Actually, geographically speaking.... A city is a town that has a cathedral. It doesn't matter how big the town is, if it doesn't have a cathedral, it can never be called a city. Strange...but true!

The main difference would be the population of the community. A city would have a larger population. A town would have a smaller population.

valentina, In general a town is a small population center and a city is a large population center. However even a large city can be considered a town. Chicago is My Kind of Town....by Frank Sinatra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoKn7vkSMBc&feature=related Hard Times in New York Town....by Bob Dylan http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=67GPfhoV8yc Paul McCartney and Wings- London Town http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=5B5HNOI7IbE&feature=related Within a large city smaller population centers are sometimes referred to as towns. Downtown Midtown Chinatown Spanishtown Irishtown Japantown Germantown etc.

Towns are usually smaller, cities are usually bigger and more urbanized.

In the United States, an incorporated city is a legally defined government entity, with powers delegated by the state and county and created and approved by the voters of the city. It can provide local government services to its citizens. In most places in the U.S. a town, village, community, or neighborhood is simply an unincorporated community with no governmental powers. Usually, county governments provide services to these unincorporated communities. Some states do have official designations of "towns" that include limited powers