I've lived in many different kinds of housing-- college dorm, shared apartment, studio apartment, duplex, single-family home, different styles of architecture, large house, small house, two story, one story, open floor plan, closed floor plan, large building lot, tiny building lot, urban setting, suburban setting, rural setting, pool or no pool-- I liked them all for different reasons, and they all had their drawbacks. I think with good neighbors any type of living situation can be enjoyable and I've been extremely lucky with my neighbors.