Starter homes · By size · Sat, Oct 31 · No. 8
The busiest size band for starter homes is 1,000 to 1,199 square feet, with 649 listings
Five size bands hold a home · 649 listings in the busiest · median asking $279,900.
Among the 1,877 active starter homes that state a size, 649 state 1,000 to 1,199 square feet, more than in any other band. That is 35% of them.
The bands run in steps from under 800 square feet to 1,600 square feet or more, and a home goes in the band its stated size falls in. The other bands: under 800 sq ft has three hundred thirty-five, 800–999 sq ft has three hundred ninety-nine, 1,200–1,599 sq ft has three hundred twenty-five, 1,600+ sq ft has one hundred sixty-nine.
Every price here is an asking price on an active listing, taken from the MLS feed and our own copy of it. A starter home is a home that states under 1,200 square feet or asks under $250,000. A size is what the listing states, and a home that states none is left out of every size figure. A median needs three homes or it is left out.
The starter homes in this band state a median of 1,100 square feet, or $254 per square foot at the median ask. Asking prices run from $59,900 to $2,500,000, and the median asking price is $279,900.
The smallest home among them is at 608 Wright St, Jellico, TN 37762 in Jellico: 1,000 square feet, asking $99,900.
The table shows every band that holds a home, and each row opens the listings in it. The twenty-four smallest of the 649 are shown below, and the search on the main page looks through every active listing. Each address opens that listing's own page.
Size bands
| Stated size | Homes | Share | Median asking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 800 sq ft | 335 | 18% | $229,500 |
| 800–999 sq ft | 399 | 21% | $244,900 |
| 1,000–1,199 sq ft | 649 | 35% | $279,900 |
| 1,200–1,599 sq ft | 325 | 17% | $220,000 |
| 1,600+ sq ft | 169 | 9% | $215,000 |