While overwhelming numbers of people want a detached house, revealed preferences in the housing market show that people are more than willing to live in a townh

While overwhelming numbers of people want a detached house, revealed preferences in the housing market show that people are more than willing to live in a townhouse or condo at the right price. Most people are choosing between a more affordable attached unit closer to where they want to live, or a detached unit farther away. Today's Slow Boring newsletter (https://www.slowboring.com/p/a-bold-agenda-for-dc-housing https://www.slowboring.com/p/a-bold-agenda-for-dc-housing) explained the numbers pretty well: But the factual situation is pretty clear: (1) Dense, walkable neighborhoods feature very high home prices, indicating a large amount of unmet demand for high-density living. (2) Surveys show clearly that a majority of Americans prefer to live in auto-oriented suburbs and do not want to live in dense, walkable neighborhoods. The way to resolve this apparent paradox is to note: (3) Currently only a tiny minority of Americans live in dense, walkable neighborhoods.