3 census tracts · pop 14,672 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.1–6
Aurora Highlands is a 3-tract neighborhood of Aurora, CO and houses 14,672 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Aurora baseline of 35.0%, roughly one in two of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
24% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Filings are well documented here: 1,528 across 3 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
At $2,085 a month, rents sit 14% over what the rest of Aurora commands. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 30.9% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 11.6% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #8 of 21 neighborhoods in Aurora. At 23% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Rocky Ridge and Chaddsford score within a fraction of it. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.9 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $84,128.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Aurora Highlands vs AuroraHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Aurora Highlands
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,528Total filings (sum)
15.90%Avg annual filing rate
30.9%Peak year (2011)
11.47%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About Aurora Highlands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Aurora Highlands?
Aurora Highlands scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Aurora Highlands compare to Aurora overall?
Aurora Highlands scores 1.0 points higher than Aurora overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $2,085 vs $1,835.
Q3
What is the average rent in Aurora Highlands?
Average gross rent in Aurora eviction risk Highlands is $2,085/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Aurora Highlands residents are renters?
23% of Aurora Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Aurora). The neighborhood has 14,672 residents.
Q5
Is Aurora Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?
Aurora Highlands sits in the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Aurora Highlands have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Aurora Highlands is census tract 08005083500 (score 6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 6, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Aurora Highlands for landlords?
Aurora eviction risk Highlands carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Aurora as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Aurora Highlands?
Aurora Highlands has 14,574 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (38.5%), Hispanic / Latino (32.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
