dormitory town
Residential satellite settlement
A dormitory town is a residential community whose inhabitants mostly work elsewhere, commuting to a nearby city for employment.
The town "sleeps" while its workforce is away during the day.
Also called a bedroom community or commuter town: Property values in dormitory towns rise when the city's job market is strong.
- exurbSemirural fringe settlement
- suburbOutlying residential district
- commuter beltSuburban ring around city
- satellite cityUrban area near metropolis
- bedroom communityResidential area near employment center
subdivision · commuter hub · housing estates · housing development · residential area · transport links · suburbanization · urban sprawl · commuter rail · planned community · school district · working families · public transportation · affordable housing · suburban sprawl · regional planning · zoning · municipal services
- outskirtsoutskirts, periphery, outskirt, fringe, environs
- suburbssuburb, subdivision, bedroom community, suburban sprawl, residential suburb
- suburban termssuburbs, exurbs, bedroom community, satellite city, subdivision
- British suburbscouncil estate, housing estate, garden city, bedroom community, terraced housing
- neighborhoodsneighborhood, suburb, subdivision, Greenwich Village, East Village
- UK PlacesLondon, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bath
dormitory townemployment center
Agency matching workers to jobs
job center · commercial hub · industrial town · factory town · economic hub
dormitory towncity center
Urban area's main district
downtown · central business district · metropolis · urban core · inner city
dormitory, town, dorm, dorms, dormitories, towns, township, townships, townsman