The 4 Best Wi-Fi Routers For Large Homes - Spring 2025

The eero Pro 6E is the best Wi-Fi router for large homes we've tested. This tri-band Wi-Fi 6E mesh system offers great range and impressive speeds, perfect for leveraging a gigabit internet connection throughout your home. Its sleek, compact design means it won't stick out like a sore thumb in your living room, either. Since it's a mesh system, you can easily expand coverage by adding extra units, making it ideal for large spaces where a standalone router leaves dead zones.

One of its standout features is that the eero mobile app makes setting up and managing your network a breeze, perfect for less tech-savvy people. It also has a built-in Zigbee hub and support for standards like Thread and Matter, allowing you to control smart home devices. However, you can only manage the router via the app, as there's no web interface. Some features, like parental controls, advanced security, and historical data, are behind a subscription paywall, which is annoying since your router is just about the least entertaining subscription service out there.

We recommend this mesh system when it's on sale for $300 USD or less. However, it has a full MSRP of $400; you can usually find the TP-Link Deco BE63 for that price. It's a Wi-Fi 7 mesh system that's faster overall, especially on the 6GHz band. That said, it's only worth the extra cost if you have Wi-Fi 7 devices that can take advantage of its faster speeds, which are still relatively few and far between.

If you don't want to get a mesh system right away, the TP-Link Archer BE550 is the best standalone router for large homes we've tested. This is a tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router with 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands. It delivers speeds suitable for multiple people simultaneously downloading large files or streaming high-resolution videos. It also has an excellent port selection, with all five Ethernet ports rated for 2.5Gbps, so your high-bandwidth wired devices like gaming PCs and NAS can reach their full speeds.

If your home has obstacles like concrete masonry walls that leave you with dead zones, don't worry. This router is compatible with TP-Link's EasyMesh functionality, allowing you to create a mesh network with other compatible routers or range extenders for better coverage.

To benefit from this router's blazing-fast 6GHz band, you'll need Wi-Fi 6E or 7 devices. Wi-Fi 7 is a very new standard that makes some serious performance promises, so it'll likely be a while before you upgrade all your devices to support it. Thankfully, you can consult the product finder on the Wi-Fi Alliance's website to find Wi-Fi 7-certified devices. With that in mind, this router's biggest downside is its range performance on the 5GHz band. It still delivers speeds suitable for most high-bandwidth uses; however, a mesh solution like our top pick above, the eero Pro 6E, is a better option if you find your large home has dead zones.

The TP-Link Deco X5000 is the best router for large home use we've tested at a mid-range price point. It's a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 system with surprisingly small access points, making it easy to place discretely in your living space. It offers impressive range and speed, providing strong coverage throughout multi-story homes with speeds reaching up to 800Mbps, making it great for a house full of devices simultaneously streaming content or taking video calls. Its compatibility with other TP-Link Deco models allows for easy expansion if needed.

The Deco mobile app makes the initial setup straightforward and lets you easily see connected devices and configure settings. Just keep in mind that this system only has two networking ports, so you may need an external switch if you want to connect multiple wired devices. Also, it's only Wi-Fi 6, so your devices capable of Wi-Fi 6E or higher can't take advantage of a 6GHz band, which can have significant performance benefits, especially if you live in a congested wireless environment.

Finding a suitable router or mesh system for a large home on a budget is tricky since delivering a good range ideal for a big space requires more powerful hardware. This is why the TP-Link Archer AX55 is a little more expensive than what we'd typically consider "budget." Still, it's a great dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router with a conventional design and a small footprint that won't take up too much space wherever you decide to place it. This router really shines in its range and speed performance. At close range, it can saturate an internet connection up to 750Mbps and maintain consistently fast speeds up to nearly 100 feet away. With speeds like that, it has no problem handling high-speed downloads and multiple users browsing and watching 4k content simultaneously.

While its range is impressive, it's still just a standalone router. If your home is especially large and you can't place the router centrally because of where your internet cable enters the house, don't worry—it's compatible with both OneMesh and EasyMesh, meaning you can create a mesh network with compatible routers and range extenders. Its biggest drawback is that since it's Wi-Fi 6, it doesn't have a 6GHz band, so if you have cutting-edge Wi-Fi 6E or 7 devices, they can't reach their top speeds.