| term | Description |
|---|---|
| condo | |
| mobile home | |
| trailer home | |
| cabin | |
| houseboat | |
| shack | |
| apartment | |
| government housing | Provided to low income families |
| cottage | |
| hut | |
| mansion | |
| duplex | |
| dorm | |
| nursing home | |
| emergency shelter | |
| American colonial house | |
| villa | |
| row home | |
| farmhouse | |
| townhouse | |
| A-frame house | |
| split-level house | |
| Victorian house | |
| bungalow | |
| Cape Cod house | |
| pole house | |
| ranch house | |
| Spanish colonial house | |
| Dutch colonial house | |
| log cabin | |
| French provincial house | |
| Georgian colonial house | |
| social housing | |
| housing estate | |
| detached house | |
| semi-detached house | |
| igloo | |
| treehouse | |
| house | |
| trailer park | |
| motorhome | |
| barge | |
| tent | |
| city | |
| village | |
| tonw | |
| shanty town | |
| slum | |
| high-rise | |
| gated community | |
| castle | |
| apartment complex | |
| yurt |