residential area
Where people live
A residential area is a section of a city or town where people live, as opposed to commercial, industrial, or agricultural zones.
The term appears frequently in zoning discussions and real estate: Property values in residential areas have risen sharply.
Residential areas typically feature houses or apartment buildings, with limited business activity.
One's personal residence
- houseResidential building
- apartmentRented unit in building
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
duplex · bungalow · cottage · flat · dwelling · mansion · penthouse · detached
Outlying residential district
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- commuteRegular work travel
- lawnTended yard grass
- drivewayPrivate residential road
garage · backyard · patio · cul-de-sac · sidewalk · quiet · bedroom community · school district
Residential area nearby
families · households · gathering · cohesion · diversity · support network · civic pride · belonging
How terrain is allocated
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- codeSymbolic communication system
- permitOfficial written authorization
variance · rezoning · compliance · density · setback · boundary · master plan · parcel
Large populated area
- downtownCentral business district
- metropolitanOf a major city
- highriseMultistory urban building
- apartment blockBuilding containing multiple residences
mixed-use · gentrification · walkability · public transit · density · streetscape · brownstone · rowhouse
home
One's personal residence
- houseResidential building
- apartmentRented unit in building
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
townhouse · duplex · bungalow · cottage · flat · dwelling · mansion · penthouse · detached · semi-detached
suburb
Outlying residential district
driveway · garage · backyard · patio · cul-de-sac · sidewalk · quiet · bedroom community · school district · playground
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
local · families · households · gathering · cohesion · diversity · support network · civic pride · belonging · fellowship
land use
How terrain is allocated
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- codeSymbolic communication system
permit · variance · rezoning · compliance · density · setback · boundary · master plan · parcel · lot
city
Large populated area
- downtownCentral business district
- metropolitanOf a major city
- highriseMultistory urban building
apartment block · mixed-use · gentrification · walkability · public transit · density · streetscape · brownstone · rowhouse · loft
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- areaszone, region, sector, district, quarter
- local placesneighborhood, suburb, village, borough, township
- neighborhoodsidewalk, neighbor, neighbors, streets, houses
- neighborhoodsneighborhood, suburb, subdivision, Greenwich Village, East Village
- urban districtsbusiness district, historic district, arts district, cultural district, entertainment district
residential areaindustrial area
Zone for factories
commercial district · industrial zone · business district · industrial park · retail district
residential areawilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
wasteland · no man's land · nature preserve · wildlife sanctuary · protected wilderness
area, resident, residence, reside, residents, residential, resided, residency, residing