[red-iron-pine]

Walkable in the sense that I can meet most of my needs via walking.

I live 2 blocks away from a grocery store, for example. There is a 24 hour pharmacy roughly the same distance, and a couple coffee shops + a gas station + McDonalds not too much further away.

There is an expansive set of tennis courts and beach vollyball area within walking distance, and next to it is a great park & playground. A bit further in the other direction is an elementary school with playgrounds, and beyond that, at the edge of what I'd consider walkable, is a splash park.

Get on a bike and the offerings double.

Meanwhile, my parents are 20 minutes away from anything outside of a single gas station. Plenty of nice houses, and at least one school and fire dept., but they basically have to drive into town -- even though they're surrounded by houses -- just to snag a simple coffee or quick grocery store run.