suburban areas
Commuter belt zones
Suburban areas are residential zones surrounding cities, characterized by lower population density than urban centers but more development than rural regions.
Suburbs typically feature single-family homes, yards, and car-dependent layouts: They moved to the suburban areas for better schools and more space.
The term often implies a particular lifestyle—commuting to urban jobs, shopping centers, and quieter neighborhoods.
- outskirtsOuter parts of town
- residential zonesLand designated for homes
- cul-de-sacsStreets closed at one end
- subdivisionsPortions of a whole
- strip mallsConnected roadside retail buildings
single-family homes · real estate markets · school district · homeowners associations · city · soccer moms · block party · garage sale · highways · commuter belts · driveways · two-car garage · cookie-cutter · picket fence · crabgrass · sprawl · sidewalks · gated communities
- MertonWimbledon
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- North American regionsstates, provinces, territories, regions, northeast
- Carolina HistoryCharleston, Lowcountry, Piedmont, Backcountry, colonial era
- geodemographicszip codes, postal codes, population density, income levels, median income
suburban areasurban areas
Developed, populated regions
city centers · inner cities · cities · downtown · central business districts
suburban areasrural areas
Sparsely populated regions
farmland · remote areas · rural communities · backcountry · wilderness
suburban areasurban centers
Densely populated municipal areas
city life · village life · small-town America · frontier towns