I went and looked up my late grandparents' house (San Carlos, CA - SF side of the Bay), built in 1949: 1200 sq ft, 3 bed, 1 bathblackeagle603 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2020 6:54 pm I recollect that nationwide in the 50's average family home was a ~900 sq ft 3 bdrm. 4-6 kids were common.
For comparison: my parents' house, built 1968 - 1600 sq ft, 3/2 (Livermore, CA, Oakland side of the Bay)
my current house, built 1980 - (as built) ~1700 sq ft, 3/2.5, as remodeled, ~2000 sq ft, 4/3 (Brazos county, TX, ~2 hrs N of Houston)
And my sister's 1000 sq ft, 2/2 condo in San Mateo (SF side of the Bay) is currently valued at almost as much as my parents' house. (~$750k vs ~$900k, per Zillow)