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Why are houses built without garages?
For some homebuyers, the lack of a garage isn’t a big deal because they walk or use public transportation to commute. For others, a house without a garage is a deal breaker. Storing your vehicle in a garage can be safer than parking it on the street. A garage may even lower your insurance rates.
Do most people have garages?
According to the newly released 2015 American Housing Survey, 63\% of all occupied housing units have a garage or carport. Seventy-percent of new construction units (five years old or less) have a garage or carport.
Do people use their garages?
25\% of the 900 homeowners surveyed by the Wall Street Journal use their garage for vehicle maintenance. 2-car garages were the most common garage size among 1,500 North American respondents to a 2017 Garage Living poll. 18\% had a 1-car garage, 61\% had a 2-car garage, and 22\% owned a 3-car garage.
What type of home do most Americans live in?
While 80 percent of the population would prefer to live in a single-family home, seven in ten Americans (70 percent) actually do. Apartment and condo living is only preferred by 8 percent of the population, yet two in 10 Americans (17 percent) live in an apartment or condo.
What do most people use their garage for?
Ninety-three percent of homeowners surveyed use garages for storage while 84 percent use it for parking a vehicle.
Why do people park in garages?
Many people use the garage for storage of stuff, like snowblowers, lawn mowers, etc that don’t fit in the house and don’t leave much room for cars in the garage. I can understand the extra vehicles part, I had a third vehicle for quite a while and it obviously had nowhere to go but the driveway or street.
Where do America’s middle class live?
Although small and medium-sized cities tended to have the largest share of middle-class residents, most middle-class Americans live in large metros. Middle-class cities also tended to be one of what Brookings called the “three M’s.” They were either manufacturing centers, military towns, or Mormon communities.
How many Americans have a garage on their property?
70\% of Americans actually live in a single family home. With these numbers in mind then roughly 46\% of Americans have a garage on their property. Note this is just an extremely unofficial estimate.
What is a middle-class city?
Middle-class cities also tended to be one of what Brookings called the “three M’s.” They were either manufacturing centers, military towns, or Mormon communities. Many were in either the South or the West. Among larger cities, Boise, Idaho, Honolulu, Hawaii, Las Vegas, and Cape Coral, Florida, all had high middle-class populations.
Is the American middle class shrinking?
The size of a region’s middle class depends on a variety of factors, such as jobs, housing and transportation. These are the places the middle class lives, and where they are losing out. The American middle class isn’t shrinking, but it continues to fall further behind upper-income households financially, research shows.