Features like electric vehicle charging and outdoor low-voltage lighting were among 2025’s top 30 fastest-rising home features of interest to electrical contractors, according to a quantified Realtor.com analysis.

The analysis looked at Realtor.com home for-sale description data to determine how often features appear, then gauged them by market prevalence, i.e., widespread, common, occasional and rare. The top feature was WaterSense fixtures (rare), but fifth on the list was EV charging (widespread), with a median home listing price of $893,000.

For the first time, the number of EV-friendly homes listed on Realtor.com vaulted over 1.5%, growing steadily from well under 0.5% in 2017.

Fourth on the list was a home that is net-zero ready (rare), which means it was built with features that can be upgraded with a renewable energy system, such as rooftop solar. That ties into the 21st item, solar and battery backup (common), with a median home listing price of $699,900.

Outdoor low-voltage lighting (rare) was sixth, with a median home listing price of $849,000, while 220V shop outlets (occasional) checked in at 16th, with a median home listing price of $634,900.

There were features one might not expect on this list, such as No.10, a built-in coffee system (occasional) and No. 24, motorized shades (common). Hardwired/ethernet Cat 6 (occasional) was No. 13.

The analysis also showed what features are on their way out, or already are, with the largest year-over-year decline. No. 9 on that list was a temperature-controlled wine vault.

A related Realtor.com article noted that the growth of artificial intelligence is using a tremendous amount of electricity, especially from data centers, which will place more financial pressure on homeowners due to increasing rates, but this could present an opportunity for electrical contractors.

For example, installation of energy-efficient lighting and adding solar panels or home battery systems can tamp down the increasing cost of electricity due to the data centers that power A.I. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, residential electricity retail electricity prices are forecast to grow by 18% in 2026, well ahead of a 1% increase for residential natural gas.