Arden on the Severn vs Highland Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Arden on the Severn and Highland Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

Arden on the Severn and Highland Beach are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Arden on the Severn has the higher population (1,691 vs 80 in Highland Beach). Highland Beach has the higher median household income ($162,917 vs $117,188 in Arden on the Severn). Highland Beach has the higher median home value ($730,300 vs $475,600 in Arden on the Severn).

Population, income & housing

	Arden on the Severn	Highland Beach
Population	1,691	80
Median age	57.5 yrs	70.8 yrs
Median household income	$117,188	$162,917
Median home value	$475,600	$730,300
Housing units	811	81
Homeownership rate	83.4%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.4%	63.5%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arden on the Severn	Highland Beach
Population	1,880 → 1,691 (-10.1%)	91 → 80 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$127,315 → $117,188 (-8.0%)	$130,625 → $162,917 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$363,900 → $475,600 (+30.7%)	$513,900 → $730,300 (+42.1%)

Arden on the Severn

Population

1,8801,691

Median household income

$127,315$117,188

Median home value

$363,900$475,600

Highland Beach

Population

9180

Median household income

$130,625$162,917

Median home value

$513,900$730,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arden on the Severn	Highland Beach
Under 5	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.4%	7.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.4%	5.0%
35 to 44	7.6%	7.5%
45 to 54	9.6%	2.5%
55 to 64	20.5%	13.8%
65 to 74	21.0%	25.0%
75 and over	12.0%	38.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arden on the Severn	Highland Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	67.1%	13.8%
Black or African American	13.1%	71.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arden on the Severn	Highland Beach
No high school diploma	5.7%	5.4%
High school graduate	30.9%	8.1%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.3%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	44.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arden on the Severn	Highland Beach
Drove alone	83.8%	42.9%
Carpooled	8.1%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	46.4%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arden on the Severn	Highland Beach
1-unit, detached	97.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arden on the Severn	Highland Beach
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.36	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	31	37
Median year structure built	1974	1979