I am one of these people who likes apartment living in the city center. I grew up in a flat in downtown Sofia, where it is very common a family of 4 to live in a condo.  The closer to the center you are located - the more prestigious your location is, the more connected to the place you grow to be. You are walking where all the historic figures of the time were making history. Downtown offers a lot of convenience, since it is developed to service the residents. You have many bakeries, grocery stores, libraries, doctors, dentists, hotels and all this within short distance, they all service the population that lives in the heart of the city. When I moved to US, I quickly realized that the society is different. In the USA, the house in remote suburbia is looked upon in a positive light, while the downtown living was frowned upon, especially when it comes to family living. Per the local logic the families should live in suburbia, because the crime rates are lower, there are l...