affluent suburb
Prosperous residential area
An affluent suburb is a residential area outside a city center characterized by wealth—large homes, manicured lawns, good schools, and low crime rates.
The phrase often carries connotations of homogeneity and insularity: She grew up in an affluent suburb where everyone drove luxury cars.
It may imply distance from urban problems or diversity.
- gated communityRestricted-access residential area
- homeowners associationResidential community management organization
- country clubsExclusive membership venues
- McMansionOstentatious mass-produced dwelling
- two-car garageEnclosed space for vehicles
exclusive · cul-de-sac · tree-lined streets · white picket fence · golf courses · elite · wealthy · old money · private schools · school district · commuter town · prosperous · NIMBY · planned community · trophy wife · wine mom · homogeneity · generational wealth
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affluent suburbinner city
Dense central metropolitan zone
ghetto · slum · housing project · skid row · favela
affluent suburbrural poverty
Deprivation in agricultural areas
rural area · countryside · backwater · remote village · the boonies