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Originally Posted by MoverandShaker2004

Sweetwater, Hialeah, and Little Havana are by no means ghettos. They aren't dirty, there is not enough serious crime there, and the property values aren't low enough for these areas to be considered ghettos. The only problems with these areas (in my opinion) is that they come with a lot of traffic and everybody speaks Spanish. Other than that they are great.

"Great" is a huge stretch. They are not very clean looking and loaded with poverty, however they are very close knit immigrant communities which leads to a relatively low crime rate for a poorer area. Actually Sweetwater is very safe but also ugly.

[Marlin Darlin']

I'm a gringo and I like my cafe con leche. I would say that those areas don't compare AT ALL to real ghettos like Liberty, Carol City and Opa Locka. I feel like a stray bullet is going to come whizzing towards my windshield, or someone fleeing the police is going to slam into my car when I drive through interections those areas. Sweetwater is an immigrant enclave where almost nobody speaks English. However, I never fear for my safety in a place like Sweetwater, and it's not very dirty. Also, I can speak Spanish fluently, so I never feel like I am on another planet like most white folk who venture into Sweetwater.

[TannerMan]

Originally Posted by bina33

Humm..you don't mention if you have children...If you have children look for A schools..so Kendall area would be a good fit..with lots of A schools and with enough latinos (about 80%). Ft. Lauderdale is generally nice. In relations to Miami, I would not live where you mention (just my opinion..nothing against people that live there or the area...just not areas that I like). Although sweetwater has two malls close..so that is a good thing in my book. But I dont' like the houses or the areas that you mention. I tend to like Doral, Kendall, and of course Gables, South Miami, Pinecrest and Palmetto.. but these last 4 areas are way expensive.

Kendall is not that hispanic, its more like 50% actually 49.91%.