HighlandVanderburgh County, IN
5,114 people call this town in Indiana home.
What should you know before moving to Highland?
Walkability is its weak spot. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than just over two thirds of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Its strongest is health (A−): it is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns. At about $240K, a typical home costs 3.5 years of the Evansville metro’s $68K median household income. The overall grade lands at C+, better than just over two fifths of U.S. towns. It ranks 437th of 585 in Indiana. On history, just 57 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
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 larger share of adults had a checkup this year 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.
34% of Highland adults have obesity, below Indiana’s towns (39%) and close to U.S. towns (35%). The share of adults 18 to 64 in Highland who have no health insurance: 5.5%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Highland is ahead of Indiana on 18 and behind 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.
The average commute for Highland comes to 20 minutes. Jobs in Highland grew by 91 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 156. The town’s median household income stands at $98,000, above both the Indiana town median ($71,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Half commute less than 6 miles.
| 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
The biggest natural risk in Highland is inland flooding, at a high overall level
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 national flood insurance program has paid one claim in Highland since 2025. The FEMA risk score locally is 68 of 100. Nearly half of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 17%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Highland
For Highland, the peak summer temperature is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No age group stands out in Highland against Indiana
Every broad age group is within 4 points of the Indiana average. For Highland, the median age is 45.9 years. Among residents locally, 21% are 65 or older. Four-year graduates: 32% of adults 25 and older here, 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−.