single-family homes
Standalone residential dwellings
Single-family homes are residential buildings designed to house one household, standing apart from neighboring structures on their own lot.
The term distinguishes them from duplexes, apartments, and townhouses.
In American real estate and zoning discussions, single-family homes represent a particular vision of suburban living: The neighborhood is zoned exclusively for single-family homes.
Also called single-family houses or detached houses.
- bungalowOne-story house with porch
- open floor planInterior without dividing walls
- cul-de-sacsStreets closed at one end
- neighborhood watchResident-led area surveillance
- suburban sprawlUnplanned outward residential development
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Multi-family residential structures
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Shared-space residential arrangement
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Building on gaps within cities
transit-oriented development · walkable neighborhoods · high-density housing · inclusionary zoning