I grew up in a city of mostly rowhomes and I love them. Plan on buying one one day.
You still get walk-ability, sense of community and good population density (not as good as a high-rise but still good), but also more privacy, and the space is more conducive to raising a family than an apartment. Also they’re cute as fuck and people can paint them different colors and have cool little gardens on their porches and stuff.
As someone with shared walls, it absolutely is / was / will continue to be a goal. The best, I’d say. I don’t hear anything, its double brick so fairly fireproof, but the form factor is self-insulating so in the summer and winter my climate control bills are way lower than single family houses since the only surfaces against the outside are the front and back walls and the roof.