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Indian Woman’s US Middle-Class Home Tour Sparks Online Debate
Sonal Chaudhary lives with her family in Connecticut in the United States.
She made a video showing their home and the land around it.
The house has a large yard, a garage, a deck, a gym room and spaces for children to play.
She said the family bought it in 2023 for $440,000.
She called it a middle-class American home.
The video became very popular and was viewed more than 51 million times.
Some people thought the home was affordable compared with similar homes in Indian cities.
Other people thought a house with so much land looked richer than middle class.
This led to an online debate about what middle class means in different countries.
Sonal Chaudhary’s tour of her Connecticut home has received more than 51 million views.
She said her family bought the property in 2023 for $440,000, or over Rs 4 crore.
The house sits on slightly more than one acre and has 2,200 square feet of built-up space.
The video shows the garage, backyard, deck, sunroom, porch, front yard and gym room.
Viewers debated whether the spacious property should be described as middle class compared with homes in India.
- Who
- Indian resident Sonal Chaudhary, her family and social media viewers.
- What
- A home-tour video sparked debate over whether the property represents a middle-class American home.
- Where
- Connecticut, United States; viewers also compared the property with housing in India, including Mumbai, Bangalore and other cities.
- When
- Chaudhary said the family bought the house in 2023; the video was posted afterward, with no exact posting date given.
- Why
- The home’s size, one-acre-plus property and reported price led viewers to disagree about whether it should be called middle class.
Viewers Seeing Relative Affordability
Viewers Questioning the Middle-Class Label
Comparison With Indian Housing
Viewers Seeing Relative Affordability
Some viewers said Rs 5-6 crore would buy a smaller three- or four-bedroom home in Mumbai, making the Connecticut property appear relatively spacious for its price.
Viewers Questioning the Middle-Class Label
Other viewers argued that a one-acre property with a large home and several amenities does not look middle class.
Regional Housing Costs
Viewers Seeing Relative Affordability
One commenter suggested Bangalore is more expensive and said one acre there would not cost only Rs 5 crore.
Viewers Questioning the Middle-Class Label
The discussion also highlighted that housing prices vary considerably between American suburbs and Indian cities, making direct comparisons difficult.
Key facts
- Video views
- More than 51 million
- Purchase year
- 2023
- Reported purchase price
- $440,000, described as over Rs 4 crore
- Reported current value
- Around Rs 5-6 crore
- Land area
- Slightly more than one acre
- Built-up area
- 2,200 square feet
- Home features shown
- Garage, backyard, deck, sunroom, porch, front yard and gym room
Quotes
Social media user
Viewer responding to Chaudhary’s viral home-tour video
“One thing that surprises many people is that most homes here are built using wood instead of concrete. Majority of the American population lives in suburbs.”
NDTV
“This is how a middle-class family home looks like in America. We bought this house in 2023 for $440,000 (over Rs 4 crore).”
NDTV
Sources
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