: a region or settlement that lies outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs and that often is inhabited chiefly by well-to-do families
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The big picture: The region has some of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, with the population booming especially in the suburbs and exurbs.
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
District The 11th District covers Chicago’s west suburbs and exurbs including such cities as Aurora and Naperville.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024
Although the rest of the country is said to be hopelessly polarized, New York’s suburbs and exurbs are undecided.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
The seven Wisconsin counties in the Twin Cities market are mostly rural, but the biggest one, St. Croix, is home to growing Minneapolis/St. Paul exurbs on the Wisconsin side of the border.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
District The 11th District covers Chicago’s west suburbs and exurbs including such cities as Aurora and Naperville.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024
Although the rest of the country is said to be hopelessly polarized, New York’s suburbs and exurbs are undecided.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
The seven Wisconsin counties in the Twin Cities market are mostly rural, but the biggest one, St. Croix, is home to growing Minneapolis/St. Paul exurbs on the Wisconsin side of the border.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Exurb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exurb. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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