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One of the reasons I like my town & neighborhood so much is because it feels like a very neighborly place. I've lived here for 30 years now and it still very much has that feeling, though some of the people have changed. I was one of the youngest when I bought the house, now I'm on the older side of the equation. My kids have many playmates within a couple blocks, the playground is walking distance down my street and through the very nice little town/borough where you can walk to get just about anything you would need, catch a train to downtown Philly; schools are great. I suppose this is one of the main reasons why the housing values have stayed high even during the current housing crunch, and in fact they're still increasing...every time a house sells I can't believe what they get for it, and it's very rare (actually I can't recall it happening) for a house to be for sale for more than a couple weeks before it's sold, usually above asking price.
I grew up in a blue-collar area of eastern Philadelphia with streets full of nothing but row houses. We knew everybody within a block or so, and beyond that others associated through school or church...but where I am now just outside Philly is a more neighborly place to live.
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