Most in U.S. (57%) prefer big houses, even if amenities farther away
My take is, IF I&#x27;m going to live in a city anyway (as I currently do) then I&#x27;d like to have as many things as possible within walking distance. And in point of fact, I can walk to the grocery store, many restaurants, another grocery store, a hardware store, my insurance agent, my dentist, etc. And I can easily bicycle to my doctor&#x27;s office. So yeah, that&#x27;s nice. And living in an apartment is part of that current setup, which is acceptable, but a bit stifling. In particular, I&#x27;m running out of room for all of my books.<p>BUT... all things being equal, I&#x27;d rather NOT live in a city environment to begin with. I would actually prefer to live on a large enough plot of land, with enough trees surrounding me, to where I can&#x27;t see another house without making some effort (eg, walking out to the edge of the road). Ideally I should be able to walk around naked outside my house with zero risk of anybody calling the cops. Because I like to walk around naked? NO. It&#x27;s just the principle of the thing. And more to the point, I should be able to start a big bonfire in my yard, play loud heavy metal, and have a dozen or more people over, drinking and partying, and not have to worry about bothering my neighbors and having the cops called.<p>The size of the house doesn&#x27;t actually matter a whole lot, but I would like a fair amount more space than I currently have in my apartment.<p>Anyway... I moved from the latter environment to the former for career reasons, but I strongly desire to eventually move back to latter - at least part time.