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Having a Lot Isn't Enough: Trends in Upsizing Houses and Shrinking Lots Accessible Data
Figure 1: A Residential Neighborhood in the Suburbs of Atlanta, GA
This is a satellite image from Google Maps of a residential neighborhood in suburban Atlanta, GA in 2017.
Figure 2: A Plot of Land and Building Sizes (National Median)
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Year | Building (sq ft) | Land (sq ft) |
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1980 | 1624 | 11326 |
1981 | 1607 | 10777 |
1982 | 1555.5 | 10498 |
1983 | 1539 | 10000 |
1984 | 1570 | 10364 |
1985 | 1604 | 11325 |
1986 | 1665 | 11173 |
1987 | 1741 | 11326 |
1988 | 1765 | 11326 |
1989 | 1813 | 10878 |
1990 | 1845 | 11718 |
1991 | 1854 | 12096 |
1992 | 1872 | 11935 |
1993 | 1898 | 11522 |
1994 | 1907 | 11370.5 |
1995 | 1897 | 11644 |
1996 | 1924 | 11326 |
1997 | 1928 | 11359 |
1998 | 1979 | 11086 |
1999 | 1970 | 10789.5 |
2000 | 2050 | 10681 |
2001 | 2090 | 10066 |
2002 | 2075 | 10019 |
2003 | 2123 | 9769 |
2004 | 2141 | 9600 |
2005 | 2180 | 9153 |
2006 | 2210 | 9148 |
2007 | 2170 | 9325 |
2008 | 2164 | 9580.5 |
2009 | 2070 | 9148 |
2010 | 2128 | 9191 |
2011 | 2219 | 9148 |
2012 | 2250 | 9325 |
2013 | 2328 | 9061 |
2014 | 2366 | 8756 |
Figure 3a: National and Regional Median Building-to-Lot-Size Ratios by Year of Construction, National Median
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Year | National Median |
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1980 | 0.140 |
1981 | 0.150 |
1982 | 0.150 |
1983 | 0.157 |
1984 | 0.155 |
1985 | 0.144 |
1986 | 0.154 |
1987 | 0.155 |
1988 | 0.157 |
1989 | 0.167 |
1990 | 0.158 |
1991 | 0.155 |
1992 | 0.160 |
1993 | 0.166 |
1994 | 0.168 |
1995 | 0.166 |
1996 | 0.173 |
1997 | 0.172 |
1998 | 0.181 |
1999 | 0.183 |
2000 | 0.193 |
2001 | 0.208 |
2002 | 0.208 |
2003 | 0.219 |
2004 | 0.225 |
2005 | 0.239 |
2006 | 0.247 |
2007 | 0.239 |
2008 | 0.232 |
2009 | 0.230 |
2010 | 0.234 |
2011 | 0.246 |
2012 | 0.244 |
2013 | 0.260 |
2014 | 0.268 |
Figure 3b: National and Regional Median Building-to-Lot-Size Ratios by Year of Construction, Median by Census Region
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Year | Midwest | Northeast | South | West |
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1980 | 0.131 | 0.092 | 0.125 | 0.195 |
1981 | 0.131 | 0.091 | 0.139 | 0.196 |
1982 | 0.131 | 0.097 | 0.144 | 0.193 |
1983 | 0.141 | 0.101 | 0.154 | 0.193 |
1984 | 0.143 | 0.097 | 0.146 | 0.202 |
1985 | 0.136 | 0.094 | 0.131 | 0.203 |
1986 | 0.144 | 0.101 | 0.138 | 0.212 |
1987 | 0.147 | 0.099 | 0.135 | 0.218 |
1988 | 0.147 | 0.100 | 0.141 | 0.223 |
1989 | 0.151 | 0.096 | 0.143 | 0.238 |
1990 | 0.144 | 0.090 | 0.137 | 0.229 |
1991 | 0.150 | 0.088 | 0.138 | 0.217 |
1992 | 0.150 | 0.097 | 0.141 | 0.223 |
1993 | 0.153 | 0.097 | 0.153 | 0.226 |
1994 | 0.152 | 0.093 | 0.149 | 0.233 |
1995 | 0.149 | 0.093 | 0.150 | 0.228 |
1996 | 0.157 | 0.096 | 0.152 | 0.242 |
1997 | 0.156 | 0.099 | 0.149 | 0.247 |
1998 | 0.161 | 0.105 | 0.162 | 0.251 |
1999 | 0.168 | 0.110 | 0.162 | 0.258 |
2000 | 0.164 | 0.101 | 0.178 | 0.265 |
2001 | 0.173 | 0.116 | 0.191 | 0.277 |
2002 | 0.177 | 0.117 | 0.190 | 0.274 |
2003 | 0.180 | 0.121 | 0.205 | 0.282 |
2004 | 0.186 | 0.132 | 0.206 | 0.291 |
2005 | 0.191 | 0.145 | 0.225 | 0.302 |
2006 | 0.192 | 0.156 | 0.232 | 0.312 |
2007 | 0.195 | 0.149 | 0.225 | 0.308 |
2008 | 0.190 | 0.154 | 0.224 | 0.296 |
2009 | 0.183 | 0.141 | 0.233 | 0.274 |
2010 | 0.188 | 0.139 | 0.236 | 0.282 |
2011 | 0.191 | 0.151 | 0.249 | 0.299 |
2012 | 0.189 | 0.145 | 0.241 | 0.314 |
2013 | 0.189 | 0.152 | 0.265 | 0.311 |
2014 | 0.197 | 0.152 | 0.267 | 0.325 |
Figure 4a: Building-to-Lot-Size Ratios in Counties with High or Low Property Price, Income, Population Density, and Retirement Population, By Property Price
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Year | High Property Price | Low Property Price |
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1980 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
1981 | 0.18 | 0.09 |
1982 | 0.18 | 0.09 |
1983 | 0.18 | 0.10 |
1984 | 0.18 | 0.09 |
1985 | 0.18 | 0.10 |
1986 | 0.18 | 0.09 |
1987 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
1988 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
1989 | 0.21 | 0.08 |
1990 | 0.20 | 0.08 |
1991 | 0.19 | 0.08 |
1992 | 0.20 | 0.09 |
1993 | 0.20 | 0.09 |
1994 | 0.21 | 0.09 |
1995 | 0.21 | 0.08 |
1996 | 0.22 | 0.08 |
1997 | 0.22 | 0.08 |
1998 | 0.23 | 0.08 |
1999 | 0.23 | 0.08 |
2000 | 0.24 | 0.08 |
2001 | 0.26 | 0.10 |
2002 | 0.26 | 0.11 |
2003 | 0.27 | 0.12 |
2004 | 0.28 | 0.11 |
2005 | 0.29 | 0.13 |
2006 | 0.30 | 0.14 |
2007 | 0.30 | 0.12 |
2008 | 0.29 | 0.10 |
2009 | 0.27 | 0.11 |
2010 | 0.28 | 0.13 |
2011 | 0.29 | 0.14 |
2012 | 0.30 | 0.16 |
2013 | 0.30 | 0.16 |
2014 | 0.31 | 0.19 |
Figure 4b: Building-to-Lot-Size Ratios in Counties with High or Low Property Price, Income, Population Density, and Retirement Population, By Income
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Year | High Income | Low Income |
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1980 | 0.15 | 0.09 |
1981 | 0.15 | 0.10 |
1982 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
1983 | 0.16 | 0.10 |
1984 | 0.16 | 0.10 |
1985 | 0.16 | 0.10 |
1986 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
1987 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
1988 | 0.17 | 0.10 |
1989 | 0.18 | 0.09 |
1990 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
1991 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
1992 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
1993 | 0.18 | 0.09 |
1994 | 0.18 | 0.09 |
1995 | 0.19 | 0.08 |
1996 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
1997 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
1998 | 0.20 | 0.09 |
1999 | 0.20 | 0.08 |
2000 | 0.22 | 0.09 |
2001 | 0.23 | 0.10 |
2002 | 0.23 | 0.11 |
2003 | 0.24 | 0.12 |
2004 | 0.25 | 0.13 |
2005 | 0.26 | 0.14 |
2006 | 0.27 | 0.14 |
2007 | 0.27 | 0.14 |
2008 | 0.27 | 0.13 |
2009 | 0.26 | 0.14 |
2010 | 0.27 | 0.14 |
2011 | 0.27 | 0.16 |
2012 | 0.28 | 0.15 |
2013 | 0.29 | 0.16 |
2014 | 0.29 | 0.19 |
Figure 4c: Building-to-Lot-Size Ratios in Counties with High or Low Property Price, Income, Population Density, and Retirement Population, By Population Density
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Year | High Population Density | Low Population Density |
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1980 | 0.16 | 0.08 |
1981 | 0.17 | 0.06 |
1982 | 0.17 | 0.05 |
1983 | 0.18 | 0.05 |
1984 | 0.17 | 0.06 |
1985 | 0.16 | 0.10 |
1986 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
1987 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
1988 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
1989 | 0.19 | 0.05 |
1990 | 0.18 | 0.08 |
1991 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
1992 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
1993 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
1994 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
1995 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
1996 | 0.20 | 0.05 |
1997 | 0.21 | 0.05 |
1998 | 0.21 | 0.05 |
1999 | 0.21 | 0.06 |
2000 | 0.23 | 0.06 |
2001 | 0.24 | 0.07 |
2002 | 0.24 | 0.08 |
2003 | 0.25 | 0.09 |
2004 | 0.25 | 0.10 |
2005 | 0.27 | 0.12 |
2006 | 0.29 | 0.11 |
2007 | 0.28 | 0.09 |
2008 | 0.29 | 0.07 |
2009 | 0.27 | 0.07 |
2010 | 0.28 | 0.09 |
2011 | 0.29 | 0.09 |
2012 | 0.29 | 0.11 |
2013 | 0.30 | 0.12 |
2014 | 0.31 | 0.16 |
Figure 4d: Building-to-Lot-Size Ratios in Counties with High or Low Property Price, Income, Population Density, and Retirement Population, By Retirement Population
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Year | High Retirement Population | Low Retirement Population |
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1980 | 0.11 | 0.16 |
1981 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
1982 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
1983 | 0.14 | 0.18 |
1984 | 0.13 | 0.18 |
1985 | 0.12 | 0.17 |
1986 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
1987 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
1988 | 0.14 | 0.18 |
1989 | 0.14 | 0.20 |
1990 | 0.12 | 0.19 |
1991 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
1992 | 0.12 | 0.19 |
1993 | 0.15 | 0.19 |
1994 | 0.14 | 0.19 |
1995 | 0.13 | 0.19 |
1996 | 0.13 | 0.20 |
1997 | 0.12 | 0.20 |
1998 | 0.14 | 0.21 |
1999 | 0.14 | 0.21 |
2000 | 0.14 | 0.23 |
2001 | 0.15 | 0.23 |
2002 | 0.15 | 0.24 |
2003 | 0.17 | 0.25 |
2004 | 0.17 | 0.26 |
2005 | 0.19 | 0.27 |
2006 | 0.20 | 0.28 |
2007 | 0.17 | 0.28 |
2008 | 0.17 | 0.28 |
2009 | 0.19 | 0.26 |
2010 | 0.18 | 0.27 |
2011 | 0.19 | 0.28 |
2012 | 0.17 | 0.29 |
2013 | 0.22 | 0.29 |
2014 | 0.22 | 0.30 |
Last Update:
November 03, 2017