55% of Americans say they would prefer to live in a community where houses are larger and farther away from amenities – compared to 44% who say the opposite.
Walkable in the USA usually means premium exploitation. Like some developer owner that uses all the surrounding businesses like extortion. Everything in the area is 10-20% more expensive. So you still have to drive the same amount of distance for free market competitive prices, only now there is 10× the potential for an asshole neighbor. Plus, all homes in the USA are made of toothpicks and trash, so you are going to hear 10× the neighbor noise too. There is no middle ground. It is toothpicks and trash or “oh, some rich guy” pricing.
Walkable in the USA usually means premium exploitation. Like some developer owner that uses all the surrounding businesses like extortion. Everything in the area is 10-20% more expensive. So you still have to drive the same amount of distance for free market competitive prices, only now there is 10× the potential for an asshole neighbor. Plus, all homes in the USA are made of toothpicks and trash, so you are going to hear 10× the neighbor noise too. There is no middle ground. It is toothpicks and trash or “oh, some rich guy” pricing.