single-family home

One household dwelling

A single-family home is a freestanding residential structure designed to house one household, as opposed to duplexes, apartments, or townhouses that share walls with neighbors.

The term appears frequently in real estate listings and zoning regulations: The neighborhood is zoned for single-family homes only.

Also called a single-family house or detached house.

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driveway · mortgage · neighborhood · quiet street · lawn · porch · white picket fence · backyard · property · homeowner · residential · dwelling · move-in ready · real estate · ranch · colonial · bungalow · cul-de-sac

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Opposites
housing density and unit configuration

single-family homeapartment building

Multi-story residential structure

multi-family housing · high-rise · duplex · triplex · tenement

ownership and tenure structure

single-family homepublic housing

Subsidized homes for poor

social housing · housing cooperative · council housing · subsidized housing · commune

urban planning and land use philosophy

single-family homehigh-density housing

Concentrated residential construction

urban infill · transit-oriented development

Family

single, singly, singular, singularity, singularly, singles, singled, singling, singleton

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