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Top 100 Cities (pop. 5000+) with Smallest
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Miami Beach, Florida (2.5 rooms)
Lennox, California (2.9 rooms)
Huntington Park, California (2.9 rooms)
Marina del Rey, California (3.0 rooms)
Bell, California (3.0 rooms)
Miami, Florida (3.0 rooms)
Emeryville, California (3.0 rooms)
North Bay Village, Florida (3.0 rooms)
Napili-Honokowai, Hawaii (3.1 rooms)
Isla Vista, California (3.1 rooms)
West Hollywood, California (3.1 rooms)
Maywood, California (3.1 rooms)
Bell Gardens, California (3.2 rooms)
South Gate, California (3.3 rooms)
Florence-Graham, California (3.3 rooms)
Walnut Park, California (3.3 rooms)
Fountainbleau, Florida (3.3 rooms)
Waldon, California (3.3 rooms)
Huron, California (3.3 rooms)
Naples Manor, Florida (3.3 rooms)
Hawthorne, California (3.3 rooms)
Makaha, Hawaii (3.3 rooms)
North Miami, Florida (3.3 rooms)
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida (3.3 rooms)
Hialeah, Florida (3.4 rooms)
Cudahy, California (3.4 rooms)
Gladeview, Florida (3.4 rooms)
Great Neck Plaza, New York (3.4 rooms)
Stanford, California (3.4 rooms)
Honolulu, Hawaii (3.4 rooms)
Century Village, Florida (3.4 rooms)
Opa-locka, Florida (3.4 rooms)
Seven Corners, Virginia (3.4 rooms)
University, Florida (3.4 rooms)
Immokalee, Florida (3.5 rooms)
Sweetwater, Florida (3.5 rooms)
East Los Angeles, California (3.5
rooms)
Mendota, California (3.5 rooms)
Kihei, Hawaii (3.5 rooms)
National City, California (3.5 rooms)
East Palo Alto, California (3.6 rooms)
Pinewood, Florida (3.6 rooms)
Glendale, California (3.6 rooms)
Shiprock, New Mexico (3.6 rooms)
Bay Harbor Islands, Florida (3.6 rooms)
Brownsville, Florida (3.6 rooms)
Hackensack, New Jersey (3.6 rooms)
Santa Ana, California (3.6 rooms)
Santa Monica, California (3.6 rooms)
Hoboken, New Jersey (3.6 rooms) |
Lynwood,
California (3.6 rooms)
Addison, Texas (3.6 rooms)
Paramount, California (3.7 rooms)
Ojus, Florida (3.7 rooms)
Langley Park, Maryland (3.7 rooms)
Pembroke Park, Florida (3.7 rooms)
McFarland, California (3.7 rooms)
Greenfield, California (3.7 rooms)
Los Angeles, California (3.7 rooms)
West New York, New Jersey (3.7 rooms)
Atlantic City, New Jersey (3.7 rooms)
Asbury Park, New Jersey (3.7 rooms)
Hawaiian Gardens, California (3.7
rooms)
Inglewood, California (3.7 rooms)
Alhambra, California (3.7 rooms)
Chinle, Arizona (3.7 rooms)
Hialeah Gardens, Florida (3.7 rooms)
Union City, New Jersey (3.7 rooms)
El Monte, California (3.7 rooms)
State College, Pennsylvania (3.7 rooms)
Guttenberg, New Jersey (3.7 rooms)
Hallandale, Florida (3.7 rooms)
Fort Lee, New Jersey (3.8 rooms)
Country Club, Florida (3.8 rooms)
Mount Rainier, Maryland (3.8 rooms)
Lawndale, California (3.8 rooms)
Westmont, California (3.8 rooms)
South Tucson, Arizona (3.8 rooms)
Glenvar Heights, Florida (3.8 rooms)
Long Beach, California (3.8 rooms)
Andover, Florida (3.8 rooms)
Shackelford, California (3.8 rooms)
Alondra Park, California (3.8 rooms)
South El Monte, California (3.8 rooms)
Belle Glade, Florida (3.8 rooms)
Burbank, California (3.8 rooms)
Coachella, California (3.8 rooms)
Commerce, California (3.8 rooms)
Webster, Texas (3.8 rooms)
San Francisco, California (3.8 rooms)
Earlimart, California (3.8 rooms)
North Miami Beach, Florida (3.8 rooms)
New York, New York (3.8 rooms)
Wells Branch, Texas (3.8 rooms)
Rosemead, California (3.8 rooms)
Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia (3.8
rooms)
Madison, Wisconsin (3.8 rooms)
Apache Junction, Arizona (3.9 rooms)
Bethel, Alaska (3.9 rooms)
San Fernando, California (3.9 rooms) |
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Not all people want large houses. Many people are advocates of
small. houses. You might wonder how small. Typically, temperate climates require
no more than about 200 square feet per person, while places with severe winters
would require about 250 square feet.
What are the motivations for living in a small house?
The impact on the environment is much smaller. Fewer natural
resources are used and the reduction in energy required for heating and cooling
is substantial. There is also less visual pollution and less space taken up at
the landfill when the houses is taken down.
There is also an "improvement in quality of life". Less
cleaning, fewer repairs, smaller mortgage can provide positive effects in other
areas of your life.
Most importantly, small places simply make you feel more cozy
and protected. They are easier to protect from the elements, warm up faster due
to body heat or a small fire, and are easier to build. We are more relaxed and
relate better to others in this space. Studies have found that sitting
arrangements that take up a very large space become increasingly less effective
and unpleasant. Small houses also leave you more room to garden and enjoy the
outdoors. In a large house you tend to forget that there is a world out there
full of climate contrasts, natural light, bird songs and sunshine. |
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