There are areas which should have single family homes, but in my opinion if you have a single family home anywhere near the downtown core of a town or city you should be prepared to have your neighbourhood turn to skyscrapers and tower complexes. It's just the way that cities need to go in order to survive. If you want a single family home you shouldn't be living in the middle or a city, move to the outskirts and the suburbs where there is more space.