Neighborhoods at East Orange, Irvington and Elizabeth

[Xiao Xiao]

Recently I'm starting to look at East Orange, Irvington and Elizabeth for investment opportunities, just wonder how's people's general impression on the safety of these towns (compared to Newark, for example)?

When I check data from different sources I get different impressions, for example East Orange looks great on Trulia:

https://www.trulia.com/real_estate/East_Orange-New...

But in https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/nj/east-orange/c... it doesn't look much better than Newark.

For sure I need to drive by and see to have a firm understanding, but just like to know from people who live or maybe invest in these neighborhoods, how are they really? Are they similar to Newark, where situation can vary significantly across blocks, or simpler and nicer?

Thanks