City Facts A City with a Strong Community In recent years, the City of Aventura has adopted several initiatives aimed at reinforcing a strong sense of community. With the building of its first Charter School in 2003, a state of the art Community Recreation Center, Founders Park and Waterways Park Expansion, and the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center, the City continues to grow, progress and build a strong sense of community. City Facts Visit the United States Census Bureau QuickFacts, a portal providing statistics for all states and counties. City Boundary Aventura is conveniently located between Miami and Fort Lauderdale, just east of I-95. The northern boundary of the City is the Miami-Dade/Broward County line, the western boundary is the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC), the eastern boundary is the intracoastal waterway and the southern boundary is NE 176th Street. To visit our city, take I-95 to Ives Dairy Road and head East on Ives Dairy to Biscayne Boulevard. Land Area 3.2 square miles Location 12 miles north of Miami 12 miles south of Fort Lauderdale 1 mile west of the Atlantic Ocean Form of Government Commissioner-City Manager Annual City Budget $58 million Millage Rate 1.7261 Population *37,262 Zip Codes 33180 33160 Total Real Estate Value $10  billion Police Force 90 Sworn Officers 38 Civilians Major Economic Drivers Retail Medical Number of Businesses 2,708 Demographics White: 75% Hispanic: 21% Black: 2% Other: 2%*