{"id":7909,"date":"2026-03-19T11:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:56:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:13:06","slug":"majority-of-americans-prefer-spread-out-communities-with-big-houses","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/03\/19\/majority-of-americans-prefer-spread-out-communities-with-big-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"Majority of Americans prefer spread-out communities with big houses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A residential development is shown under construction near the San Gabriel Mountains in Hesperia, California, on Feb. 23, 2026. (David McNew\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Americans have long expressed a modest preference for communities with bigger houses \u2013 even if that means schools, stores and restaurants are farther away \u2013 over communities with smaller houses that are closer to those services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Americans’ preference for larger and farther apart houses eases slightly from its pandemic high<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
% who say they would prefer to live in a community where the houses are …<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Note: No answer responses are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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