There's a big difference between "Everything was close enough to walk to" and the schools is close enough to walk to. In my experience, if you live in a suburb

There's a big difference between "Everything was close enough to walk to" and the schools is close enough to walk to. In my experience, if you live in a suburb you do usually have to drive to get to things like stores, restaurants, movie theaters, etc. But what is close are schools and playgrounds. In the suburb I currently live, all three levels of schools and over half a dozen playgrounds are within walking distance.