Co-housing is an alternative to developer-created private communities. The people who find it co-housing attractive tend to be white liberals, and they are trying to diversify themselves a bit. This week the National Co-Housing Conference is taking place in Boulder, Colorado. As an article on the conference observes, "Planners brought the biennial event to Boulder because Colorado is one of the hottest co-housing markets in the country. Colorado and Washington state share the distinction of having the second-largest number of completed co-housing communities in the nation, with nine each. Only California has more, with 14 finished projects." The plus side is said to be a stronger sense of community and lots more personal interaction with neighbors. As one co-housing consultant said, "Instead of going next door and asking for a cup of sugar, you go next door, open the cupboard and get the sugar."
In some neighborhoods, that could get you shot.