Highland Park.
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New Jersey·Middlesex County
3 tracts·15K people·$472K median·8,303/mi²
White 55 · Asian 21 · Hispanic 16 · Black 4 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 38 · Living alone 34 · Other 28
Health 33 · Professional 26 · Retail 14 · Leisure 9 · Manufacturing 3 · Public admin 3 · Other 12
Management · business · science · arts 68 · Service 11 · Sales · office 10 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 2
Drive alone 52 · Work from home 27 · Carpool 13 · Transit 8 · Walk 5 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Highland Park is $471,700 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Highland Park has 15,121 residents across 3 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.2; the population is 55.1% White, 21.1% Asian, 15.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Black, 3.5% Multiracial and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 69.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.5% (Census ACS).
Bartle Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (42%); Highland Park Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (34%); Highland Park High School is the high school with reported scores (47%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,873/month, 19% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Highland Park is $104,694 a year, 22% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Highland Park, median rent is $1,873/month and the median home value is $471,700 (Census ACS).
Highland Park reported 0.8 violent crimes and 13.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 50 inches; snowfall averages 29 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Highland Park are winter weather (84), inland flooding (81) and strong wind (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.33g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Highland Park, 4.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).