Selecting that neighborhood can be tough. It should have a good or excellent school district, but be affordable. It should be a beautiful place to live, but have the shopping and services you need to make life comfortable and convenient. It should be close to your job, but also close to your friends, family and house of worship. The next consideration is where in that community is your home located.
Neighborhoods vary, in some cities, from block to block.
Choosing the right area of a particular neighborhood might mean you're walking distance to shopping or it could mean you're in a community with people who have children the same ages as yours. What attracts us to a particular community is different for each of us. In some communities, homes in the middle of the block are prized. In others, it's the corner lots that are coveted. Years ago, I decided not to make an offer on a single family house because it was next door to a condo building.