Cona data, snapshot of October 26, 2026

How big is an apartment in America?

The median US apartment is 505 sq ft for a studio, 741 sq ft for one bedroom, 1,088 sq ft for two, 1,360 sq ft for three and 1,528 sq ft for four. Those medians come from 172,998 floor plans in 21,430 buildings across 3,465 cities, on file at Cona. Below are the national numbers, the 40 cities with the most plans, and a free CSV.

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United States

Apartment size by bedroom count

Half of the plans at each bedroom count are smaller than the median and half are larger. The middle half sit between the 25th and the 75th percentile.

05001,0001,5002,000Studio: US median 505 sq ft, 14,741 plans505Studio1 bedroom: US median 741 sq ft, 67,470 plans7411 bed2 bedroom: US median 1,088 sq ft, 64,855 plans1,0882 bed3 bedroom: US median 1,360 sq ft, 20,075 plans1,3603 bed4 bedroom: US median 1,528 sq ft, 5,857 plans1,5284 bed
Median apartment size in square feet by bedroom count, United States.
US apartment sizes by bedroom count, in square feet
BedroomsPlans25th pctMedian75th pct
Studio14,741425505581
1 bed67,470658741829
2 bed64,8559661,0881,208
3 bed20,0751,2031,3601,538
4 bed5,8571,3041,5281,977

All sizes in square feet. Studios are 8.5% of the plans.

Findings

What stands out

  • Durham, NC has the largest median 1-bedroom of the 40 cities at 812 sq ft. Seattle, WA has the smallest at 673 sq ft, 139 sq ft less.
  • Studios are most common in Chicago (22.9%), Seattle (19.7%) and Los Angeles (18.3%). Across the US, 8.5% of plans are studios.
  • Texas and the Southeast have larger 1-bedrooms than the coastal cores. Across the 16 Texas and Southeast cities in the list, the middle city's median 1-bedroom is 769 sq ft. Across 9 coastal cores such as New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Boston, it is 695 sq ft.
  • Going from one bedroom to two adds 347 sq ft at the US median, 47% more space.

40 cities

Median 1-bedroom size by city

The 40 cities with the most floor plans on file, largest median 1-bedroom first. The dark line is the US median of 741 sq ft.

0400800Durham, NC: median 1-bedroom 812 sq ft, 276 plansDurham, NCHouston, TX: median 1-bedroom 785 sq ft, 1,562 plansHouston, TXPlano, TX: median 1-bedroom 785 sq ft, 284 plansPlano, TXRaleigh, NC: median 1-bedroom 783 sq ft, 328 plansRaleigh, NCFrisco, TX: median 1-bedroom 782 sq ft, 314 plansFrisco, TXDallas, TX: median 1-bedroom 779 sq ft, 2,243 plansDallas, TXCharlotte, NC: median 1-bedroom 770 sq ft, 995 plansCharlotte, NCOrlando, FL: median 1-bedroom 769 sq ft, 547 plansOrlando, FLJacksonville, FL: median 1-bedroom 768 sq ft, 372 plansJacksonville, FLAtlanta, GA: median 1-bedroom 766 sq ft, 1,145 plansAtlanta, GAFort Worth, TX: median 1-bedroom 760 sq ft, 566 plansFort Worth, TXLas Vegas, NV: median 1-bedroom 756 sq ft, 408 plansLas Vegas, NVPhoenix, AZ: median 1-bedroom 756 sq ft, 610 plansPhoenix, AZCambridge, MA: median 1-bedroom 750 sq ft, 266 plansCambridge, MATampa, FL: median 1-bedroom 749 sq ft, 399 plansTampa, FLSan Diego, CA: median 1-bedroom 748 sq ft, 367 plansSan Diego, CASan Jose, CA: median 1-bedroom 748 sq ft, 292 plansSan Jose, CAAustin, TX: median 1-bedroom 743 sq ft, 1,802 plansAustin, TXJersey City, NJ: median 1-bedroom 743 sq ft, 400 plansJersey City, NJTempe, AZ: median 1-bedroom 738 sq ft, 202 plansTempe, AZArlington, VA: median 1-bedroom 737 sq ft, 885 plansArlington, VASan Antonio, TX: median 1-bedroom 737 sq ft, 721 plansSan Antonio, TXBellevue, WA: median 1-bedroom 736 sq ft, 462 plansBellevue, WAMinneapolis, MN: median 1-bedroom 732 sq ft, 390 plansMinneapolis, MNNashville, TN: median 1-bedroom 731 sq ft, 539 plansNashville, TNAlexandria, VA: median 1-bedroom 730 sq ft, 457 plansAlexandria, VABoston, MA: median 1-bedroom 730 sq ft, 629 plansBoston, MAChicago, IL: median 1-bedroom 730 sq ft, 833 plansChicago, ILLos Angeles, CA: median 1-bedroom 727 sq ft, 449 plansLos Angeles, CADenver, CO: median 1-bedroom 724 sq ft, 1,537 plansDenver, CORedmond, WA: median 1-bedroom 719 sq ft, 623 plansRedmond, WAIndianapolis, IN: median 1-bedroom 717 sq ft, 451 plansIndianapolis, INMiami, FL: median 1-bedroom 713 sq ft, 478 plansMiami, FLMadison, WI: median 1-bedroom 710 sq ft, 446 plansMadison, WIColorado Springs, CO: median 1-bedroom 700 sq ft, 246 plansColorado Springs, COPhiladelphia, PA: median 1-bedroom 695 sq ft, 369 plansPhiladelphia, PAWashington, DC: median 1-bedroom 695 sq ft, 1,484 plansWashington, DCSan Francisco, CA: median 1-bedroom 686 sq ft, 803 plansSan Francisco, CANew York, NY: median 1-bedroom 675 sq ft, 1,545 plansNew York, NYSeattle, WA: median 1-bedroom 673 sq ft, 3,284 plansSeattle, WAUS median 741812785785783782779770769768766760756756750749748748743743738737737736732731730730730727724719717713710700695695686675673
Median 1-bedroom apartment size in square feet, 40 US cities.

Every city

All 40 cities

Median size in square feet for 1 and 2 bedrooms, and the share of plans that are studios. Sorted by the number of plans. Each city has its own page with every bedroom count and the ranges.

Apartment sizes in 40 US cities, in square feet
City1 bed2 bedStudios
Seattle, WA6731,00819.7%
Dallas, TX7791,1837.9%
Austin, TX7431,0997.8%
New York, NY6751,03217.5%
Houston, TX7851,1804.2%
Denver, CO7241,13116.9%
Washington, DC6951,04418%
Atlanta, GA7661,1608%
Charlotte, NC7701,1587.6%
San Francisco, CA6861,02418.1%
Chicago, IL7301,10422.9%
Arlington, VA7371,1038.1%
San Antonio, TX7371,1154.8%
Phoenix, AZ7561,07911.4%
Orlando, FL7691,1124.9%
Boston, MA7301,05716.3%
Fort Worth, TX7601,1085.8%
Nashville, TN7311,09211.3%
Los Angeles, CA7271,08218.3%
Miami, FL7131,03910.2%
Redmond, WA7191,09311.6%
Madison, WI7101,05610.1%
Las Vegas, NV7561,0944.2%
Tampa, FL7491,0834.3%
San Diego, CA7481,0949.8%
Indianapolis, IN7171,04610.4%
Jacksonville, FL7681,1334.3%
Minneapolis, MN7321,13211.3%
Jersey City, NJ7431,13015.3%
Bellevue, WA7361,10110.6%
Alexandria, VA7301,0885.6%
Philadelphia, PA6951,03913.2%
Raleigh, NC7831,1347.6%
Cambridge, MA7501,09813.2%
San Jose, CA7481,0778.1%
Durham, NC8121,17410.7%
Plano, TX7851,1583.5%
Frisco, TX7821,2043.7%
Tempe, AZ7381,04313.4%
Colorado Springs, CO7009859.2%

Method

Where the numbers come from

These are floor plans on file at Cona, from apartment listings across the US. Square footage is as listed. We report medians, not averages, so a few penthouses do not move them.

Median, 25th and 75th percentile apartment sizes in square feet by bedroom count, for the United States and 40 cities, from 172,998 floor plans in 21,430 buildings on file at Cona (snapshot 2026-10-26).

Filters: status draft or published; 0 to 4 bedrooms; 150 to 5,000 sq ft; cities with at least 300 qualifying plans; a city and bedroom row needs at least 30 plans.

Drafts and published plans both count. A draft is a plan whose listing facts (bedrooms and square footage) are on file but whose drawing is not finished yet. A city gets its own row with at least 300 plans, and a bedroom count shows for a city only when it has at least 30 plans, so a missing row means too few plans, not zero.

This is one snapshot, taken on October 26, 2026. It describes the plans on file that day and says nothing about change over time. It covers size only, not rent.

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