A report from Realtor.com reveals the number of excess bedrooms in American homes has reached a record high, with 31.9 million empty bedrooms nationwide in 2023.
The share of excess bedrooms has increased dramatically from 2.7 percent in 1970 to 8.8 percent in 2023, largely due to shrinking household sizes.
Researchers found that declining household sizes, from an average of 3.1 people per household in 1970 to 2.5 in 2023, primarily account for the rise in excess bedrooms.
Cities like Ogden, Utah, have the highest percentage of excess bedrooms, with 12.2% of all bedrooms unoccupied, correlating loosely with median home values.
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