thickntired.....I understand what you are asking as I now live in HUD housing and I pay 1/3 rent. You do take a gamble when you move into subsidized housing. I live in a small community and there is a mixture of young and old here in my bldg. I am an older adult but I agree that the senior communities are a lot safer. Most of the better housing around here is 62 and over and I am not quite there yet so I am on a waiting list to move to another building where most of the residents are over 62.

It is a gamble as you don't know what you are going to get when you move to another area. Even a roommate is a gamble. I have moved a bunch of times without actually seeing what I am getting and have mostly lucked out. You are going to find some crime everywhere and some drug activity in any town. So you can move and hope for the best but do as much research as you can before you commit. Best wishes.