Highland vs Scaggsville

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

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

Scaggsville has the higher population (10,441 vs 785 in Highland). Highland has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $183,125 in Scaggsville). Highland has the higher median home value ($855,400 vs $629,800 in Scaggsville).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	Scaggsville
Population	785	10,441
Median age	44.5 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$183,125
Median home value	$855,400	$629,800
Median gross rent	—	$3,205
Housing units	300	3,436
Homeownership rate	100.0%	90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.7%	69.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	Scaggsville
Population	1,206 → 785 (-34.9%)	9,751 → 10,441 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$184,408 → $250,001 (+35.6%)	$151,558 → $183,125 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$735,300 → $855,400 (+16.3%)	$511,300 → $629,800 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$2,431 → $3,205 (+31.8%)

Highland

Population

1,206785

Median household income

$184,408$250,001

Median home value

$735,300$855,400

Scaggsville

Population

9,75110,441

Median household income

$151,558$183,125

Median home value

$511,300$629,800

Median gross rent

$2,431$3,205

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland	Scaggsville
Under 5	4.3%	4.5%
5 to 17	20.5%	19.0%
18 to 24	3.7%	8.5%
25 to 34	5.4%	8.4%
35 to 44	17.2%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	16.4%	16.2%
65 to 74	16.1%	10.3%
75 and over	5.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	Scaggsville
White (non-Hispanic)	72.7%	52.1%
Black or African American	5.7%	17.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.3%	17.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.6%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	Scaggsville
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.2%
High school graduate	13.4%	9.9%
Some college or associate's	11.9%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	48.8%	35.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	Scaggsville
Drove alone	68.4%	67.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.3%	27.4%
Other means	3.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	Scaggsville
1-unit, detached	100.0%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	19.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Highland	Scaggsville
Poverty rate	9.2%	2.9%
Average household size	2.62	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	35	30
Median year structure built	1988	1988