There is only one city in the USA, and it's called new york. Everything else are central business districts surrounded with suburbs, and if they are lucky, hav

There is only one city in the USA, and it's called new york. Everything else are central business districts surrounded with suburbs, and if they are lucky, have some commuter rail to alleviate the traffic. Urban is a code word for 'poor' , 'too poor and can only afford multifamily housing', or 'lives in slightly more dense poor suburb'. And yes, if you compare the poor who live in 'urban' food desserts with parents who have no time to interact with their children working their 2 jobs, they will always, always, do worse in stats. And even in new york, you can live 1 hour away by train and have your idyllic suburban lifestyle too.