HighlandVanderburgh County, IN
A town of 5,114.
What should you know before moving to Highland?
0% of its land is conserved. Overall it grades C+, ranked 437th of 585 in Indiana. Residents are healthier than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On hazard risk, just 57 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 109 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do worse.
99% of working residents leave Highland for work
Where Highland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Highland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Highland is from typical.
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Moving to Highland: who provides what
Highland is unincorporated, so Vanderburgh County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Highland.
Highland has less food insecurity than most of Indiana and sends most of its workers to Evansville and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Indiana (mostly inland flooding).
A smaller share of adults feel lonely in Highland than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
Its widest gap with Indiana is food insecurity: 8.3% of its 3,427 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.7% statewide.
29% of Highland adults feel lonely, below both the Indiana town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). 16% of Highland adults report frequent mental distress. Highland beats the Indiana average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Highland | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 80% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Highland | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.1% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Highland stands out in Indiana and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
Highland has 156 jobs for its 2,110 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
0.9% of Highland working residents work locally, below both Indiana’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Highland grew to 156 in 2023, 91 more than in 2013. Highland’s average trip to work is 20 minutes.
| Highland | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.6% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Highland faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $416 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Highland is 68 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Highland since 2025.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers in Highland
Highland has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 25° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like Indiana’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. 21% of residents are 65 or older in Highland. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Highland | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.9 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Highland | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.6% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.3% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
USS LST-325 and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Highland. Close and well known come first.
5 mi MuseumUSS LST-325
36 mi Theme parkHoliday World & Splashin' Safari
9 mi Ancient siteAngel Mounds
5 mi Stadium & arenaFord Center
4 mi Zoo & aquariumMesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden
31 mi National MemorialLincoln Boyhood National Memorial116K visitors a yearPhoto credits
USS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Holiday World & Splashin' Safari: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Public domain · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden: Randella (talk), CC BY 3.0 · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Highland
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Highland
About 4 of every 100 Highland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Highland’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Highland.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland | #437 | C+ | B− | — | C+ | A− |
| Evansville | #574 | D | B+ | D− | C+ | C− |
Highland reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Highland with a neighbor →
Questions about Highland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Highland, IN a good place to live?
Highland grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #437 of 585 in Indiana. It grades A− for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Highland, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.