tract house

American  

noun

1. a house forming part of a real-estate development, usually having a plan and appearance common to some or all of the houses in the development.

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Etymology

Origin of tract house

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

“The following year, in 1961, we moved to a four-bedroom, white tract house with green trim in Thousand Oaks,” Russell said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

We lived in a three-bedroom tract house that looked like all the others on our street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The 1950 tract house house on Nordhoff Street has been demolished and Alarcon’s wife, along with a business partner, are redeveloping the property into an eight-home subdivision.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2019

Using a tract house as art object, of course, immediately calls to mind the late Mike Kelley’s “Mobile Homestead” behind the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.

From Washington Times • Oct. 22, 2018

We have another suburban family — this one tucked in a much more lived-in two-story tract house — broken faucets, stained carpets.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2010