The suburbs are fiscally unsustainable in that many suburban areas bring in less tax revenue than the cost of maintaining them. Inner cities and commercial are

The suburbs are fiscally unsustainable in that many suburban areas bring in less tax revenue than the cost of maintaining them. Inner cities and commercial areas tend to support suburban neighborhoods. The cost per resident is much higher in low density areas like suburbs. Rural areas get around this by not providing services. Most rural districts don’t provide garbage, water, sewer, recreation, fire, transit or any of a bunch of other services that people expect in suburbs.