Exurb
An exurb (also known as a bedroom community and as a commuter town) is a municipal (often urban area) within a larger metropolitan area, lying beyond the suburbs, that is separated from the principal city by rural territory.
Examples[edit]
Principal City | Exurbs |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | DeKalb, Kankakee |
London, UK | Milton Keynes, St. Albans |
San Francisco or San Jose, California, USA | Tracy, Modesto |
References[edit]
Demographia| Definition of Urban Terms. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.demographia.com/db-define.pdf