Porch Research

Key Findings There are over 2.4 million homes and apartments certified with the Energy Star label in the United States Over 120,000 such homes were built in 2022, 9% of the total number of new housing units built, up from 7% in 2021 Arizona leads the way in energy-efficient construction with some 42% of all…

Key Findings Official statistics on theft are vastly underreported in America Nebraskans are most likely to report porch piracy on Twitter (115 tweets per 100,000 residents) Mississippi has the lowest rate of porch piracy complaints on Twitter (8.9 tweets per 100,000 residents) Among cities, Washington, D.C. has the most tweets about porch piracy per capita…

Key Findings 83,000 burglaries occurred during the holiday period last year Crimes during holidays account for 8.1% of all crimes committed throughout the year An estimated $130.5 million in value was lost to holiday burglaries in 2021 The average dollar amount for a holiday burglary is $2,891 – 5% higher than the average on other…

Key Findings GhostsOfAmerica.com has 66,000 ghost encounters on file; that’s roughly 1 for every 50,000 Americans Maine is the “ghostliest” state, with 58 encounters per 100,000 residents Florida and New York state are the least haunted states —only 10.8 and 8.1 sightings per 100,000 people, respectively Ghosts of “girls” and “women” account for 44% of…

Key Findings Greenville, SC is the hottest real estate market so far in 2022 due to strong price growth and short selling time  Albany, NY is the coldest market, due to stagnating home prices and a 68% decline in homes sales Average sold price of a home in the U.S. is $347,900 so far in…

Key Findings 1 in 20 (5%) American homes don’t meet the standard of “a suitable living environment”, as defined by Department for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Pittsburgh, PA has the highest percentage of homes (8.2%) with severe issues regarding structural integrity, heating, plumbing, electricity, and pest infestations  Riverside, CA had the lowest share of…

Key Findings There are over 1.6 million home electric vehicle (EV) charges in the United States Riverside, CA has the highest percentage (20%) of households with EV chargers installed Outside of California, Atlanta, GA is the metro with the highest percentage of single-family homes equipped with EV chargers (8.5%)  Texan metros surrounding Houston and Austin…

Key Findings 1% of homes on sale in the United States are considered fixer-uppers Fixer-uppers cost a median of $225,000, which is 45% less than a comparable turnkey home of the same size Fixer-uppers in 2022 are 24% cheaper than they were in 2021 ($280,000 on average) There are 15 U.S. cities where fixer-uppers cost…

Key Findings The average home in the U.S. costs seven times the average household income 61% of renters across the biggest metropolitan areas are priced out of home ownership, even if they saved up for a down payment For most renters, home ownership is out of financial reach in three out of four metropolitan (71%)…

Key findings Based on pay, job growth, and ease of entering the occupation, electricians are the best home improvement contractor jobs in 2022. Solar photovoltaic installers are poised to see 52% job growth in the next 10 years, the third fastest-growing occupation in America. Landscape architects are on average the best-paid contractors with an estimated…