Stuart, Florida: Am I looking at working class or hood?

[Steven C Hazel]

Greetings Florida investors!  I've been in the Stuart area for 10 years and am still determining if this area will work for me or if I'll have to look at St. Lucie County instead.  Stuart is an expensive town and the only properties I see that can pass the calculators and fit in my price range are in Golden Gate and East Stuart.  Locally, these areas are considered "the hood", but I'm not sure if that's just because Stuart is a small, expensive town.  The Stuart "hood" is still nothing compared to Fort Pierce or parts of West Palm.

Can anyone with local experience share their input.  Would you buy in these communities? Are they working class or ghetto?  Thanks!