Answer: suburb

AnswerCrossword Clue
SUBURBGrosse Pointe, for one.
suburbresidential district just outside a city
suburba residential area adjacent to a city
SUBURBCommuters' commune
SUBURBMetropolitian outlier
SUBURBMetropolitan outlier
SUBURBOutskirts area
SUBURBOutskirts town
SUBURBOutskirts of a city
SUBURBResidential locale
SUBURBRye, N.Y., or Fort Lee, N.J.
SUBURBScarsdale, e.g., to New York City
SUBURBGreat Neck to N.Y.C., e.g.
SUBURBScarsdale or Shaker Heights
SUBURBSatellite of a sort
SUBURBGlendale, to Los Angeles
SUBURBGrosse Pointe, for example.
SUBURBCommuters' town.
SUBURBOutlying part of city.
SUBURBEvanston, to Chicago
SUBURBCity neighbor
SUBURBMany a commuter's home
SUBURBCommuters' community
SUBURBCommuter's community, perhaps
SUBURBOutlying town, vis- -vis the city
SUBURBMetropolitan area component
SUBURBCommuter's home
SUBURBHome to commuters
SUBURBOutside the city