There are advantages to multi-unit housing that you have not included in your analysis: - No garden maintenance / snow removal - Dedicated maintenance staff /

There are advantages to multi-unit housing that you have not included in your analysis: - No garden maintenance / snow removal - Dedicated maintenance staff / landlord pays for it - Generally lower intrusion risk - Smaller footprint than most single unit homes: not everyone desires to clean several thousand square feet And the disadvantages of multi unit housing you listed have their analogues in single unit homes: - Neighbours are still loud and smelly - Putting a hole in your wall and fixing it is expensive unless you have the tools + experience to do so yourself. Not everyone enjoys this. - Commuting becomes more onerous the farther out you live For many people there is no living situation without it’s compromises. But for some, single-unit is ideal and for others multi-unit is ideal.