Located in the Tuthill neighborhood of Sioux Falls, the mansion at 812 E. Tomar Place spans 11,734 square feet and contains four bedrooms, eight bathrooms, and a private exercise room.
A Slice of Paradise: Megamansion Rentals Allow Visitors to Live in Luxury for a Few Days
This collection of the largest homes in every state includes mountain homes, beach houses, Spanish villas, French châteaus, canyon ranches, and more. And while many of America’s most palatial properties are secluded deep in the woods or located in gated communities, more are becoming accessible to the public. As more megamansions on the market struggle to find new buyers, many are converting to short-term rental properties, allowing spendthrift vacationers to live in luxury for a few days at a time. So before you book your next vacation, it may be worth reviewing the largest home in every U.S. state.
Methodology
We curated lists of the largest houses in each state by compiling results found in blog articles and online listings such as Family Handyman, HomesOfTheRich, and PriceyPads. We also collated information from local newspaper articles.
We then confirmed that each building cited was indeed currently used as a residence. To fill in any research gaps, we sorted state listings on Zillow (in the “sold” and “for sale” categories) by square footage to find the largest single-family residence in that state.
Where conflicting information was found, we chose the most frequently quoted record, the record from the most reliable source, or the most specific record (i.e., 72,215 ft2. rather than 72,000).
We searched each address in Google Maps on satellite view, preserving a screenshot of the home’s footprint. If Google maps could not find the specific address, we searched the road in question until we found a home whose footprint matched the appearance of the real estate listing. If the image available was blurry, we tried to find additional images of the home to share. Other images were pulled from real estate listings, Google Image search, or news sources.
The data was collected in Feb 2022.