suburbs

A suburb is an area within a metropolitan area. They are often where most of a metropolitan area's residents work, although some suburbs are predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated than a large city, and they can have a higher or lower rate of detached single family homes than the city as well. These areas oftentimes contain tall buildings, international airports, large convention centers, major sports teams and World Class museums. Many suburbs have a higher cost of living than the nearby major city as well. Suburbs can have their own political or legal jurisdictions, especially in the United States, but this is not always the case, especially in the United Kingdom, where most suburbs are located within the administrative boundaries of cities. In most English-speaking countries, suburban areas are defined in contrast to central city or inner city areas, but in Australian English and South African English, suburb has become largely synonymous with what is called a "neighborhood" in the U.S. Due in part to historical trends such as white flight, some suburbs in the United States have a higher population and higher incomes than their nearby inner cities. Read more on Wikipedia