Difference between "urban", "suburban", and "rural"

pierre0913
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:53:06 +0000

Dictionary Definition:

Urban- of city: relating to or belonging to a city
Suburban - relating to suburb: relating to, belonging to, or located in a suburb
Rural - outside city: found in or living in the country

To put in simply, take Boston as an example, the city of boston itself is the urban area, the bordering towns where there is still public transportation/people commute to Boston are the suburban areas, and rural areas are where there is no public transportation to Boston and where people do not go to work in Boston.