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r/Suburbanhell↗

Little boxes, on the hillside

This subreddit is about suburbs, how bad they are, how ugly they are and solutions against them. Not looking for a debate.

127k subscribers80 posts / mo in Sep 202674 authors / mosince 2015

r/Suburbanhell has 127k members (+15% over the last 12 months). It gets about 80 posts a month from 74 people. Top topics: Suburbs vs Cities, New York Cities and Roads and Interchanges.

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Size and growth

How r/Suburbanhell has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+15%in 12 months · +2.3% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 2026127k
Growing127k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−10%vs Sep 2025 · −0.3% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202680
QuieterPeaked at 192 in Aug 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Suburbanhell

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Suburbs vs Cities6.4%
  2. New York Cities1.3%
  3. Roads and Interchanges0.7%
  4. Lawn Care & Debates0.6%
  5. Living In North America0.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Zillow
  2. Substack
  3. Realtor
  4. NPR
  5. Medium

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research