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How Tall Is a Two-Story House?

A two-story house is about 26 ft (8 m) tall. That is about 4.7 times the height of the average man. A typical two-story family home.

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How tall is a two-story house compared to the average man?

A two-story house is about 4.7 times the height of the average man. A two-story house is 4.7× the size of the average man: about 4.7 average men stacked up would match it.

Two-Story House height in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

A two-story house measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	26 ft 3 in
Inches	315 in
Centimeters	800 cm
Meters	8 m

Two-Story House height facts

A two-story house is usually about 7 to 9 meters tall to the top of the roof.

How does a two-story house compare to other things?

A two-story house next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Two-story house
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	174 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	1.59 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	1,110× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	41.3× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	14 ft (4.2 m) bigger
Whale shark	39 ft (12 m) long	13 ft (4 m) bigger
Giant squid	39 ft (12 m) long	13 ft (4 m) bigger
Fire truck	39 ft (12 m) long	13 ft (4 m) bigger
Iguanodon	33 ft (10 m) long	6 ft 7 in (200 cm) bigger
Therizinosaurus	33 ft (10 m) long	6 ft 7 in (200 cm) bigger
Allosaurus	31 ft (9.5 m) long	4 ft 11 in (150 cm) bigger
Parasaurolophus	31 ft (9.5 m) long	4 ft 11 in (150 cm) bigger
Stegosaurus	30 ft (9 m) long	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) bigger
Triceratops	28 ft (8.5 m) long	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) bigger
Basking shark	26 ft (8 m) long	0 pm smaller
Carnotaurus	26 ft (8 m) long	0 pm smaller
Orca	25 ft (7.5 m) long	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) smaller
Stonehenge	24 ft (7.3 m)	2 ft 3.5 in (70 cm) smaller
Ankylosaurus	23 ft (7 m) long	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) smaller
Dilophosaurus	23 ft (7 m) long	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) smaller
Pteranodon	20 ft (6 m) long	6 ft 7 in (200 cm) smaller
Pickup truck	19 ft (5.9 m) long	6 ft 11 in (210 cm) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	4.7× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	5× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.