Pascal Pytlak
Pascal Pytlak voted up Tom Jackson's answer

Not exactly sure what you are asking.

But:

Houses can be rented just like apartments.

Some houses are smaller than some apartments.

There are many apartments on the ground floor unless the building has a ground floor reserved for commercial enterprises.

Not all houses have an upstairs and a downstairs.

Pascal Pytlak
Pascal Pytlak voted up Roofing Engineer's answer

I don't think there aren't any big difference in these two except maybe for comfort. Normally apartment is smaller than a typical house. It can be a 2-storey adjacent flats or a flat within a building. The not so good about living in an apartment is that, your home is only separated by walls and … Read more