missing middle

noun

medium-density housing, between detached single-family housing and midrise housing; the lack thereof, especially in North America where zoning restrictions prevent such development.

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Meanings

nounmissing middle (uncountable)
  1. uncountableurban studiesmedium-density housing, between detached single-family housing and midrise housing; the lack thereof, especially in North America where zoning restrictions prevent such development.
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missing middle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missing%20middle

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“missing middle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missing%20middle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “missing middle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missing%20middle.

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