55% of Americans say they would prefer to live in a community where houses are larger and farther away from amenities – compared to 44% who say the opposite.
walkable downtown, centered on a train station - settled since 1600s, bedroom community of a major city
first zone for single family homes so I do have a small yard/driveway/basement yet still walkable to center of town
I got one of the “new” houses, built in 1946 out of very solid materials, with a usable basement, yard, and driveway. For example, my own EV charging
just a few blocks away is a sizable reservation of undeveloped land and a six mile loop of ridge trail - we occasionally get coyotes that presumably live there
Look for an older town, built out before cars.
I have a lot of that where I live