Suburbs vs. Outskirts

Suburbsnoun

The populated area surrounding a city.

Outskirtsnoun

The area surrounding a city or town; suburb.

‘He lived on the outskirts of Paris for a time.’;

Outskirtsnoun

outlying areas (as of a city or town);

‘they lived on the outskirts of Houston’; ‘they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd’;