What was the average cost of a home in the year 1900?

Answer 1

Just for fun, I'll add my two cents,,,which by the way in 1900 was a decent amount of money. I'm not quite that old, but I do recall penny candy, and 10 cents a gallon gasoline, and 25 cent all day Saturday movies, and, and, and.

I bought a home in the early 70's, brand new, about 1200 sq. ft. decent, for 18,000. I researched the abstract and found that at the turn of that century, the land was sold for $1.75 per acre, and most home building in rural areas was DIY. Inner city housing was a bit more than a penny on todays dollar, but not much. The person who answered $10,000,,, was talking about a mansion in 1900. My parents bought their last home in 1948 for less.

In the early 1900's my grandfather bought a farm in upstate NY; house, barns, and 100 acres with a lake, pond, and creek on property, for less than a mid sized car costs today.

Comparisons can be depressing, but keep in mind the economy and how all the factors that drive it,,,change.

If I had a dime for every nickle I've ever spent, I'd have less saved than what I spent.

Rev. Steven

Answer 2

In 1908 you could buy a house through the Sears catalog for under $1,000. That didn't include the cost of land.
http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/1908-1914.htm

Answer 3

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Answer 4

i would have to say that it is probably less than 1,000 because in the 1920s the average homes were in the 5,000....

Answer 5

id guess and say an average home would have cost $10,000

Answer 6

probably like a horse or somthing