I grew up in a city of mostly rowhomes and I love them. Plan on buying one one day.
You still get walk-ability, sense of community and good population density (not as good as a high-rise but still good), but also more privacy, and the space is more conducive to raising a family than an apartment. Also they’re cute as fuck and people can paint them different colors and have cool little gardens on their porches and stuff.
They’re really run to drunkly bike through, which I did a lot in my 20s
I was in San Francisco a few months ago, and it was full of gorgeous row houses with beautiful architecture. No wonder that city is full of nimby psychos.