exurb

American  

[ek-serb, eg-zerb] / ˈɛk sərb, ˈɛg zərb /

noun

1. a small, usually prosperous, community situated beyond the suburbs of a city.

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Etymology

Origin of exurb

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; ex- ¹ + (sub)urb

Example Sentences

But last week he scheduled several, including one at the Angry Elephant, a bar in the Houston exurb of Magnolia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Today, the population of this Atlanta exurb, 45 miles northwest of the city, is 280,000—more than 10 times as many people as lived there just 40 years ago.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2025

Hayward is an exurb of San Francisco, much like South Orange is an exurb of New York, and costs are comparable, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Hamlin acknowledged his journey hasn’t been easy, especially given the attention focused on someone who wasn’t accustomed to the spotlight growing up in the Pittsburgh exurb of McKees Rock.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023

His mother remarried and the family eventually settled in Monroe Township, a central New Jersey exurb where you’re not sure if you root for the Yankees or the Phillies.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023