The "worst" of Third Ward is the area north of Alabama to I-45. This is what some label "Old Third Ward." But as both Sabotai and Bilbao pointed out, a lot of new townhome development has taken place in that area, shifting the character of the neighborhood as well as the economic demographics. The more prosperous section of Third Ward goes south of Alabama to OST. There is a wealthy section between Southmore and OST featuring the neighborhoods of Washington Terrace, Riverside Terrace and University Oaks. Also, the majority of the western end of Third Ward (that is, west of SH 288) borders the Museum District and is very much middle-to-upper middle income. In fact, new development and redevelopments are driving up property values to alarming rates.
As far as big cities go, no, most of Third Ward doesn't look very ghetto at all, although there are a couple of sections of OST that are trashy.
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