skunkachunks t1_j1ofqjd wrote on December 26, 2022 at 2:22 AM

The cumulative rate of inflation since 1975 is about 450%. So most states’ housing costs have increased more than inflation (assuming square footage has remained constant….which it probably has not)

fred_fotch OP t1_j1ohkdr wrote on December 26, 2022 at 2:39 AM

The median state is Connecticut at 814%. The simple average is 918%. I am not sure what the weighted average is, but I guess it's over 1000% because of California and New York.

Anachronism-- t1_j1pmp61 wrote on December 26, 2022 at 11:05 AM

I find slightly different numbers from different sources but they are all pretty close to around 1600 square feet in 1970 to 2600 square feet in 2016(last year listed).

The number of houses with two or more bathrooms has gone from 30% to 80%.

https://www.aceee.org/files/proceedings/2004/data/papers/SS04_Panel1_Paper17.pdf