locality vs neck of the woods

locality and neck of the woods both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
locality	Yes	No	No	No
neck of the woods	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, locality and neck of the woods are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of locality include neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity.

locality (noun)	neck of the woods (noun)
a surrounding or nearby region	a surrounding or nearby region