Where people are sometimes much more concerned about their privacy, living in apartments can be a very difficult for them. It may also be the case that someone is not able to deal with other people, for instance next door neighbours, and then house can be a best choice for such people.
However, sometimes houses can be a bad choice for low income people. Maintaining a big house and running it properly can be a problem for such cases.
At the end, I must say both options can be good or bad, depending on the personal considerations.
But from my part of view, I must say apartments seem a gift of modern way of life which is not common in my home town.
