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The suburbs are often sold to us as the perfect place to live. Neatly arranged cookie-cutter houses, bright green freshly cut lawns, quiet streets. On paper, it sounds like a great and safe option. But when that sameness stretches out for miles in every direction, it stops looking charming and starts looking bleak.
We’ve rounded up some posts from the Suburban H**l subreddit that show just how depressing these places can get. Scroll down to see them and share what you think in the comments.
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#6
An American Ram Truck Designed For Suburbs Trying To Fit Into A Typical European Parking Space, Showing Just How Ridiculously Large They Are
#10
Part Of My Ongoing Efforts To Rebrand Urbanist Ideas As Patriotic And Pro-Freedom (Which They Unironically Are)
#12
Both Of These Places Are The Same Size. One Is Scaled For Cars While The Other Is Scaled For Humans
#19
I'm A Traffic Engineer And I Just Finished Installing Our Town's First Bike Lane 🥰 What Do Y'all Think?
#21
Suburbanites/Car Brains “We Don’t Want To Be Packed In Like Sardines”
Also their daily lives.
#29
Found This Weird Arrangement Of Cul-De-Sacs In North Fort Myers, FL. Imagine Living In One Of The Middle Houses 👀👀👀👀
![Suburbs Don't Have To [be bad]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/6a227ecd73d97_c8s04qeyga4f1-png__700.jpg "Suburbs Don't Have To [be bad]")
#31
Building A Picturesque Traditional City Like This Is Illegal Today Due To Modern Zoning Laws
#39
Because Of The Layout Of This Subdivision, The Two Marked Houses On This Map Are An 8 Minute Drive Apart Or 51 Minute Walk (Eureka, MO)
#40
New Housing Development Outside Of San Antonio
Most homes under 700 square feet. Anything to not build apartments.
![I Actually Live Next To This Picture [laugh out loud]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/6a227c6e8f44f_1hzl0jdqnp7e1-jpeg__700.jpg "I Actually Live Next To This Picture [laugh out loud]")
#57
Nothing Says ‘Vibrant Urban Core’ Like A Half-Empty Parking Lot The Size Of A Football Field
#62
Look, Northern Virginia, If You’re Going To Build These Big Box Stores And Suburban H**l Sprawl Then Fine… Have At It. But Why No Access For Nearby Residents? Why Is Every Single Neighborhood Disjointed? Why No Trails Or Walking Paths? Why??? Answer Me!
![Living In This Will [be bad] The Life Out Of You](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/6a227e4bb56b9_ubaanx8e2k0h1__700.jpg "Living In This Will [be bad] The Life Out Of You")
#75
"Why Don't Kids Walk To School Anymore?"
1 preschool, 5 elementaries, 3 intermediate schools, 1 highschool in almost one square mile of land.
South Cedar Rapids, IA.
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