Virginia’s small towns illustrate an older way of crafting places, and the state’s experience is also instructive when it comes to contemporary housing affordability. Adjusted for inflation, home ...

“We moved here to be a small town and I feel like we’re blowing up into be a big city,” said Judy Castanarez, who lives near a rezone proposal on 172 nd St. NE.

Embrace the small-town life. For many, the big city just doesn't cut it. The fast pace, noise and density of a major metro area sends some of us in search of more land, quiet evenings and uncrowded… ...

In the fall, they moved into a small two-bedroom trailer in nearby Accord, where the rent is $2,000 per month, she said. “I just needed a roof over my kid’s head,” Ms. Salmonson said. “It ...

Mayor Halie Gallik said Nolensville is, and will remain, a small town. “That’s what makes it special,” Gallik said of his community — about 20 miles southeast of Nashville. Not that it ...

So, we can demonstrate that high-density housing kills in some awfully specific ways. It can also kill property values if you happen to be a neighbor of one of these developments.

However, it’s clear that there’s something about small towns and rural life that’s associated with greater levels of self-reported happiness among people who live in those places.