Given a similar level of insulation, yes. But I wouldn’t discount how efficient modern homes can be compared to older apartment blocks. My 1980s home went thro

Given a similar level of insulation, yes. But I wouldn’t discount how efficient modern homes can be compared to older apartment blocks. My 1980s home went through 99 therms of gas last month in Idaho, and that’s with us hand washing dishes (broken dishwasher) using gas hot water. After fixing the dishwasher and replacing some caulk that had failed, I think we’ll probably go through 75-80 therms per month, fewer if I went with tankless hot water. You would be very hard pressed to go through that few therms in an older apartment, especially when you’re literally heating the outside. Newer apartment buildings absolutely crush that figure though, for all the reasons you listed. The only advantage that individual homes have over taller apartment buildings energy wise is that you can pack more solar panels on top of shorter buildings.