The Clutter Statistics That Will Turn Your World Upside Down

The average American home is filled with 300,000 items. It’s astounding to think about the sheer volume of possessions that accumulate in our living spaces.

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Approximately 14.6 million American households rent a storage unit at an average cost of $100 per month. That’s $1,200 a year per family to store stuff they probably don’t need.

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Garages today frequently serve as storage spaces rather than housing cars. Shockingly, about 25% of individuals with two-car garages are unable to park their vehicles inside.

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According to the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), the average person spends a staggering one year of their life searching for misplaced items.

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A staggering 80% of the items we choose to hold on to end up never being used. Accumulating unnecessary possessions adds to the burden of clutter in our lives.

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The Clutter Statistics That Will Turn Your World Upside Down

As we accumulate stuff and allow disorder to creep in, we often underestimate the true impact of clutter on our lives. These statistics shed light on the staggering scale of this modern crisis.

The average American home is filled with 300,000 items. It’s astounding to think about the sheer volume of possessions that accumulate in our living spaces.

So Much Stuff

Approximately 14.6 million American households rent a storage unit at an average cost of $100 per month. That’s $1,200 a year per family to store stuff they probably don’t need.

Storing Unnecesary Items

Garages today frequently serve as storage spaces rather than housing cars. Shockingly, about 25% of individuals with two-car garages are unable to park their vehicles inside.

Garages Hold Stuff, Not Cars

According to the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), the average person spends a staggering one year of their life searching for misplaced items.

A Year of Searching

A staggering 80% of the items we choose to hold on to end up never being used. Accumulating unnecessary possessions adds to the burden of clutter in our lives.

80% is Never Used

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