r/yimby is a subreddit with 26k members. The community frequently discusses housing, yimby, zoning, nimby, and california, and the most common flair used is article, discussion, meme, video, and legislative update.
YIMBY: content and discussion related to the "Yes in My Back Yard" cause. What do we want? Affordable housing near where people want to live and work! When do we want it? As soon as we can safely construct it!
Popular Topics in r/yimby
#1
Housing
191 posts
#2
Yimby
90 posts
#3
Zoning
50 posts
#4
Nimby
37 posts
#5
California
33 posts
#6
Cities
22 posts
#7
Development
19 posts
#8
Housing Crisis
15 posts
#9
Policy
13 posts
#10
Affordable
12 posts
Flair Used in r/yimby
#1
Article
: "Stop giving property tax breaks to senior citizens"
45 posts
#2
Discussion
: "I’m Tom Steyer, candidate for Governor of California, and I have a plan to build 1 million homes Californians can afford. AMA."
29 posts
#3
Meme
: "Housing_crisis(feat Akon).mp3"
16 posts
#4
Video
: "Gov. Pritzker: "Illinois, it's time to build.""
11 posts
#5
Legislative Update
: "Zohran Mamdani: “I talk a lot about the cost of living crisis in our city, and housing is the number one driver of that crisis, and so today we announced a new plan called Block by Block… we’re building 200,000 new, truly affordable, permanently rent-stabilized homes""
11 posts
#6
Effort post
: "We need to rebuild the Starter Home"
6 posts
#7
Court Decision
: "Supreme Court Says No to Huntington Beach, California, 120 Days to Fix Housing Plan or Lose Zoning Control(Builders Remedy)"
5 posts
#8
Construction/Permitting Update
: "After 2 Years, NIMBYs Defeated in Buffalo as Diamond Lofts Project Advances"
3 posts
#9
Study
: "RESTAT study: Data from Greater Boston shows that relaxed density restrictions (upzoning) increase housing supply and reduce per-housing-unit rents and prices."
1 post
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Last updated: June 2, 2026