If you are trying to choose between a single-story home and a two-story home that you like, then you need to go over the good things about each and see which one offers you more aspects that are going to cater to your family's lifestyle and preferences the most. This article can help you see some of the good reasons for going with a single-story home.

Everyone can evacuate quickly and easily

If there is a fire in the home, then your first priority will be making sure everyone gets safely out of the house. When you are in a single-story house, it will be easy for everyone to get out, whether they have to run out the front door or jump out of their bedroom window. It's harder to evacuate the house safely when people are upstairs when a fire happens.

The house is easier to clean

A single-story home is going to be easier to keep clean. You won't have to drag all of the cleaning equipment up the stairs to clean the upstairs rooms and you won't have to worry about keeping stairs and handrails clean on top of all the other cleaning you have to do.

All areas are more accessible

When everyone in the household is on the same level, it is easier to get help if you need it because you can shout and others will hear you. Also, you will find that everyone tends to spend more time together in the living room when the house is a single-story.

The house is cheaper and easier to heat and cool

A single-story home is going to be much easier and cheaper to keep warm in the winter and cool in the summer as your HVAC unit only needs to handle one level.

There will be less chances of accidents

No matter how physically fit everyone in your home is, stairs increase the chances of accidents in the home. Things that should be easy and safe, like bringing laundry to the washer, carrying items to the bedroom, and even just traveling to the bedroom can lead to a bad accident with just one misstep when going up the stairs. You can even have a fall just trying to make your way down to the kitchen for coffee when you are tired. You don't have to worry about these things with a one-story home.

Contact a real estate agent to learn more about single-story homes.