I think the scenarios in Yeadon or East Lansdowne are like you describe above. There are areas pretty nice, espcially in Yeadon, and there are areas where most residents are lower middle class. That doesn't mean the areas are bad, at least not to me. I don't hear of incidents of crime. I would never compare it to West Philly, where I grew up or North Philly, where I work.

But then again, I know folks I work with who think living anywhere in the City of Philadelphia makes you a resident of "the hood". I guess its all in the perspective.

The part of Lansdowne I live in is diverse and has been for a couple of decades now. We have families of many different ethnicities and races living around us. To me that's a good thing. To my great Aunt, she saw one black face walking down the street with a stroller and criticized the neighboorhood as "ghetto" , so again, I guess it's all in the perspective.