[ROBINDESBOIS]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Looking at the RAE, the first definition of vecindario is the group of people in an area (conjunto de vecinos, the neighbors). The second meaning is the register of inhabitants (people in an area). The third meaning given is vecindad, and only the cualidad de vecino meaning (neighborliness). These meanings all describe the neighbors themselves, not the area they live in.

That is the difference.