Not just the Midwest, but most of the US outside the East Coast cities tend to have pretty large homes and apartments compared to most of the rest of the world

Not just the Midwest, but most of the US outside the East Coast cities tend to have pretty large homes and apartments compared to most of the rest of the world in terms of home sizes. The US is pretty huge, with much of it livable and relatively less total density than other nations. Of course, the US has also done a lot more than many places to preserve natural wilderness with national and ngo parks/reserves. My house in Phoenix, AZ, USA is relatively typical 3br/3ba and just over 2K sqft (around 192 M^2), and I know a lot of people with larger homes than this.