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Originally Posted by Obadno
I would call this urban. Just because there are single family homes does not mean it isnt urban.
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For me it's more important to consider the kind of SFHs rather than whether or not they exist. If they're set back from the street behind large front lawns and driveways, and there's enough of these type of properties that they characterize the area, then yea I'd generally call it suburban. But if they're packed fairly close together and built close to the street or if there's only a few of the type that are surrounded by more land then that can still be urban.
Generally a good way to judge it is to look at the overall percentage of land covered by buildings as opposed to roads, parking, and lawn type spaces. But this comes with one caveat. If you compare two areas of SFHs with the same lot coverage and same street widths but in one area the houses are built to the street with a big backyard while in the other the houses are in the middle or back of the lot with a bigger front yard, I'd consider the former to be more urban.