Google reveals the home styles America was obsessed with in 2025

Ranch House Style
Federal House Style
Tudor House Style
Craftsman House Style
What Else Made the List?

This year, the top 10 list includes common home styles that we hold near and dear—Ranch (#2), Federal (#4), Tudor (#8), and Craftsman (#9). We can’t say we’re too surprised. The enduring popularity of the ranch-style home has long been a force to reckon with, and any true old house lover can rattle off terms like Federal, Tudor, and Craftsman with ease.

What the trend report represents, however, is “a high spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2025 as compared to 2024,” according to a representative for Google. So, while these architectural styles have long been popular, interest is still growing.

Our takeaway: Appreciation for familiar and nostalgic home styles isn’t going anywhere!

Ahead, we take a look at these four architectural styles—and we may even tempt you with a home tour or four!

Ranch House Style

A white ranch-style house with gray roof

Popularized post WWII, when returning GIs flocked to the suburbs in search of affordable housing for their growing families, the ranch home is single-story, open-plan dwelling with a low-pitched roof. (It is also sometimes referred to as a rambler.) Easy and relatively quick to construct, it remains the most popular house style in America.

Should you need convincing of the ranch style’s residential charms, check out famed decorator Nathan Turner’s nostalgic 1950s ranch house in Ojai, California.

Federal House Style

federal house style

This simplified and refined form of the Georgian house style has roots in the American Revolution. (After all, you can’t rebel against a British king and still use his name in your architecture.) Look for a square or squat rectangle shape, a flat brick front facade, a fanlight above the door, and minimal ornamentation. (Fun fact: The White House is a Federal-style home!) Though shown here, porches aren’t particularly common.

Tudor House Style

tudor style home

Inspired by the Medieval and Renaissance architecture of England, sturdy Tudor homes are resplendent in texture and detail. Look for an asymmetrical design, a mixed facade of brick and stucco, overlaying roof eaves and gables, and decorative timbering. Chimney pots, curved front doors, and diamond pane windows often add to the storybook effect.

Glimpse inside this dreamy 1920s English Tudor cottage (it’s packed with antiques!) or delve deeper into what a Tudor-style house is, exactly.

Craftsman House Style

blue craftsman house

A direct reaction to the formality of Victorian architecture, Craftsman homes are designed to evoke hand-hewn feelings of warmth and coziness. Defining exterior characteristics include a low-pitched roof with overextended eaves, which often drape over a front porch lined with thick beams, and bay windows. Inside, you’ll often find thick trim around doors and windows as well as plenty of built-ins.

Take a look inside this century-old Craftsman home in McKinney, Texas, or check out Country Living’s primer on the Craftsman home style.

What Else Made the List?

While interest in common residential architectural styles surged in 2025, so did curiosity about more niche aesthetics. Googie, the futuristic mid-20th-century style with a Jetsons vibe, at no. 1 was a bit of a surprise. However, others made a lot of sense to our editors. Country Living’s antiques editor notes she’s seen a major spike in interest in Brutalist-era vintage home decor, for instance. And back in October, we covered how to thrift the Art Deco look, which is trending again thanks to Gen Z.

Here’s the full top 10 list of trending architectural styles, according to Google’s Year in Search 2025.