Neighborhood · Aventura, FL

Highland Lakes Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 16,701 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10 · range 3–5.8

Highland Lakes spans 4 census tracts of Aventura, FL, population 16,701. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.3/10, Moderate tier. around two-thirds of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Aventura rate of 43.3%.

What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.3/10. Severe burden reaches 29%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.

Set annual rent against average household income of $72,666 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.4/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.

Filings are well documented here: 110 across 3 observed tracts. At $2,148 a month, rents sit 15% under what the rest of Aventura commands.

Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 10.6% of renter households. That places it #2 of 4 neighborhoods in Aventura.

Judgments average 2.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Skylake and Aventura.

42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

4 tracts · population-weighted

Highland Lakes vs Aventura How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

66.0% +52%

Aventura: 43.3%

Average gross rent

$2,148 -15%

Aventura: $2,513

Average HH income

$72,666 -12%

Aventura: $82,777

Poverty rate

9.6% -17%

Aventura: 11.6%

Renter share

42.1% +16%

Aventura: 36.4%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Highland Lakes and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3–5.8

Why Highland Lakes scores 4.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts

5.4

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts

6.8

Rent control risk

66% of income on rent · Range 9.2–9.4 across tracts

9.3

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.1–1.9 across tracts

1.4

Tenant organizing strength

42% renter households · Range 7.5–8.6 across tracts

8.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 7.1–7.5 across tracts

7.3

Economic stress

9.6% below poverty line · Range 1.0–4.9 across tracts

2.5

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.3–5.2 across tracts

4.2

Risk score comparison

Highland Lakes vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Highland Lakes?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.8 points from 3 to 5.8. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.8 5.4 3.6 3.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in Highland Lakes

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
12086000134	5.8	3,208	69%	$1,705
12086000143	5.4	3,155	35%	$2,169
12086009803	3.6	7,583	77%	$2,245
12086009703	3	2,755	67%	$2,370

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 67

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 57%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 57%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 81%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 67%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Highland Lakes

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

110Total filings (sum)
5.90%Avg annual filing rate
10.6%Peak year (2016)
5.60%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

1,070Total filings 2020-21
6.4Avg monthly observed
0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
4.69×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Miami).

Frequently asked

About Highland Lakes

What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Lakes?

Highland Lakes scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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.

How does Highland Lakes compare to Aventura overall?

Highland Lakes scores 0.3 points lower than Aventura overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 43% citywide. Average rent: $2,148 vs $2,513.

What is the average rent in Highland Lakes?

Average gross rent in Highland Lakes is $2,148/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Highland Lakes residents are renters?

42% of Highland Lakes households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Aventura). The neighborhood has 16,701 residents.

Is Highland Lakes a high social-vulnerability area?

Highland Lakes 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.

Which tracts in Highland Lakes have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland Lakes is census tract 12086000134 (score 5.8/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.8, a spread of 2.8 points.

How safe is Highland Lakes for landlords?

Highland Lakes carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Aventura as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Highland Lakes?

Highland Lakes has 16,718 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (41%), White (non-Hispanic) (28%), Black (non-Hispanic) (27.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Highland Lakes

4.7 Skylake 11 tracts · pop 40,904 3.6 Aventura 6 tracts · pop 17,875 4.7 Sunny Isles Beach 8 tracts · pop 23,001 4.8 North Miami Beach 8 tracts · pop 36,922 3.7 West Park 2 tracts · pop 7,704 6.3 North Miami 14 tracts · pop 55,229

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Aventura

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Highland Lakes.

4.8 Skylake 11 tracts · pop 40,904 3.6 Aventura 6 tracts · pop 17,875 3.2 Hallandale Beach 1 tracts · pop 3,173

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