single-family

The average new single-family home built in America in 2024 was 2,366 square feet, just slightly up from 2,223 square feet in 1999.

Today, depending on the neighborhood, builders on lots of this size often construct large single-family houses or three to five large townhomes.

The Andersons’ home for the last half-century was among the more than 4,800 single-family homes the Eaton fire destroyed on its 44-day run.

They were able to secure zoning permits in 2023 but have since found it impossible to secure building permits from the Department of Building and Safety given the stark differences between a tree house built for outdoor play and a single-family residence built for indoor dwelling.

In 2000 the organization established the International Building Code, which applies to buildings larger than single-family homes.