How much does a new house cost you?

$350,000 in California. It's an average middle class home, here in California homes are very expensive copared to most other states. I'm still debating with myself whether it's worth it. In San Antonio, Texas an average home would be about $150,000.

Well in our area in the South a nice house with land is going to run you anywhere from 170K to 235k

i don't know about average,but in my area (northeast US),a run down piece of crap house is no less than $350,000. a "good" house is more like $500,000.is it worth that price? no. but they're all over inflated here.

Well our house is just about 1500 square feet and we sit on about 3/4 of an acre and it was appraised at $100,000 and we live in a fairly large city. We haven't had it reappraised since we remodeled the house, but we don't really plan on moving anytime soon. One acre is equal to 43,56o square feet. Housing in Ohio right now is very cheap because there are so many foreclosures.

Much like in China, what is "average" in one part of the US is not "average" in another. It depends on the area you want to live in and what kind of work you want to do. I live outside NYC. House prices here are usully 3 times that of other areas, because (like Beijing or Shanghai) it is a famous city and many famous and wealthy people want to live here. Houses in the town where I live generally cost around US$1 million - it depends on the age of the house, the size of the house and the property, and the condition that it is in. Since this town is small, has very good schools, and lots of parks, shops, and restaurants, even small, modest homes are very expensive. It is also only 20 - 30 minutes by train to NYC, so it is relatively easy to get to work without having to drive your car and pay for expensive gas and parking (parking garages in NYC are VERY expensive and even if you try to park on the streets you have to pay - if you can even find a spot!). US$ 1 million in my town would probably buy you a 1500 - 2000 sqf. home with 2-3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, and a small front and back garden. There would also be a garage and a cellar, since most homes have them in this area (homes in other parts of the US sometimes don't). The inside would probably be in good repair (since people in my town are VERY careful with their homes) but it might need new things like new appliances in the kitchen, new flooring or carpeting, or new plants in the garden. And then there would be the expense of decoration - paint, furniture, and other such things - not to mention the costs of RUNNING the house (such as electricity, heating, and water, not to mention telephone, TV, and Internet service.). Also, banks won't give you the money to buy a house without insurance against at least theft and fire. It would be extra to buy insurance against flood damage (thankfully we do not have many tornados or earthquakes here - although we have had small ones in the past!). There are also taxes for the town to pay for things like safety, garbage removal, and the schools; property owners pay for these things based on the size and value of their homes. Taxes in the area surrounding my town are very high compared to other places in the US - on average US$ 17,000 every year, and they keep going up. An older home needing more repairs might be less (but you would then have to pay additional for the repairs unless you are clever enough to do it yourself) and there are certainly very large, elaborate homes here which cost far more. One of my children has a friend with an indoor pool and a croquet lawn at her home, and another child said her house on a lovely hill with a three car garage and veiws of the Hudson River was "just a regular house". Before you ask - I don't own a house in my town. I live in a 900 sqf apartment with two bedrooms and one bathroom. I am lucky that I work for one of the very few companies who had the foresight to build apartment blocks for their workers so we can afford to live in a nice area close to work. Otherwise, my apartment would cost at least US$ 2000 a month without the other associated costs (excpet the taxes - only property holders pay taxes).