Filled with young, single adults, many are twenty-something singles and couples just starting out on their career paths—or starting over after recent divorces or company transfers.

The nation’s downscale suburban retirees, Americans aging in place; lead home-centered lifestyles and are the most ardent television fans.

A comfortable lifestyle for young families with well-paying blue-color jobs; compact, modestly priced homes surrounded by commercial centers that cater to child-filled households.

A middle-class mix of mainly over 55 singles and couples
living in older suburban homes; maintain an easy-going lifestyle; like to socialize and go out to eat.

Upper-middle-class married couples living in mid-sized homes with few children; have comfortable lifestyles, filling homes with toys, TV sets and pets.

Young, middle-class singles and couples who are preoccupied with balancing work and leisure pursuits; live in complexes surrounded by ball fields, health clubs and casual-dining.

Upscale, suburban, married couples with children, an enviable lifestyle of large families in recently built subdivisions; large outlays for child-centered products and services.

Young singles, recently divorced and single parents who have moved into older, inner-ring suburbs; a working-class sensibility and appreciation for off-the-beaten-track neighborhoods.

Midscale, middle-aged singles and couples living in the heart of suburbia; typically the Baby Boom generation who like jogging on treadmills, playing trivia games and renting videos.

*The Buxton Company, 2006