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While the share of new homes with patios continues to climb, the share with decks has hovered at a historic low of under 18%, according to NAHB tabulation of data from the HUD/Census Bureau Survey of Construction (SOC).
Every year from the re-design of the SOC in 2005 through 2018, over 22% of single-family homes started featured decks. After that, however, the share dropped significantly, reaching a low of 17.5% in 2021. Since then, the percentage has remained near that trough, at 17.7% in 2022 and 17.6% in 2023. Moreover, this has been occurring at the same time the share of new homes with patios was climbing to a record high 67.7%. In fact, the tendency of deck and patio percentages to move in opposite directions is evident throughout the 2005-2023 period. The correlation between the percentages over that span is -0.84, suggesting that patios on new homes have been functioning as a substitute for decks. When more new homes have patios, fewer have decks.
New homes with both a deck and patio do occur but are comparatively rare. Among single-family homes started in 2023, fewer than 6% featured both a deck and a patio.
Decks have been more common not only when but where patios are less common. For example, among single-family homes started in 2023, patios were least common (featured ion only 17% of the homes) in the New England Census Division, the same division where a high of 76% of the homes featured decks. At the other extreme, in the West South Central a divisional high 81% of new homes featured patios in 2023, and a divisional low of 3% featured decks. Across all nine divisions in 2023, the correlation between the percentages of new homes with decks and patios was -0.82.
Nevertheless, decks remain relatively popular on new homes in some parts of the country. Following the 76% in New England at a distance, 42% of new homes featured decks in 2023 in both the Middle Atlantic and West North Central divisions.
More detail on new home deck construction is available from the Annual Builder Practices Survey (BPS) conducted by Home Innovation Research Labs.
Nationally, the 2024 BPS report (based on homes built in 2023) shows that the average size of a deck on a new single-family home is 284 square feet. Across Census divisions, the average size ranges from a low of 230 square feet in New England to a high of 382 square feet in the adjacent Middle Atlantic.
On a square foot basis, the BPS shows an evolving geographic split in the material builders use most often in deck construction. In the West North Central, South Atlantic, East South Central and West South Central divisions, treated wood remains the top choice. In the New England, Middle Atlantic, East North Central and Mountain divisions, composite material has moved ahead of treated wood; while in the Pacific Division, concrete edged out composite for the top spot. The Pacific is also the only division where redwood (a species that can be used outdoors without special pressure treatment) is relatively common in new home deck construction.
A previous post covered the characteristics of patios on single-family homes built in 2023.
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The share of new homes with patios increased to yet another record high in 2023. Of the roughly 950,000 single-family homes started during the year, 63.7% came with patios. This is up from 63.3% in 2022 and marks the eighth consecutive year the percentage set a new record high. The source for these numbers is NAHB tabulation of data from the Survey of Construction (conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau with partial funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development).
Historically, fewer than half of new homes came with patios during the 2008-2011 period of extreme weakness in housing markets. But soon thereafter, the share jumped to 52.4% in 2012 and has been climbing ever since. The percentage has now increased in thirteen of the past fourteen years. The only exception was 2015, when the percentage was unchanged.
While patios for new homes have generally become more common over time, the parts of the country where they tend to be most common have remained consistent. At the low end, only 17% percent of new single-family homes built in New England and 20% in the Middle Atlantic came with patios in 2023. At the high end, the incidence of patios on new homes was over 80% in the West South Central and close to 70% in the South Atlantic and Mountain divisions. The geographic tendencies are similar to the ones reported in last year’s post.
Additional detail on the characteristics of new-home patios is available from the Annual Builder Practices Survey (BPS) conducted by Home Innovation Research Labs.
For the U.S. as a whole, the 2024 BPS report (based on homes built in 2023, like the SOC-based statistics cited above) shows that the average size of a new-home patio is about 290 square feet, but with considerable geographic variation. The average is over 400 square feet in the East South Central and about 380 square feet in New England; but under 200 square feet in the West South Central, and only a little over 200 square feet in the adjacent West North Central division.
In most parts of the country, poured concrete dominates all other building materials used in new-home patios. In the East South Central, for instance, poured concrete accounts for over 90% of new-home patios on a square-foot basis. To the extent that there are exceptions, they occur on the east coast. In the South Atlantic, concrete and brick pavers each have about a quarter of the market, and poured concrete has less than half. In New England, the market is more or less equally divided among poured concrete, concrete pavers and natural stone. In the Mid-Atlantic, brick pavers are the most popular choice for new-home patios by a substantial margin.
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Outdoor entertaining played a big part in the design of this new-build cabin-style accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in Colorado, so it was important to have a large covered area that the homeowners and guests could use on sunny, rainy and even snowy days. Mountain Architecture Design Group, Rumor Design + reDesign and Dobell Contracting delivered, with a protected patio that turns a corner to include the main entryway. Bonus: Part of the roof is a green roof.
The ADU’s modern rustic look works with the style of the main home, which faces the entry, and a smaller historic cabin to the back on the right (not seen). It mixes bold elements, such as lounge chairs upholstered in a black-and-white houndstooth fabric, with timber and stone. The lounge area is joined by a dining area, with a nearby creek providing a soothing soundtrack.
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