I can't speak for the urban situation, but I don't care about my home value (to a point). I care about the quality of my community. I care about that a lot. Den

I can't speak for the urban situation, but I don't care about my home value (to a point). I care about the quality of my community. I care about that a lot. Dense housing put in an area that isn't dense just because the area is high-demand is often not productive in the long run, as the effects it can have on the existing community range from nothing (a net positive though, since now there's more housing) to abject disaster. Part of this is housing, but part of it is just people wanting to live in a high-demand location and thereby tempting politicians and developers. You can satisfy the important part (housing) without the bad part by prioritizing building outward. Create more communities, which have the opportunity to become high-demand, instead of destroying places people have worked hard to live in and in which people have developed solidarity and community.