Americans under 35 had median bank balances of $5,400 in 2022, while those ages 35 to 44 had $7,500.
Prospective home buyers will need far more saved than that, with the average U.S. down payment near $60,000 in Q3 2025.
Down payment help, strategic debt payoff, and retirement funds may help boost home savings in your 30s and 40s.
If you're thinking of buying a home, one of the first things you'll need to know is how much cash you have available for your down payment, closing costs, and other expenses.
To determine whether you're on track, it's helpful to get a sense of where other savers are. Below, we'll explore the average and median savings account balances of people in their 30s and 40s so you can see how your situation compares.
How much do most people in the U.S. have saved in their 30s and 40s? The Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances can answer this question.
Each figure in the tables represents transaction accounts (including savings accounts, checking accounts, money market accounts, brokerage cash accounts, and prepaid debit cards) for survey respondents in 2022 dollars.
While the Survey of Consumer Finances doesn't provide detailed information about respondents' account balances at either age 30 or 40, we can get a sense of the discrepancy in savings balances between individuals under age 35 and those in the 35–44 range. As of 2022, those two groups had median transaction account balances of $5,400 and $7,500, respectively, and average transaction account balances of $20,540 and $41,540, respectively.
Looking at the median figures above (and some of the average figures, too), a down payment appears to be out of reach for many Americans—to say nothing of all of the other costs involved in the home-buying process. Typical closing costs, for example, range from 3% to 6% of the purchase price.
The median sales price of homes sold in the U.S. was $410,800 as of the second quarter of 2025. The average down payment on a home was 14.4% as of the third quarter of 2025, according to realtor.com. Using this data, the average down payment for the median-priced house would be $60,000, and the typical closing costs for the median-priced house would be between $12,320 and $24,650.
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