A three-stoplight "town" is a village at best, more like a crossroads or a couple of junctions :) Cities are urban. They have congestion, nightlife with notice

A three-stoplight "town" is a village at best, more like a crossroads or a couple of junctions :) Cities are urban. They have congestion, nightlife with noticeable quantities people on the streets in the evening, chance encounters as you walk around, and a general feeling of lots of stuff happening within a walkable distance.