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I grew up in a city of mostly rowhomes and I love them. Plan on buying one one day.

You still get walk-ability, sense of community and good population density (not as good as a high-rise but still good), but also more privacy, and the space is more conducive to raising a family than an apartment. Also they're cute as fuck and people can paint them different colors and have cool little gardens on their porches and stuff.

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[–] mazdak@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

High rises in the sense of skyscrapers are never necessary or useful, because they have enormous upkeep costs which mean they will never really be affordable. I think medium density housing as is common in Europe, with communal yards, nearby parks and situated along public transport lines, is the ideal for cities, although these rowhouses do look beautiful - we don’t really have them in my country for some reason.