3 census tracts · pop 11,354 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 6.2–7.3
Highland Lakes is a 3-tract neighborhood of Hallandale Beach, FL and houses 11,354 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.8/10, in the Elevated tier. 55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Hallandale Beach rate of 39.4%.
The severe-burden share is 33%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.8/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.3/10.
The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.2 to 7.3, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records for this tract carry 138 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 9.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.5% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,598, close to the Hallandale Beach average.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Lakes vs Hallandale BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highland Lakes
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
138Total filings (sum)
6.24%Avg annual filing rate
9.2%Peak year (2003)
5.46%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
317Total filings 2020-21
1.8Avg monthly observed
2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.74×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Lauderdale).
Frequently asked
About Highland Lakes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Lakes?
Highland Lakes scores 6.8/10 (Elevated 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 Highland Lakes compare to Hallandale Beach overall?
Highland Lakes scores 0.9 points higher than Hallandale Beach overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 39% citywide. Average rent: $1,598 vs $1,653.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Lakes?
Average gross rent in Highland Lakes is $1,598/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Lakes residents are renters?
48% of Highland Lakes households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Hallandale Beach). The neighborhood has 11,354 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Lakes a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Lakes sits in the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Highland Lakes have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland Lakes is census tract 12011100502 (score 7.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.2 to 7.3, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Highland Lakes for landlords?
Highland Lakes carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). 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 Hallandale Beach as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Highland Lakes?
Highland Lakes has 11,067 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (50.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (22.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
