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Re:Household Size and the Housing Stock by makeitshine on Friday April 19, 2024 @09:29PM (#40093775)
I've lived in Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Colorado and I've seen and lived in plenty of places with basements.
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Re:Household Size and the Housing Stock by lotsofpulp on Saturday April 20, 2024 @06:44AM (#40096324)
On flat land, basements are a function of home (and land) price. In places where the frost line is not very deep, a basement is a luxury. One of the most expensive parts of the house is laying the foundation, and not building a basement is far cheaper than building a basement.

If the frost line is lower, then a basement is very little extra cost since you are digging deeper and laying more concrete anyway.

If you are building on a hill, then making a 3 story house is also very little extra cost.

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