The city loses its social function and only focuses on economic aspects. The risk of the development of gated communities is related to their environmental, urban and social unsustainability and their contribution to the city and social relationships with the creation of restricted spaces which hinder social integration and diversity. The withdrawal from social activities such as the use of the downtown or other urban practices use of public transport that are anticipated in socially sustainable cities create lack of interest in services that used to meet the needs of society.
Juana de Querétaro, México comentó al respecto: "...el vivir en un fraccionamiento, o sea, yo vivo acá y este ehhh... no estoy de acuerdo en muchas cosas, por ejemplo..., al vivir en privado los carros, el tener una, dos muchachas, dos chicas que te ayuden [con la limpieza], ese no es mi caso, pero... la mayoría de un fraccionamiento tiene chofer, la comodidad de tener otros servicios que a la puerta de tu casa te traigan... no sé, el agua, no sé, si tener chofer, tener más, si, si a veces te encierra en muchas comodidades".