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Highland
New YorkCDP
Total population
6,367
Median home value
$415,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$101,917
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Highland is a small census-designated community in New York, United States. Coordinates of 41.722°, -73.962° situate Highland in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Around 6,367 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The administrative footprint covers about 14 km². At 455 people per km², the census-designated community shows a medium-density urban fabric. The location receives about 1,413 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Highland, NY from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · MARLBORO · 761 students · 10.9:1 ratio
- NEW PALTZ SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · NEW PALTZ · 668 students · 11.5:1 ratio
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · HIGHLAND · 638 students · 10.1:1 ratio
- MARLBORO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · MARLBORO · 628 students · 12.1:1 ratio
- HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · HIGHLAND · 512 students · 13.5:1 ratio
- MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · MARLBORO · 433 students · 9.8:1 ratio
- NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · NEW PALTZ · 421 students · 8.6:1 ratio
- PLATTEKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · PLATTEKILL · 405 students · 11.6:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here









People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in New York
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Highland







Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library