Highland-on-the-Lake vs Springville

A side-by-side comparison of Highland-on-the-Lake and Springville: population, income, housing, and more.

Highland-on-the-Lake and Springville are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Springville has the higher population (4,196 vs 3,701 in Highland-on-the-Lake). Highland-on-the-Lake has the higher median household income ($85,616 vs $68,066 in Springville). Springville has the higher median home value ($180,800 vs $168,400 in Highland-on-the-Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Highland-on-the-Lake	Springville
Population	3,701	4,196
Median age	50.7 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$85,616	$68,066
Median home value	$168,400	$180,800
Median gross rent	$1,012	$699
Housing units	1,592	2,048
Homeownership rate	80.4%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland-on-the-Lake	Springville
Population	3,953 → 3,701 (-6.4%)	4,298 → 4,196 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$75,028 → $85,616 (+14.1%)	$53,611 → $68,066 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$138,100 → $168,400 (+21.9%)	$137,000 → $180,800 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $1,012 (+29.1%)	$619 → $699 (+12.9%)

Highland-on-the-Lake

Population

3,9533,701

Median household income

$75,028$85,616

Median home value

$138,100$168,400

Median gross rent

$784$1,012

Springville

Population

4,2984,196

Median household income

$53,611$68,066

Median home value

$137,000$180,800

Median gross rent

$619$699

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland-on-the-Lake	Springville
Under 5	3.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	6.2%	19.3%
18 to 24	4.7%	7.2%
25 to 34	13.2%	8.4%
35 to 44	8.7%	14.2%
45 to 54	16.9%	14.5%
55 to 64	25.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	12.1%	12.8%
75 and over	9.4%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland-on-the-Lake	Springville
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	95.7%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland-on-the-Lake	Springville
No high school diploma	5.5%	8.1%
High school graduate	41.7%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland-on-the-Lake	Springville
Drove alone	85.2%	78.4%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.5%
Walked	0.6%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	7.9%
Other means	0.3%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland-on-the-Lake	Springville
1-unit, detached	73.2%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	6.8%
20 or more units	1.8%	9.8%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Highland-on-the-Lake	Springville
Poverty rate	18.0%	10.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1973	1958