suburbanites
Lawn-mowing homeowners
Suburbanites are people who live in suburbs—the residential areas surrounding cities.
The term often carries connotations of middle-class conformity, commuter lifestyles, and distance from urban culture: Suburbanites flooded into the city for the concert.
It can be neutral or mildly dismissive, depending on context.
Intermediate socioeconomic group
- familiesRelated people living together
- homeownersProperty-possessing residents
- white-collarOffice work designation
- baby-boomerPostwar population surge member
Street closed at end
- homeownershipLegally possessing residential property
- mortgageSecured home loan
- PTAFamily-faculty advocacy group
- HOAResidential community organization
lawnmower · subdivision · backyard · barbecue · minivan · SUV · garage-sale · sprinkler
Extend in disorderly fashion
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- low-densityLacking concentration or mass
- cookie-cutterMold for baked treats
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
Residential area nearby
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- townsfolkResidents of a village
- blockSolid mass, or impede
association · civic · municipal · township · borough · precinct · constituents · voters
Movement along routes
- carpoolShared commute arrangement
- highwayMajor road for travel
- park-and-rideParking for public transit
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
metro · train · bus · transit · congestion · parking · expressway · interchange
middle-class
Intermediate socioeconomic group
- familiesRelated people living together
- homeownersProperty-possessing residents
- white-collarOffice work designation
cul-de-sac
Street closed at end
- homeownershipLegally possessing residential property
- mortgageSecured home loan
- PTAFamily-faculty advocacy group
HOA · lawnmower · subdivision · backyard · barbecue · minivan · SUV · garage-sale · sprinkler · patio
sprawl
Extend in disorderly fashion
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- low-densityLacking concentration or mass
- cookie-cutterMold for baked treats
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
block · association · civic · municipal · township · borough · precinct · constituents · voters · taxpayers
traffic
Movement along routes
- carpoolShared commute arrangement
- highwayMajor road for travel
- park-and-rideParking for public transit
rush-hour · metro · train · bus · transit · congestion · parking · expressway · interchange · commute
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- young adultsyoung adults, twenty-somethings, twentysomethings, young people, young professionals
- Americanspresidents, senators, governors, generals, authors
- peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- social classesupper class, middle class, lower class, working class, nobles
suburbanitescity dwellers
People living in metropolises
urbanites · metropolitans · downtowners · villagers · farmers
suburbanitesurbanites
Metropolitan area residents
cosmopolitans · city slickers · rural folk · hillbillies · country bumpkins