So you live in a single family home and you don't want these neighborhoods near you, huh? You'd rather see young families raised in the hallways of apartments or attached fourplexes as far away from you as possible.  The rents on these homes are fairly high, they'll attract younger, responsible professionals who will likely end up building or buying a new home in your neighborhood if they have kids in school. That's good for you and your neighbors to have future buyers of your homes near you.  But it's even better for those families to have a chance to raise their kids in a home, with a yard and with neighbors they  know.  I realize you're against that but I think a lot of us here would like to see those young families have that opportunity.