You’re waiting for your neighbourhood to “arrive.” Meanwhile, you dream of another neighbourhood that has the amenities you need. Move or improve?
Verdict: Move
If you’re dreaming of another neighbourhood that’s attainable for you financially (a neighbourhood that exists, not a utopian world of your imagination), then move there. Quite simply: Why spend years of mental energy wishing to live in another location? Having lived in both established neighbourhoods with good amenities and up-and-coming ones that didn’t have grocery shopping within walking distance, in my experience you need many years of patience if you want to play the waiting game.