village ****
small town *
settlement ***

Coming from a small town, the rest of the world looked very big.

And as in any small town, you never know who you're going to run into.

I left the university and went to a small town.

Some workers must drive 50 miles to another small town to find a house.

In some ways the city is still like a big small town.

After a few miles he got to a small town.

I have known man in small town with 70 children.

So for me, coming here from a very small town is just another world.

Living in a small town still took some getting used to.

She wants to get out of the small town and go to college.