000 square feet (about 500 per person). Others who are more McMansion in their preferences will say that anything under 1000 square feet per person is living in squalor.

5500

I would say 1500-2000.

We are a family of 5 in a 1450 she fr home and it is ample space. We have four bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a rec room downstairs, kitchen and living room. The only thing we don't have is a formal dining room but we can seat 8 at the table and I more than that, we do buffet style.

We have a yard, laundry room, tool room, and storage room.

I can see adding another 500 again ft or so but more than that just feels like excess space.

Anywhere 2000-3000 could be comfortable, depending on the layout.

2500 minimum. Less than that it gets difficult in small ways

2000-2500

3000-4000

Garage doesn’t count

3500 + a 2 car garage. (Garage isn’t typically counted as it’s not finished space.)

Less space is workable but you said ideal.

With a middle schooler and an elementary schooler, in MoCo burbs, just as a practical matter, like ease of cleaning and trying to keep the amount of unnecessary household stuff to a minimum? Also, is garage space always counted as part of total square footage?