"No crime"? Crime correlates to economic wealth, not population density. Plenty of non-urban areas in the US have astronomical crime rates due to poverty and su

"No crime"? Crime correlates to economic wealth, not population density. Plenty of non-urban areas in the US have astronomical crime rates due to poverty and substance abuse; plenty of cities are some of the safest areas you could possibly live in....and you benefit from fast police, EMS, and fire response times. In many rural areas, you're lucky if there's a cop within 20 miles of you and the firefighters have to drive to the fire station before they come out to put out what's left of your house. In my city, you call the police or fire department and 3-4 minute response times if it's a life-threatening situation. Depending on the severity of a medical call, they may dispatch multiple ambulances to speed response time. "Safe for kids"? In many cities kids take public transit to school and have access to everything within walking distance of their home. See note above about crime rate. Plenty of kids in rural areas can't leave their neighborhood, or even the end of their driveway, because there's a 50mph highway and everything is a 10-20 minute drive away. "Cheaper"? There are costs beyond per-square-foot purchasing/leasing. In cities with good public transit and pedestrian infrastructure, you don't need a car. No financing costs, no depreciation, no fuel/maintenance/repair, no vehicle-related taxes, no parking, nothing (also, public transit is orders of magnitude safer per mile traveled.) If you live in an apartment, there's probably substantially less exterior surface area per square foot of living space due to shared walls/floors/ceilings so heating and cooling costs are lower. If you're in a condo association, maintenance and repair costs for the building are shared. There are numerous studies showing people living in cities cost society less and have a lower carbon footprint.