Ghost town
A ghost town was a settlement in severe disrepair that had been all but deserted, to the point where it seemed to be inhabited by ghosts rather than living individuals.

In 2151, upon seeing the Terra Nova colony close up from 's bridge,  thought it looked like a ghost town. ()

In 2287, Leonard McCoy blasted Starfleet for sending the bridge crew out on a severely understaffed , calling the ship a virtual ghost town. ()

In 2369, newly-installed commanding officer of Deep Space 9 Benjamin Sisko pleaded with Quark not to abandon the Promenade, as he feared if Quark left, others would follow and the Promenade would become a ghost town in short order. ()

In 2399, Doctor Agnes Jurati referred to the Division of Advanced Synthetic Research at the Daystrom Institute as a ghost town, owing to its virtual shutdown after the Attack on Mars. ()

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Settlement types