Residential area

A part of a town, city, or settlement primarily occupied by homes rather than industry, commerce, or other uses.

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Housing: Buildings and living arrangements that provide people with places to reside. Residential areas are defined chiefly by the presence and arrangement of housing.
Residential zoning: Land-use rules that designate areas for housing and regulate residential development. It is the regulatory tool most directly used to shape residential districts.
Neighborhood: A socially and geographically recognizable local area within a settlement. Residential areas often form the physical setting for neighborhood life and identity.
Industrial area: A part of a settlement or region primarily occupied by manufacturing, warehousing, or related activities. Its dominant land use is production and storage rather than housing.
Single-family home: A dwelling designed to house one household in a separate residential building. Detached homes are a common building type in low-density residential areas.
Residential density: The number of people or dwellings occupying a given area of land. Density distinguishes compact apartment districts from dispersed housing patterns.
Walkability: How easily and safely people can reach destinations on foot in an area. The arrangement of homes and nearby destinations strongly affects walking access.
Central business district: The central urban area with a high concentration of offices, shops, and other commercial activity. It concentrates employment and commerce where a residential area concentrates homes.
Apartment: A self-contained dwelling unit within a larger building containing multiple homes. Apartment buildings concentrate many households on a small area of land.
Urban planning: The public process of guiding land use, infrastructure, and development in settlements. Residential areas emerge from broader decisions about a settlement's growth and form.