1 census tracts · pop 5,385 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Highlands Square is a one-tract neighborhood of Denver, CO, population 5,385. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Denver baseline of 29.2%, 42% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.1/10. The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Court records for this tract carry 72 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 2.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 75 mapped neighborhoods of Denver, it ranks #65 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Platt Park and Rosedale. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $1,908, close to the Denver average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $102,444.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Highlands Square vs DenverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highlands Square
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
72Total filings (sum)
1.05%Avg annual filing rate
2.2%Peak year (2010)
1.08%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Highlands Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highlands Square?
Highlands Square scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Highlands Square compare to Denver overall?
Highlands Square scores 1.0 points lower than Denver overall (6.8/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,908 vs $1,831.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highlands Square?
Average gross rent in Highlands Square is $1,908/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highlands Square residents are renters?
50% of Highlands Square households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Denver). The neighborhood has 5,385 residents.
Q5
Is Highlands Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Highlands Square sits in the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Highlands Square for landlords?
Highlands Square carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Denver as a whole (6.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Highlands Square?
Highlands Square has 5,576 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.9%), Hispanic / Latino (9.2%), Other / Multiracial (6.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
