bedroom community

noun

: a small community that has no major industries and that is lived in by people who go to another town or city to work

They live in a bedroom community just outside of the city.

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As such, this weekend will serve as a homecoming for the school’s new sports czar, who was born and raised in a bedroom community 43 miles north of 30 Rock. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024 That may look like incentivizing Live-Work planning that would bring the right mix of business to our bedroom community. —

Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024 Originally an agricultural and mining town, Carbondale began to have its home values pulled more and more upward by nearby Aspen, eventually becoming a bedroom community to Aspen. —

Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 Only 90 minutes from LA., this Santa Barbara bedroom community offers status, privacy and unfussy summer luxury. —

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