0 a region beyond the suburbs (= the areas built around cities) that is not highly developed and where rich people often live
1 a region beyond the suburbs (= areas built around cities), which is not highly developed and where rich people often live
More recently, factory closures have changed the area, leaving impoverished town centres and the wealth in secluded suburbs and exurbs.
It is a semi-rural community composed mostly of farms and suburban-like developments and is a good example of an exurb.
A metropolitan area usually comprises multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships, cities, exurbs, counties, districts, and even states.
Other newer suburbs (called exurbs) were created at a further distance from them.
Most exurbs serve as commuter towns, but most commuter towns are not exurban.
Depending on local circumstances, some exurbs have higher poverty levels than suburbs nearer the city.
Today's exurbs are composed of small neighborhoods in otherwise bucolic areas, towns, and (comparatively) small cities.
It is a semi-rural community consisting mostly of farms and suburban-like developments and is a good example of an exurb.