Highland vs Savage

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

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

Savage has the higher population (8,284 vs 785 in Highland). Highland has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $117,353 in Savage). Highland has the higher median home value ($855,400 vs $405,600 in Savage).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	Savage
Population	785	8,284
Median age	44.5 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$117,353
Median home value	$855,400	$405,600
Median gross rent	—	$2,106
Housing units	300	3,140
Homeownership rate	100.0%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.7%	52.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	Savage
Population	1,206 → 785 (-34.9%)	6,428 → 8,284 (+28.9%)
Median household income	$184,408 → $250,001 (+35.6%)	$95,323 → $117,353 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$735,300 → $855,400 (+16.3%)	$336,200 → $405,600 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,359 → $2,106 (+55.0%)

Highland

Population

1,206785

Median household income

$184,408$250,001

Median home value

$735,300$855,400

Savage

Population

6,4288,284

Median household income

$95,323$117,353

Median home value

$336,200$405,600

Median gross rent

$1,359$2,106

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland	Savage
Under 5	4.3%	4.0%
5 to 17	20.5%	22.5%
18 to 24	3.7%	3.5%
25 to 34	5.4%	17.4%
35 to 44	17.2%	19.7%
45 to 54	11.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	16.4%	11.0%
65 to 74	16.1%	5.9%
75 and over	5.4%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	Savage
White (non-Hispanic)	72.7%	40.7%
Black or African American	5.7%	28.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.3%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	Savage
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.8%
High school graduate	13.4%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	11.9%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	48.8%	24.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	Savage
Drove alone	68.4%	72.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	2.7%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.3%	20.5%
Other means	3.7%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	Savage
1-unit, detached	100.0%	51.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	22.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	22.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Highland	Savage
Poverty rate	9.2%	5.5%
Average household size	2.62	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	35	24
Median year structure built	1988	1983