The West End has it's benefits, but "everything in walking distance" is not one of them honestly. I wouldn't walk to Hasbro Children's Hospital from there, or to any grocery store.

"Real neighbors who look out for each other" is the luck of the draw. I'm sure some parts of the West End have it ... my daughter did not when she lived there. I have it in Mount Hope, but people I know just a few blocks away do not.