Long-term I want to live on a college campus(except it's filled with other like-minded adults) like environment where my peers are not my co-workers so if I switch jobs I don't lose contact with them.
The main distinction between a campus and a city is its ratio of shared spaces to private spaces. A campus has 10% private spaces and 90% shared spaces, a city has 90% private spaces and 10% shared spaces. They are completely flipped.
Campuses are also built to be completely walk-able once you park on the outskirts.