Sales may be lower, and prices may be dropping, but houses across the nation keep getting bigger.
According to a recent study by the U.S. Census Bureau, the average American house size is increasing by 24 square feet a year. In the metro Atlanta area, that rate is growing even more.
Forsyth and Fayette Counties rank second and third, respectively, in a nationwide list of counties where big homes are plentiful. More than forty-eight percent of homes in Forsyth County have at least four bedrooms. Fayette County is right behind, with forty-five percent of homes.
The two counties are surpassed only by Davis County in Utah, where forty-nine percent of all homes are four or more bedroom residences.
According to a recent study by the U.S. Census Bureau, the average American house size is increasing by 24 square feet a year. In the metro Atlanta area, that rate is growing even more.
Forsyth and Fayette Counties rank second and third, respectively, in a nationwide list of counties where big homes are plentiful. More than forty-eight percent of homes in Forsyth County have at least four bedrooms. Fayette County is right behind, with forty-five percent of homes.
The two counties are surpassed only by Davis County in Utah, where forty-nine percent of all homes are four or more bedroom residences.
