Pick your 'burb carefully and you are fine.

Mine has a community sports league for just about anything you can think of. Swimming, soccer, baseball, lacrosse, touch football, cross country, etc...

There are four different community swimming pools, miles and miles of hiking trails, and sidewalks everywhere for bikes and dog walking. Courts for tennis and basketball. There are kids everywhere. It isn't unusual for the doorbell to ring with a kid wanting to know if your kid can come out to play. One neighbor kid used to ring our bell to ask if he could go in our backyard to play with our dog. On days like hallowe'en, people block the roads off and kids run wild.

There are elementary schools and middle schools spread throughout the neighborhood. Kids can walk or bike to school, although lots of busy parents still drive their kids.