exurb
Past the suburbs
An exurb is a prosperous community beyond a city's suburbs—farther out, more rural in character, but still within commuting distance.
Exurbs typically feature larger properties and lower density than suburbs, attracting residents who want space while maintaining economic ties to an urban center: The exurbs kept expanding as remote work became common.
Residential zone past suburbs
- outskirtsOuter parts of town
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
hinterland · beltway · greenbelt · county · township · unincorporated · satellite · corridor
Ostentatious mass-produced dwelling
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
- acreageAmount of land owned
- detachedApart or uninvolved
single-family · gated · homestead · developer · tract · septic · lawn · privacy
Regular work travel
- drive-timePeak commuting period
- highwayMajor road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
- expresswayLimited-access highway
traffic · congestion · rush-hour · carpool · park-and-ride · telecommuting · gasoline · toll
Voluntary withdrawal from society
- quietudeState of calm stillness
- spaceUnoccupied area or interval
- big-boxLarge-format retail chain
- family-orientedFocused on household relationships
newcomer · transplant · affordability · trade-off · isolation
exurbia
Residential zone past suburbs
sprawl · hinterland · beltway · greenbelt · county · township · unincorporated · satellite · corridor · bypass
McMansion
Ostentatious mass-produced dwelling
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
- acreageAmount of land owned
detached · single-family · gated · homestead · developer · tract · septic · lawn · privacy · garage
commute
Regular work travel
- drive-timePeak commuting period
- highwayMajor road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
expressway · traffic · congestion · rush-hour · carpool · park-and-ride · telecommuting · gasoline · toll · long-distance
seclusion
Voluntary withdrawal from society
family-oriented · newcomer · transplant · affordability · trade-off · isolation
- neighborhoodsneighborhood, subdivision, Greenwich Village, East Village, Bedford-Stuyvesant
- outskirtsoutskirts, periphery, outskirt, fringe, environs
- settlementsvillage, cities, hamlet, city, towns
- suburbiasuburbia, burbs, subdivision, subdivisions, cul-de-sac
- suburbssubdivision, bedroom community, commuter town, dormitory town, satellite town
- urbanizationcity, metropolis, suburbanization, downtown core, sprawl
exurbinner city
Dense central metropolitan zone
urban core · city center · inner ring · downtown · metropolis