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A town of 14,296.
Highland Springs is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 204th among Virginia's 249 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: homes are within reach, about $259K for a typical one, or 3 years of the Richmond metro’s $87K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 84% of the country. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Highland Springs, against 7.7% in Virginia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Highland Springs is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. Highland Springs has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mankin Mansion and Henrico Theatre.
Where Highland Springs beats most towns.
Henrico TheatreWhere Highland Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Highland Springs is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,171 in 1950, 16,604 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 7 maps from 1894 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Highland Springs. Close and well known come first.
7 mi LandmarkHollywood Cemetery
21 mi Theme parkKings Dominion
6 mi MuseumWhite House of the Confederacy
7 mi LandmarkRobert E. Lee Monument
6 mi Stadium & arenaRichmond Coliseum
40 mi MuseumColonial WilliamsburgHollywood Cemetery: Andrew Bain, Public domain · Kings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White House of the Confederacy: AlbertHerring, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert E. Lee Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richmond Coliseum: Mentes at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colonial Williamsburg: Humberto Moreno, CC BY 2.0
Highland Springs is unincorporated, so Henrico 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 Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Highland Springs.
Highland Springs has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has poverty well above the Virginia rate.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Henrico County Public Schools. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Highland Springs High, with 1,928 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Springs ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 469 | D− |
| Highland Springs HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,928 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
44% of Highland Springs adults sleep under 7 hours. Highland Springs beats the Virginia average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 12% of Highland Springs adults binge drink.
| Highland Springs | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 36% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Highland Springs | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 7.7% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 14.6% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 3 years of the Richmond metro’s $87K median household income, the typical home (about $259K) costs less against local pay than in 91% of Virginia towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. Home values rose 41% in five years, to about $259K, against 23% across Virginia.
The typical Highland Springs home is worth about $259,000, up 2.2% in a year, 37% below the Virginia typical home. Highland Springs’ median rent is $1,269 a month.
| Highland Springs | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,269 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Highland Springs for work: only 2% work in town. The median household income in Highland Springs is $58,000. Since 2013, Highland Springs has added 140 jobs, to 2,528 in 2023.
| Highland Springs | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $58,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 5% | 8% |
| Work from home | 16% | 18% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Highland Springs has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 28° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Robinson Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
| 2. The Springs Recreation Center | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
9 within 15 miles of the center of Highland Springs
About 4 of every 100 Highland Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
6 notable people were born in Highland Springs.
Census-designated place in Virginia
Highland Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Henrico County, Virginia, United States, 4.3 miles (7 km) east of Richmond. The population was 16,604 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Highland Springs.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Springs | #204 | C | B− | — | C+ | C− |
| East Highland Park | #192 | C+ | B− | — | C+ | C |
Highland Springs and East Highland Park report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Highland Springs with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Highland Springs grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #204 of 249 in Virginia. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
Highland Springs has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 6 notable people were born here, including Mekhi Becton and Macho Harris.
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