Lake County

Highland

Parks, events, and accessible suburban living

Highland is a welcoming community of 23,409 residents (U.S. Census Bureau 2025 estimate) known for its strong sense of neighborhood pride. With well-maintained parks, community events throughout the year, and a convenient location near major expressways, Highland offers comfortable suburban living at an accessible price point.

Population figure: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate (reference date July 1, 2025). This guide was last updated on October 3, 2026.

Highlights

  • Highland Park and community green spaces
  • Annual Highland Independence Day celebration
  • Strong community organizations and events
  • Convenient access to I-80/I-94
  • Diverse housing options from starter homes to custom builds

Why The Golden Girls Love It Here

Highland is one of those communities where people know their neighbors. There is a genuine warmth here that is hard to find in bigger cities — and our clients feel that the moment they visit.

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Planning a Transition or a Move in Highland?

Choosing your next home? Compare two-story versus ranch floor plans for your next chapter, and when the choice is between a house and a condo, our ranch versus condo rightsizing guide compares upkeep, equity, and day-to-day life side by side. If the timing is the question, our seasonal guide to selling in fall and winter shows why cooler months can still work well. Before you decide, run the parent through a room-by-room senior safety audit; some of the answers live in the stairs and the bath, not in the floor plan. If the goal is a calmer season, our guide to downsizing before the holidays shows how to start room by room and be settled by the first family gathering. And if staying in the current home is the goal, our guide to aging in place on a budget covers the low-cost safety upgrades that matter most. And before the sorting begins, our guide to downsizing mistakes to avoid helps families skip the most common pitfalls, from starting too late to keeping things out of guilt. And for adult children doing the hands-on work, our room-by-room plan for helping parents downsize walks from the first conversation to the last box.

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