What is an exurb ?
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Anonymous
| Not sure I understand the concept of an exurb - can someone please educate me ? Thanks |
Anonymous
| If a commuter bus runs there to and from downtown DC, it is an exurb. |
Anonymous
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Interesting discussion here:
http://citycomfortsblog.typepad.com/cities/2004/11/suburbs_vs_exur.html |
Anonymous
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IMO:
Close In Suburb = inside the beltway Suburb = has a Metro Stop Far Out Suburb = no Metro Stop Exurb = Have to travel through another county befor getting to DC |
Anonymous
I wish I had a commuter bus instead of metro. They're a lot faster, better and cleaner! |
Anonymous
| In MD, I think the counties offer a natural separation: Montgomery and PG are suburbs; Howard, Anne Arundel, Calvert, and St. Mary's are exurbs. |
Anonymous
| Is Burke a "far out suburb" by that definition? How about West Springfield? |
Anonymous
Yes Burke is equivelent to Gaithersburg. |
Anonymous
| Easier in MD as PP notes. In VA, the far southern and western parts of FFX are exurbs, as are all of Loudoun and Prince William. |
Anonymous
No, Gaithersburg is farther out than Burke or West Springfield. More equivalent to Rockville. |
Anonymous
In general I agree, with a few exceptions. Reston now has a Metro stop but I'd consider that more of a far-out suburb. Burke doesn't have a Metro stop but I'd call it more of a regular suburb. |
Anonymous
| Exurb means you got to be nuts traveling from there to DC. But technically it is doable. |
Anonymous
| Let's not forget we don't all commute to DC. |
Anonymous
That's Pennsylvania. I used to work with someone who did that. |
Anonymous
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OP here. Besides purely geographic, can anyone share their thoughts on lifestyle and how that differs ?
Seems like I would prefer an exurb livestyle (quiet, larger piece of land) but worried about posting regarding pricing as everyone seems so keen on the new urbanization. Except for commute times, and that can be impacted upon where you work, I do not see that much a life style difference between exurb and suburb - unless it is in fact the commuting time is the difference in lifestyle. As my DH works from home, that doesn't effect us. And while I would have said more and more folks will be working from home. I know after the last recession some of his work colleagues were worried about their long commutes. I guess I see the difference between cities and suburbs easier than suburb vs exurb. Thanks all for your comments and thoughts. |