: 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.

Is exurban a word?

ex•urb. n. a small, usu. prosperous community situated beyond the suburbs of a city.

What is an exurb in human geography?

Exurb. The small communities lying beyond the suburbs of a city. Counterurbanization. Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries.