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To a first approximation, if you are living in an area where most people live in separate single-family homes, but you are not surrounded by fields or orchards,
by johan_larson 10y ago
To a first approximation, if you are living in an area where most people live in separate single-family homes, but you are not surrounded by fields or orchards, you are living in a suburb.
If you are surrounded by fields, you're in a rural environment. If people around you live in multi-family structures, you are in an urban environment.
I'm sure there are more formal definitions, too.
- amyjess 10y agoMind you, there are apartment complexes in the suburbs, too. It's just that suburban apartments are large campuses with over a dozen buildings either two or three stories tall, not high-rise towers. A good rule of thumb is that if buildings taller than 3-4 stories are few and far between, you're in the suburbs.
- 0xdeadbeefbabe 10y agoOk I am in them, and it doesn't suck that much. Sometimes I wish there were more fields though, and other times I'm glad to have a grocery store nearby.