Rankings · How Highlands ranks in NY
Highlands is #1 in New York for safety
Highlands is ranked on 29 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 9.
Lists ranked on
29
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #1 safest
Top-quarter finishes
9
of 17 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Safety
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Highlands marked.
What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 99% of New York
Not better or worse, just Highlands’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 99% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
8.2% of residents are 65+
Wetter than 96% of NY towns
DrierWetter
49 in of rain + melted snow a year
Younger than 94% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
31.1 median age
Longer growing season than 91% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
204 days between frosts
More kids than 78% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23.1% of residents are under 18
Milder winters than 78% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
18.0° January low
Less snow than 77% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
36 in of snow a year
Hotter summers than 68% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.3° July high
More vacation homes than 59% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1.8% of homes are seasonal
At a glance
Highlands lands in the top half on 11 of 17 lists
Each dot is Highlands’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Highlands does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
SafetySafety →
Safest#1/206 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#93/777 People
Most educated#172/777 Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#540/777Rent easiest to afford#150/197Lowest property tax#693/777Cheapest rent#751/769 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#586/709 Next door
Highlands out-ranks 0 of its 5 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.