A record 25.2 million adults under 35 lived with their parents in 2025, surpassing even the pandemic peak, as housing costs continue to price young adults out of independent living, according to a new Realtor.com report. One in three adults under 35 now shares a home with a parent, a rate that has held near its 2020 record high with little sign of easing.
The numbers reflect the accumulated weight of more than a decade of housing underproduction, which has kept persistent upward pressure on housing costs. Had early-2000s co-residence patterns held, 4.86 million fewer young adults would be living with their parents today. Instead, a national median home listing price of $430,000 — 34.4 percent above 2019 levels — and a median asking rent of $1,673 — 17.9 percent above 201
