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re: Average Sq Ft of homes by decade
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:17 am to Night Vision
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:17 am to Night Vision
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I'm not letting my wife pick the house because of the kitchen or a bathroom.
With costs of updating these areas, you may find it beneficial.
Even that nice back deck is very cheap and easy compared to a new shower or countertops.
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Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:18 am to AUFANATL
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Yeah but people buy more than one TV now and they spend over $2000 a year on things like cable, high speed internet, apps and streaming services to watch it.
Choices have consequences.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:20 am to stout
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Just speaking locally, land is plentiful here in Louisiana.
It isn't shrinking supply but rather increased development cost
Not arguing the price of development is going up. I'm sure it is.
But I think if you look at the price of land in desirable areas, the price is going up faster than inflation is. Mainly due to shrinking supply of desirable land. Now rural land may be different.
I think that is more of the reason for affordability issues than anything. Everyone wants to live in the pricey areas and not willing to move rural.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:23 am to Techdave
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Everyone wants to live in the pricey areas and not willing to move rural.
A lot of folks in my county are moving rural now. Bad part is in 8 years it won't be rural anymore in a lot of areas.
My area is safe for a good while yet.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:23 am to Night Vision
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Choices have consequences.
Modern TVs are basically useless without internet and streaming services
As a kid in the 80s and 90s in a rural area, we had 4 channels once Fox started, but at least we still had the NBA and NFL games along with some decent sitcoms and the occasional Sunday night movie.
Nowadays, you don't even have that if you are antenna-only.
My whole life changed when DirecTV came out.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:23 am to Auburn80
It's not just houses. It's complete lifestyle creep: cars, technology, eating out.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:25 am to Techdave
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Mainly due to shrinking supply of desirable land.
You think the flat land in Youngsville or Dehnam Springs is really that desirable?
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:26 am to Night Vision
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A lot of folks in my county are moving rural now. Bad part is in 8 years it won't be rural anymore in a lot of areas.
My area is safe for a good while yet.
My guess is the affordability of the pricey areas got out of hand. And I think it forces people to consider rural.
And that's my suggestion to people screaming about affordability. Move rural and you will save money in a lot of ways. Yeah, maybe you will spend $50 more in gas a month. That doesn't even remotely match what you will save on your house and land.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:26 am to Techdave
quote:There is a lot of development in rural areas. People have been moving rural, despite the elevated prices even there.
Everyone wants to live in the pricey areas and not willing to move rural.
The cost of acreage in many areas of the country in rural regions has shot up.
On average, I think it is near 5% increase in 2025. That is all across the country though.
This is especially true if you are looking at areas around cities, where there are much higher increases.
This post was edited on 4/23/26 at 9:30 am
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:27 am to stout
It's more desirable....compared to our vast areas or shitholes. Certainly not objectively 
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:27 am to Techdave
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Hot damn you mean that the numbers from the other thread about houses being unaffordable compared to 1971 are total bullshite?
Do you feel that the government's fiscal policy in the last few decades, particularly when it comes to the printing of money, has caused the dollar to lessen in value/made things more expensive?
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:28 am to stout
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You think the flat land in Youngsville or Dehnam Springs is really that desirable?
It's the amenities more than the flat land. Youngsville population is has grown from 1k in 1970 to almost 20k now. Apparently, LOTS of people consider it desirable.
Me however, I'm about to leave Youngsville and build a little farther out.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:29 am to Techdave
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Everyone wants to live in the pricey areas and not willing to move rural.
That’s part of the equation though. You can’t compare homes in the city in 1970 to more rural homes in 2026 like it’s apples to apples. It’s different life styles with different choices.
I know not everyone lives in BR, but I’ll use a BR example. You use to be able to buy a nice house in Broadmoor or Sherwood Forest for a fair price. You were in the city, close commute, and had access to a good public school system. That doesn’t exist in BR anymore, and it’s like that all across the country.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:32 am to UptownJoeBrown
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Waaaaahhhhhh. I can’t afford a house!!! It’s all Boomers fault!!
Forgets to mention it’s x2 the size with high end kitchen appliances, outdoor kitchen, marble bathrooms, mud room, 2 car garage, and a bunch of other shite Boomers never had.
All while sipping on a $12 coffee with a $1000 phone in their hand.
When the post is so incredibly boomery, it's hard to tell if you're being satirical or not.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:34 am to Techdave
Rural schools are better. Quality of life, cost of living, crime, etc., all better in rural parts where I live.
Even the hospitals and standalone emergency rooms are moving out of the downtown areas.
Even the hospitals and standalone emergency rooms are moving out of the downtown areas.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:34 am to SlowFlowPro
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Certainly not objectively
Youngsville has people living in low-lying rice fields, wondering why their yards never dry. It's nuts
The same thing is starting to happen in areas outside of Lake Charles
I do love the developers building 10-acre retention ponds and selling the lots as lakefronts
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:40 am to stout
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Youngsville has people living in low-lying rice fields, wondering why their yards never dry. It's nuts
Cane fields mostly. And the lack of trees is horrendous.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:42 am to Techdave
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Cane fields mostly. And the lack of trees is horrendous.
Do you think the US government has utilized responsible and sustainable fiscal policy in the last 6 or 7 decades?
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:44 am to stout
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10-acre retention ponds
That's room for a lot of houses.
Posted on 4/23/26 at 9:45 am to JiminyCricket
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Do you think the US government has utilized responsible and sustainable fiscal policy
LMAO. They can't balance a checkbook.
This post was edited on 4/23/26 at 9:46 am
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