# More Americans feel they belong in the suburbs than anywhere else

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## Reading

No single place claims a majority of Americans' sense of belonging, but the suburbs come closest. Roughly a third (35%) say the suburbs are where they feel they belong, regardless of where they actually live, according to a Verasight survey conducted Oct. 1-11, 2024.

The rest divide almost evenly among the other options: about a fifth each feel they belong in cities (22%), in rural areas (22%), or in small towns (21%).

## Topline

Regardless of where you currently live, where you do feel you belong?

More Americans feel they belong in the suburbs than anywhere else.

- Suburbs: 34.8%
- Cities: 22.1%
- Rural areas: 22.1%
- Small towns: 21.1%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: media_fin
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#rurality-urbanicity-preferences](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#rurality-urbanicity-preferences)

## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#rurality-urbanicity-preferences](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#rurality-urbanicity-preferences)