Top 20 TV homes Americans want to live in

Would you swap where you live for your favorite TV home?

Half of Americans would trade their current living situation if it meant they could live in their favorite TV home, with houses from “Full House”, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “Golden Girls” the most envied.

That’s according to a new survey of 2,000 Americans which found 48% would give up where they live to enjoy some silver screen surroundings.

The Tanner family’s Victorian home from “Full House” topped the list of most-yearned-for homes — the four bed three bath San Francisco property itself was put up for sale in 2024 for a cool $6.5 million.

The survey was conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Travelbinger and found many people would uproot and swap states or even move abroad if it meant living in their chosen TV home.

It’s perhaps easy to see why many would be happy to swap their current residence for the even less modest Banks’ mansion from “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, located in Los Angeles and the second-most desired TV home for Americans.

Rounding out the top three and proving these on-screen homes live long in the memory was the Miami home of Blanche Devereux of “The Golden Girls” fame, which concluded in 1992 but proves these homes and TV sets leave a long-lasting impression.

But while the chance to live in a likely multi-million dollar on-screen property graced by their favorite stars appeals to close to half of Americans, a large number would turn down the chance with 41% saying they’d actively stay put if the offer to swap residences came through.

Willingness to swap for a TV home decreases with age — 64 percent of Gen Z and 59% of millennials would say yes, but that lowers to 52% of Gen X and plummets to just 37% of boomers.

Other on-screen residences to make the top 20 included Monica’s apartment from “Friends”, the humble “Bridgerton” mansion and Tony Soprano’s New Jersey residence.

Some “Veep” fans would gladly swap and live in The White House, while “Sex and the City” star Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment and the penthouse of “Succession’s” Logan Roy also appeal. 

More humbly, properties like the Byer’s cabin in “Stranger Things”, Walter White’s Albuquerque home from “Breaking Bad” and Jerry’s New York apartment in “Seinfeld” also made the list.

TV HOMES WE MOST WANT TO LIVE IN

1. “Full House” – The Tanner family’s Victorian home (San Francisco, CA) – 13%
2. “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” – The Banks’ mansion (Bel-Air, CA) – 12%
3. “The Golden Girls” – Blanche’s Miami home (Miami, FL) – 11%
4. “Friends” – Monica’s purple apartment (New York, NY) – 9%
5. “Bridgerton” – The Bridgerton mansion (London, UK) – 9%
6. “The Brady Bunch” – The iconic mid-century home (Los Angeles, CA) – 9%
7. “Big Little Lies” – Celeste’s beachfront mansion (Monterey, CA) – 8%
8. “The Sopranos” – Tony Soprano’s New Jersey mansion (North Caldwell, NJ) – 8%
9. “Breaking Bad” – Walter White’s house (Albuquerque, NM) – 7%
10. “The Simpsons” – 742 Evergreen Terrace (Springfield) – 6%
11. “The Big Bang” Theory – Sheldon and Leonard’s apartment (Los Angeles, CA) – 6%
12. “Veep” – The White House (Washington, D.C.) – 6%
13. “Seinfeld” – Jerry’s apartment (New York, NY) – 5%
14. “Sex and the City” – Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment (New York, NY) – 5%
15. “Gilmore Girls” – The Dragonfly Inn (Stars Hollow, CT) – 5%
16. “Stranger Things” – The Byers’ cabin (Hawkins, IN) – 5%
17. The Haunting of Hill House – Hill House (Massachusetts) – 4%
18. “Only Murders in the Building” – The Arconia (New York, NY) – 4%
19. “Succession” – Logan Roy’s penthouses (New York, NY) – 4%
20. “Wednesday” – Nevermore Academy (Romania) – 3%

Survey methodology:

Talker Research surveyed 2,000 general population Americans with 1,000 men and 1,000 women; the survey was administered and conducted online by Talker Research between Friday, Jan. 31 and Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

We are sourcing from a non-probability frame and the two main sources we use are:

• Traditional online access panels — where respondents opt-in to take part in online market research for an incentive
• Programmatic — where respondents are online and are given the option to take part in a survey to receive a virtual incentive usually related to the online activity they are engaging in

Those who did not fit the specified sample were terminated from the survey. As the survey is fielded, dynamic online sampling is used, adjusting targeting to achieve the quotas specified as part of the sampling plan.

Regardless of which sources a respondent came from, they were directed to an Online Survey, where the survey was conducted in English; a link to the questionnaire can be shared upon request. Respondents were awarded points for completing the survey. These points have a small cash-equivalent monetary value.

Cells are only reported on for analysis if they have a minimum of 80 respondents, and statistical significance is calculated at the 95% level. Data is not weighted, but quotas and other parameters are put in place to reach the desired sample.

Interviews are excluded from the final analysis if they failed quality-checking measures. This includes:

• Speeders: Respondents who complete the survey in a time that is quicker than one-third of the median length of the interview are disqualified as speeders
• Open ends: All verbatim responses (full open-ended questions as well as other please specify options) are checked for inappropriate or irrelevant text
• Bots: Captcha is enabled on surveys, which allows the research team to identify and disqualify bots
• Duplicates: Survey software has “deduping” based on digital fingerprinting, which ensures nobody is allowed to take the survey more than once

It is worth noting that this survey was only available to individuals with internet access, and the results may not be generalizable to those without internet access.