What are the essential services you need in your local neighborhood?
What is essential for you to have nearby? I can think of groceries, fresh produce, haircut/salon, a couple restaurants, schools, etc. Those are the obvious ones. What else are you looking for, such as a flower shop?
To me that'd be a hardware store, a pharmacy, some kind of a public park/garden, a library and shops for groceries/postal services, and access to basic health care. Luckily I already live in such a neighbourhood; as this applies to most european towns (I grew up in a small town and now I'm living at one with 70k inhabitants).