How Big Is 1,000 Square Feet?
1,000 square feet is about a 31 ft by 31 ft square, or 92.9 square metres. To picture it: a small two-bedroom apartment, two and a half two-car garages, or about six parking spaces. Here is what that and other common floor areas look like.
By the Calculate My Reno Team / Published
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1,000 square feet is about 92.9 square metres. Pictured as a square, that is roughly 31.6 ft on each side - though the same area could be a 20 × 50 ft rectangle or a 25 × 40 ft one. Area is area; the shape can change.
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Sketch your room or floor in the square footage calculator and it gives the area in square feet and square metres, so you can compare it to the 1,000 sq ft picture below.
What 1,000 square feet looks like
- A small two-bedroom apartment - two beds, a bathroom and an open living and kitchen area.
- About two and a half two-car garages (a two-car garage is roughly 400 sq ft).
- Around six standard parking spaces.
- About a fifth of a basketball court (an NBA court is about 4,700 sq ft).
The dimensions
| Shape | Dimensions | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Square | 31.6 × 31.6 ft | 1,000 sq ft |
| Rectangle | 20 × 50 ft | 1,000 sq ft |
| Rectangle | 25 × 40 ft | 1,000 sq ft |
| In metric | 9.64 × 9.64 m | 92.9 m² |
Common floor areas for comparison
| Floor area | Square metres | Roughly |
|---|---|---|
| 500 sq ft | 46 m² | A studio or small one-bed flat |
| 1,000 sq ft | 93 m² | A small two-bedroom apartment |
| 1,500 sq ft | 139 m² | A modest three-bedroom house |
| 2,000 sq ft | 186 m² | A typical family home |
| 2,500 sq ft | 232 m² | A large family home |
Putting a number on your own area
If you are trying to size furniture, flooring or a renovation, the floor area matters more than the room shape. Measure each room, add them up - how to calculate square footage walks through it - and convert with square feet to square metres. For land rather than floors, see how many square feet in an acre.
Frequently asked questions
How big is 1,000 square feet?
1,000 square feet is about 92.9 square metres. As a square it is roughly 31.6 ft on each side; as a rectangle it could be 20 ft by 50 ft, or 25 ft by 40 ft. In everyday terms it is close to a small two-bedroom apartment.
What does 1,000 square feet look like?
Picture two and a half two-car garages, or about six standard parking spaces, or a small two-bedroom apartment. It is also about a fifth of an NBA basketball court. 1,000 square feet is a quantity of area, so the shape can vary - a long narrow 20 by 50 covers the same area as a near-square 31 by 32.
How many square metres is 1,000 square feet?
1,000 square feet is 92.9 square metres (1,000 × 0.0929). Rounded, people often call a 1,000 sq ft home a 93 m² home.
How many rooms is 1,000 square feet?
Typically a small two-bedroom home: two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a combined living and kitchen area, with a little circulation space. The exact layout varies, but 1,000 sq ft is a comfortable one-bed or a compact two-bed.
Is 1,000 square feet big for an apartment?
It is mid-sized. A studio is often 400 to 600 sq ft, a one-bed 600 to 900 sq ft, and 1,000 sq ft comfortably fits two bedrooms in most markets. For a detached house, though, 1,000 sq ft is on the small side.