single family home

One household dwelling

A single family home is a residential building designed to house one household, standing alone on its own lot rather than sharing walls with neighboring units.

The term distinguishes these detached houses from duplexes, townhouses, apartments, and condominiums.

Single family homes typically include private yards and are the dominant housing type in American suburbs: They're looking at single family homes in the school district.

Also spelled single-family home.

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housing unit density/structure type

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Rented unit in building

apartment building · multi-family housing · high-rise · apartment complex · tenement

urban vs suburban/rural development pattern

single family homehigh-density housing

Concentrated residential construction

transit-oriented development · urban infill

ownership and living arrangement

single family homecommunal housing

Shared-space residential arrangement

commune · boarding house · dormitory · shared housing · co-housing

Family

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