--- title: Americans oppose AI data centres more than any building description: A Redfin/Ipsos poll finds 53% of Americans oppose having an AI data centre in their neighbourhood, making it the most opposed building type surveyed — more... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/americans-oppose-ai-data-centres-more-than-any-building-blhtualjg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Americans oppose AI data centres more than any building | daily.dev og:description: A Redfin/Ipsos poll finds 53% of Americans oppose having an AI data centre in their neighbourhood, making it the most opposed building type surveyed — more... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/americans-oppose-ai-data-centres-more-than-any-building-blhtualjg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bLhtUaLJg.png og:image:alt: Americans oppose AI data centres more than any building og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Americans oppose AI data centres more than any building **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A Redfin/Ipsos poll finds 53% of Americans oppose having an AI data centre in their neighbourhood, making it the most opposed building type surveyed — more than apartment blocks or mixed-use developments. Opposition skews older, with 65% of baby boomers against versus 42% of Gen Z. Key concerns include power and water strain, noise, industrial intrusion, and fears that AI will cut jobs and raise housing costs. New York has already enacted a data centre moratorium and grassroots opposition is spreading nationally. However, in Virginia's Loudoun and Prince William counties — which host the highest concentrations of data centres in the US — equipment taxes have driven education spending up dramatically, cut residential property tax rates, and boosted teacher salaries, illustrating the fiscal trade-off communities face. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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