Highland vs Saugerties

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

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

Highland has the higher population (6,321 vs 3,877 in Saugerties). Highland has the higher median household income ($99,010 vs $45,213 in Saugerties). Highland has the higher median home value ($364,000 vs $314,500 in Saugerties).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	Saugerties
Population	6,321	3,877
Median age	41.0 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$99,010	$45,213
Median home value	$364,000	$314,500
Median gross rent	$1,569	$1,131
Housing units	2,774	2,026
Homeownership rate	63.7%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.7%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	Saugerties
Population	5,707 → 6,321 (+10.8%)	3,847 → 3,877 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$69,922 → $99,010 (+41.6%)	$39,631 → $45,213 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$226,100 → $364,000 (+61.0%)	$233,300 → $314,500 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,515 → $1,569 (+3.6%)	$956 → $1,131 (+18.3%)

Highland

Population

5,7076,321

Median household income

$69,922$99,010

Median home value

$226,100$364,000

Median gross rent

$1,515$1,569

Saugerties

Population

3,8473,877

Median household income

$39,631$45,213

Median home value

$233,300$314,500

Median gross rent

$956$1,131

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland	Saugerties
Under 5	7.1%	3.2%
5 to 17	10.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.4%
25 to 34	15.5%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.2%	8.6%
55 to 64	11.9%	17.5%
65 to 74	16.5%	11.8%
75 and over	8.8%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	Saugerties
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	80.2%
Black or African American	4.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	15.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.6%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	Saugerties
No high school diploma	4.7%	12.9%
High school graduate	21.4%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	Saugerties
Drove alone	68.3%	75.5%
Carpooled	10.7%	8.0%
Public transit	2.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	8.7%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	7.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	Saugerties
1-unit, detached	55.9%	35.9%
1-unit, attached	15.3%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	29.4%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	15.3%
20 or more units	7.6%	17.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Highland	Saugerties
Poverty rate	7.9%	16.4%
Average household size	2.33	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1978	1938