multigenerational living – In Toledo, Ohio, 90-year-old June Boyd has turned a multigenerational household into a survival strategy—one shared by a growing share of American homebuyers. New data shows purchases of multigenerational homes jumped to 17% between July 2023 and June 2024, wi
On a typical day in Toledo, Ohio, June Boyd walks through a house that holds 13 people—children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren—under one roof.
Boyd is 90. She says living this way has no downsides in her case. “In our case, there are no downsides to multigenerational living,” she told Business Insider in May. “The main thing is that it reduces the cost of living, given how high prices are.”
The practical math is part of the emotional comfort. Boyd’s household splits the home’s $700 monthly rent among the adults. turning what might have been a crushing cost into a shared burden. For younger adults facing unaffordable housing. and for grandparents providing childcare in exchange for a place to stay. multigenerational living has become less of an alternative and more of a plan.
That shift is showing up in the housing numbers, too. Between July 2023 and June 2024. 17% of all homebuyers purchased a multigenerational home. up from 14% in the previous year. according to The National Association of Realtors’ 2025 report. In some housing markets, nearly a fourth of the homes support multigenerational living.
Realtor.com data points to where that demand is most visible. California metros lead the country in multigenerational home listings. Among the 50 largest metros, the top five are all in California. The leading metro is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California, where multigenerational listings account for 23.7%—nearly four times the national share of 6.1%.
The ranking below shows 20 of the largest metros by their share of multigenerational listings:
20. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — Share of multigen listings: 7.00%; Multigen listing price: $1,099,90; Price vs. standard: 15.90%
19. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — Share multigen listings: 7.40%; Multigen listing price: $699,000; Price vs. standard: 39.80%
18. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — Share multigen listings: 7.70%; Multigen listing price: $775,000; Price vs. standard: 55.00%
17. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — Share multigen listings: 8.20%; Multigen listing price: $640,000; Price vs. standard: 20.80%
16. Tucson, Arizona — Share multigen listings: 8.40%; Multigen listing price: $524,990; Price vs. standard: 26.50%
15. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida — Share multigen listings: 8.70%; Multigen listing price: $659,000; Price vs. standard: 37.30%
14. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Maryland — Share multigen listings: 8.90%; Multigen listing price: $744,900; Price vs. standard: 38.00%
13. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida — Share multigen listings: 9.00%; Multigen listing price: $599,000; Price vs. standard: 37.70%
12. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, Colorado — Share multigen listings: 9.60%; Multigen listing price: $850,000; Price vs. standard: 23.40%
11. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Georgia — Share multigen listings: 10.70%; Multigen listing price: $608,000; Price vs. standard: 44.10%
10. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — Share multigen listings: 10.90%; Multigen listing price: $925,000; Price vs. standard: 27.60%
9. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — Share multigen listings: 12.10%; Multigen listing price: $970,000; Price vs. standard: 11.60%
8. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — Share multigen listings: 12.60%; Multigen listing price: $849,900; Price vs. standard: 28.80%
7. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — Share multigen listings: 14.60%; Multigen listing price: $749,990; Price vs. standard: 17.90%
6. Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — Share multigen listings: 14.90%; Multigen listing price: $799,900; Price vs. standard: 22.30%
5. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — Share multigen listings: 14.90%; Multigen listing price: $718,000; Price vs. standard: 19.70%
4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — Share multigen listings: 17.40%; Multigen listing price: $1,299,000; Price vs. standard: 8.40%
3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — Share multigen listings: 18.00%; Multigen listing price: $2,050,000; Price vs. standard: 20.70%
2. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — Share multigen listings: 22.70%; Multigen listing price: $1,419,000; Price vs. standard: 18.80%
1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — Share multigen listings: 23.70%; Multigen listing price: $1,419,800; Price vs. standard: 1.60%
The shift is hard to ignore when the household decisions look almost like an economic strategy. In Boyd’s home. rent is split across a larger group—$700 monthly rent divided among adults—while childcare and multigenerational support fill in the gaps that traditional affordability and separate households can no longer cover.
And as the Realtor data rises—from 14% to 17% of homebuyers choosing multigenerational living—what once may have seemed like an exception is beginning to look like a new baseline. In California’s biggest metros. the listings are already speaking loudly enough to push multigenerational housing from family tradition into housing market reality.
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