Highland vs Melody Hill

A side-by-side comparison of Highland and Melody Hill: population, income, housing, and more.

Highland and Melody Hill are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Highland has the higher population (5,188 vs 3,435 in Melody Hill). Highland has the higher median household income ($95,696 vs $90,561 in Melody Hill). Highland has the higher median home value ($216,800 vs $192,000 in Melody Hill).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	Melody Hill
Population	5,188	3,435
Median age	46.4 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$95,696	$90,561
Median home value	$216,800	$192,000
Median gross rent	$1,694	$1,099
Housing units	2,072	1,413
Homeownership rate	91.5%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	34.7%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	Melody Hill
Population	4,609 → 5,188 (+12.6%)	3,761 → 3,435 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$74,357 → $95,696 (+28.7%)	$82,281 → $90,561 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$164,400 → $216,800 (+31.9%)	$159,200 → $192,000 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,094 → $1,694 (+54.8%)	$1,550 → $1,099 (-29.1%)

Highland

Population

4,6095,188

Median household income

$74,357$95,696

Median home value

$164,400$216,800

Median gross rent

$1,094$1,694

Melody Hill

Population

3,7613,435

Median household income

$82,281$90,561

Median home value

$159,200$192,000

Median gross rent

$1,550$1,099

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland	Melody Hill
Under 5	5.1%	9.1%
5 to 17	16.8%	15.9%
18 to 24	5.1%	3.8%
25 to 34	13.8%	17.5%
35 to 44	7.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.6%	9.8%
55 to 64	19.1%	11.5%
65 to 74	10.5%	10.9%
75 and over	9.8%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	Melody Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	89.1%
Black or African American	4.8%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	Melody Hill
No high school diploma	3.4%	4.2%
High school graduate	32.2%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	Melody Hill
Drove alone	87.7%	80.3%
Carpooled	5.2%	8.8%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	10.8%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	Melody Hill
1-unit, detached	98.9%	96.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Highland	Melody Hill
Poverty rate	4.2%	3.3%
Average household size	2.61	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1985	1973