Life in an urban center, with daily experiences of subways, crowded sidewalks and dense living, provides countless opportunities for social contact and connection  Exurban life, by contrast, exists in the openness of freeways and one-acre lots, exhibiting little that would suggest social commonality
Yet studies show that people who live in exurbia consistently rate their feeling of connectedness to their community as strong whereas urban dwellers more frequently express feelings of isolation
Rates of attendance at houses of worship are much higher in exurban areas than in urban ones.