>Americans all seemed to own large, detatched houses
That's only really true for the suburbs and rural areas. Most Americans live in cities, where rowhomes and apartment complexes are more popular.
That's only really true for the suburbs and rural areas. Most Americans live in cities, where rowhomes and apartment complexes are more popular.
[1]https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing/census/historic/unit...
It's complicated to determine what's urban and suburban--much less exurban (which is what ESRI calls where I live). [1] But the census uses a measure where the areas it counts as "rural" are mostly very rural.
[1] https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-suburban-are-big-am...