Without question, the urban districts have a long way to go to catch up with their affluent suburban counterparts.

Poor women have the same dreams about marriage as their suburban counterparts.

City teachers are now paid $31,910 to $70,000 a year, with senior teachers earning up to 30 percent less than their suburban counterparts.

It has also led residents of border communities to identify more strongly with suburban counterparts.

They also object to being paid less than their suburban counterparts.

They will still be paying lower taxes than their suburban counterparts, however.

Their suburban counterparts represent potential demand for 44,000 to 66,000 more.

Poor inner-city residents often pay 50 percent more for food and other necessities than do their suburban counterparts.

The urban stores will be about half the size of their suburban counterparts.

However, most of the Democrats in the 7th's rural areas are as conservative on social issues as their suburban counterparts.