I agree, but I think it's the other way around. The urban neighbourhoods I've lived in are all very much a part of the city rather than actual communities thems

I agree, but I think it's the other way around. The urban neighbourhoods I've lived in are all very much a part of the city rather than actual communities themselves. Whereas the rural village I grew up in, that was an actual community. Though not much news ("headline: Bessie the cow escapes her field again" ;)