forgotten_aria

I consider the number of rooms more than the square footage, because that relates more to how you will use it. I've seen 3000 sq. ft. homes that feel cozy, and 1800 sq ft. homes that feel huge.

Keep in mind that measured square footage often includes space that is not currently usable.

As a point of comparison, our house (which I think you've been to a party?) could be considered 3,900 sqft, but it's not really that much space when you break it down:
1st floor: ~1226 sqft, but all the rooms open onto each other with pocket doors
2nd floor: ~1100 sqft, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 large)
attic: ~286 sqft, 2 rooms, finished, but we use it for storage and a guest bedroom
basement: ~1464 sqft, all the pipes are out of the way so the ceilings are high, but most of the rooms haven't been finished yet, but could be.

I would like to have more rooms, if not more space, which means that I need to get around to the basement sometime, because there's no space for projects. When we work on costumes for burning man, the dining room turns into a sewing room, which isn't helpful (well, if we had large formal dinners, it wouldn't be.) The attic rooms are full of junk. I guess they could be used for projects.

What's the layout of the potential new place? Go take a walk through. Don't base decisions on square footage numbers.