diff --git a/src/motile_toolbox/candidate_graph/graph_attributes.py b/src/motile_toolbox/candidate_graph/graph_attributes.py
index a2927e7..f7f9a50 100644
--- a/src/motile_toolbox/candidate_graph/graph_attributes.py
+++ b/src/motile_toolbox/candidate_graph/graph_attributes.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class NodeAttr(Enum):
     TIME = "time"
     SEG_ID = "seg_id"
     SEG_HYPO = "seg_hypo"
+    AREA = "area"
 
 
 class EdgeAttr(Enum):
diff --git a/src/motile_toolbox/candidate_graph/utils.py b/src/motile_toolbox/candidate_graph/utils.py
index 7775410..feebf44 100644
--- a/src/motile_toolbox/candidate_graph/utils.py
+++ b/src/motile_toolbox/candidate_graph/utils.py
@@ -38,9 +38,16 @@ def nodes_from_segmentation(
     segmentation: np.ndarray,
     scale: list[float] | None = None,
 ) -> tuple[nx.DiGraph, dict[int, list[Any]]]:
-    """Extract candidate nodes from a segmentation. Also computes specified attributes.
-    Returns a networkx graph with only nodes, and also a dictionary from frames to
-    node_ids for efficient edge adding.
+    """Extract candidate nodes from a segmentation. Returns a networkx graph
+    with only nodes, and also a dictionary from frames to node_ids for
+    efficient edge adding.
+
+    Each node will have the following attributes (named as in NodeAttrs):
+        - time
+        - position
+        - segmentation id
+        - area
+        - hypothesis id (optional)
 
     Args:
         segmentation (np.ndarray): A numpy array with integer labels and dimensions
@@ -77,9 +84,7 @@ def nodes_from_segmentation(
             props = regionprops(hypo, spacing=tuple(scale[1:]))
             for regionprop in props:
                 node_id = get_node_id(t, regionprop.label, hypothesis_id=hypo_id)
-                attrs = {
-                    NodeAttr.TIME.value: t,
-                }
+                attrs = {NodeAttr.TIME.value: t, NodeAttr.AREA.value: regionprop.area}
                 attrs[NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value] = regionprop.label
                 if hypo_id is not None:
                     attrs[NodeAttr.SEG_HYPO.value] = hypo_id
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index b728b7e..b88eaaf 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def graph_2d():
                 NodeAttr.POS.value: (50, 50),
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 0,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 1,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 1245,
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ def graph_2d():
                 NodeAttr.POS.value: (20, 80),
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 1,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 305,
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ def graph_2d():
                 NodeAttr.POS.value: (60, 45),
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 2,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 697,
             },
         ),
     ]
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ def multi_hypothesis_graph_2d():
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 0,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_HYPO.value: 0,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 1,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 1245,
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -119,6 +123,7 @@ def multi_hypothesis_graph_2d():
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 0,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_HYPO.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 1,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 697,
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -128,6 +133,7 @@ def multi_hypothesis_graph_2d():
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_HYPO.value: 0,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 1,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 305,
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -137,6 +143,7 @@ def multi_hypothesis_graph_2d():
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_HYPO.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 1,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 697,
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -146,6 +153,7 @@ def multi_hypothesis_graph_2d():
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_HYPO.value: 0,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 2,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 697,
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -155,6 +163,7 @@ def multi_hypothesis_graph_2d():
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_HYPO.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 2,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 1245,
             },
         ),
     ]
@@ -256,6 +265,7 @@ def graph_3d():
                 NodeAttr.POS.value: (50, 50, 50),
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 0,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 1,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 33401,
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -264,6 +274,7 @@ def graph_3d():
                 NodeAttr.POS.value: (20, 50, 80),
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 1,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 4169,
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -272,6 +283,7 @@ def graph_3d():
                 NodeAttr.POS.value: (60, 50, 45),
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 2,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 14147,
             },
         ),
     ]
@@ -297,6 +309,7 @@ def multi_hypothesis_graph_3d():
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 0,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_HYPO.value: 0,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 1,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 305,
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -306,6 +319,7 @@ def multi_hypothesis_graph_3d():
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_HYPO.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 1,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 305,
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -315,6 +329,7 @@ def multi_hypothesis_graph_3d():
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_HYPO.value: 0,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 1,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 305,
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -324,6 +339,7 @@ def multi_hypothesis_graph_3d():
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_HYPO.value: 0,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 2,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 305,
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -333,6 +349,7 @@ def multi_hypothesis_graph_3d():
                 NodeAttr.TIME.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_HYPO.value: 1,
                 NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value: 1,
+                NodeAttr.AREA.value: 305,
             },
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/tests/test_candidate_graph/test_utils.py b/tests/test_candidate_graph/test_utils.py
index f03c404..a2f9462 100644
--- a/tests/test_candidate_graph/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_candidate_graph/test_utils.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def test_nodes_from_segmentation_2d(segmentation_2d):
     assert Counter(list(node_graph.nodes)) == Counter(["0_1", "1_1", "1_2"])
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value] == 1
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.TIME.value] == 1
+    assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.AREA.value] == 305
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.POS.value] == (20, 80)
 
     assert node_frame_dict[0] == ["0_1"]
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ def test_nodes_from_segmentation_2d(segmentation_2d):
     assert Counter(list(node_graph.nodes)) == Counter(["0_1", "1_1", "1_2"])
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value] == 1
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.TIME.value] == 1
+    assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.AREA.value] == 610
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.POS.value] == (20, 160)
 
     assert node_frame_dict[0] == ["0_1"]
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ def test_nodes_from_segmentation_2d_hypo(
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_0_1"][NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value] == 1
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_0_1"][NodeAttr.SEG_HYPO.value] == 0
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_0_1"][NodeAttr.TIME.value] == 1
+    assert node_graph.nodes["1_0_1"][NodeAttr.AREA.value] == 305
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_0_1"][NodeAttr.POS.value] == (20, 80)
 
     assert Counter(node_frame_dict[0]) == Counter(["0_0_1", "0_1_1"])
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ def test_nodes_from_segmentation_3d(segmentation_3d):
     assert Counter(list(node_graph.nodes)) == Counter(["0_1", "1_1", "1_2"])
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value] == 1
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.TIME.value] == 1
+    assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.AREA.value] == 4169
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.POS.value] == (20, 50, 80)
 
     assert node_frame_dict[0] == ["0_1"]
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ def test_nodes_from_segmentation_3d(segmentation_3d):
     )
     assert Counter(list(node_graph.nodes)) == Counter(["0_1", "1_1", "1_2"])
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.SEG_ID.value] == 1
+    assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.AREA.value] == 4169 * 4.5
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.TIME.value] == 1
     assert node_graph.nodes["1_1"][NodeAttr.POS.value] == (20.0, 225.0, 80.0)