residential communities

Places people live

Residential communities are areas where people live, as distinguished from commercial or industrial zones.

The term often carries connotations of planned development with shared amenities or governance: a gated residential community, retirement communities.

It can emphasize collective identity or exclusivity: The residential community voted against the proposed development.

Related

cul-de-sac living · neighborhood watch · block party · real estate market · move-in ready · apartment buildings · homeowners association · deed restrictions · playgrounds · eco-village · housing affordability · rural village · school district · parks · lawn care · property taxes · sidewalks · mortgage rates

Opposites
land use/zoning purpose

residential communitiescommercial districts

Areas for shops, offices

industrial zones · business districts · industrial parks · commercial centers · commercial areas

settlement permanence

residential communitiestemporary housing

Non-permanent place to live

refugee camps · tent cities · hotels · hostels · military barracks

population density and development

residential communitieswilderness areas

Protected undeveloped natural regions

undeveloped land · agricultural land · farmland · vacant lots · vacant land

Family

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