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1821
View near Fort Montgomery, 1821
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About Highlands
Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, USSee also New York–New Jersey Highlands for the northwestern part of New Jersey. Highlands is a borough in northern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A historic waterfront community located on the Raritan Bay within the Raritan Valley region, this scenic borough is a commuter town of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,621, a decrease of 384 (−7.7%) from the 2010 census count of 5,005, which in turn reflected a decline of 92 (−1.8%) from the 5,097 counted in the 2000 census. The eastern part of the town is on a high bluff that overlooks Sandy Hook and Sandy Hook Bay, the entrance to New York Harb…
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Housing in Highlands
The typical Highlands home is worth about $621,000, up 6.9% in a year, 7% above the New Jersey typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Highlands
Safety Grade A-
Highlands reports less crime per resident than 75% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Highlands
Health Grade A
Healthier than 87% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New Jersey
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Highlands
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Highlands
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