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1898
Day Line Steamers passing, 1898
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About Highlands
Town in New York, United StatesHighlands is a town on the eastern border of Orange County, New York. The population was 12,939 at the 2020 census. West Point, including the United States Military Academy, is located alongside the Hudson River in Highlands.
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Housing in Highlands
The median sale price was $473,000 in May 2026.
Safety in Highlands
Safety Grade A+
Highlands reports less crime per resident than 100% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Highlands
All Highlands schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Highlands’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 59% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.
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