Highland Mills is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 11,531 people and two associated neighborhoods, Highland Mills is the 165th largest community in New York.
Housing costs in Highland Mills are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.
Also of interest is that Highland Mills has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.88% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Highland Mills is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Highland Mills a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Highland Mills has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Highland Mills’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In Highland Mills, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.95 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Even though Highland Mills is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
Highland Mills is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.52% of adults in Highland Mills have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Highland Mills in 2018 was $47,789, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,156 for a family of four. However, Highland Mills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Highland Mills is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Highland Mills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Highland Mills residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Highland Mills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.92% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Highland Mills include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Highland Mills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.