Highlands, New Jersey

Back to Highlands, NJ housing info, Monmouth County, New Jersey, NJ smaller cities, NJ small cities, All Cities. Highlands Apartments for Rent   Submit your own pictures of this borough and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Highlands, NJ Monmouth County Population in July 2008: 5,272. Population change since 2000: +3.4%   Males: 2,641   (50.1%) Females: 2,631   (49.9%) Median resident age:   38.6 years New Jersey median age:   36.7 years Zip codes: 07732. Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,628 (it was $45,692 in 2000) Highlands:   $55,628 New Jersey:   $67,035 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $37,339 Highlands:   $37,339 New Jersey:   $33,832 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $289,091 (it was $127,200 in 2000) Highlands:   $289,091 New Jersey:   $372,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $291,473; Detached houses: $330,884; Townhouses or other attached units: $362,775; In 2-unit structures: $405,048; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $229,789; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $248,309; Mobile homes: $20,601 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 07732 Highlands, NJ residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Highlands: White Non-Hispanic (92.5%) Hispanic (4.1%) Black (1.6%) Two or more races (1.4%) American Indian (0.6%) Other race (0.6%) 2008 cost of living index in Highlands: 122.7 (high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Highlands, New Jersey on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Highlands is mentioned 586 times on our forum: Anyone living in Highlands?  (30 replies) NJ Highlands Act/Wetlands ?'s  (4 replies) Atlantic Highlands: Do they (you) welcome newcomers?  (7 replies) Buses in Atlantic Highlands area?  (6 replies) Bicycle commuting to seastreak ferry in (Atlantic) Highlands  (4 replies) Highlands Ferry - what time parking lot fills up  (1 reply) Latest news from Highlands, NJ collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (33.7%), Italian (19.5%), German (16.8%), Polish (8.2%), English (4.9%), French (3.0%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1900 Elevation: 10 feet Land area: 0.76 square miles. Population density: 6919 people per square mile   (high).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.47
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Highlands, New Jersey

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Highlands-area historical tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 26% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/16/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.7 miles away from the Highlands borough center .

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 38.5 miles away from the borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Highlands-area historical earthquake activity is below New Jersey state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 60.5 miles away from Highlands center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 18.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 50.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Political contributions by individuals in Highlands, NJ

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Notable location: Navesink Lighthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Highlands include: Mount Mitchell Scenic Overlook County Park (1), Twin Lights State Historic Site (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This borough:	2.1 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	48.7%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	8.1%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This borough:	12.3%
Whole state:	8.5%

This borough:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Highlands, NJ

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4.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($78,776 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.98%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,011 average AGI)

Monmouth County:	0.06%
New Jersey average:	0.14%

from Middlesex County, NJ	0.78% ($74,424 average AGI)
from Ocean County, NJ	0.75% ($56,110)
from Richmond County, NY	0.28% ($102,994)

5.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($72,852 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.90%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($540 average AGI)

Monmouth County:	0.06%
New Jersey average:	0.09%

to Ocean County, NJ	1.29% ($61,703 average AGI)
to Middlesex County, NJ	0.63% ($79,620)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.19% ($86,630)

• One Senic Dr, Call Sign: WNNB201, Licensee ID: L00018423
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.145 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/06/2003, Expiration Date: 11/15/2013
  Registrant: County Of Monmouth, Kozloski Rd, Freehold, NJ 07728, Phone: (732) 577-8700
• 171 Bay Ave, Type: Building, Structure height: 7 m, Call Sign: WPHF854, Licensee ID: L00044771
  Assigned Frequencies : 0.68000 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/04/2000, Expiration Date: 05/30/2005, Cancelation Date: 07/30/2005, Certifier: Richard C Schwartz
  Registrant: Highlands, Borough Of, 171 Bay Ave, Highlands, NJ 07732-1623, Phone: (732) 872-1224
• Sandy Hook State Park, Call Sign: KDR382, Licensee ID: L00016788
  Assigned Frequencies : 159.375 MHz, 159.465 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/30/2001, Expiration Date: 08/26/2011
  Registrant: State Of New Jersey, Cn 404 Rm 713, Trenton, NJ 08625, Phone: (609) 292-2977
• ADAIR, Portland St., Type: Tower, Structure height: 20 m, Overall height: 21 m, Call Sign: KEA317
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.875 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/26/2001, Expiration Date: 08/06/2011
  Registrant: County Of Monmouth, 2000 Kozloski Rd, Freehold, NJ 07728, Phone: (732) 431-7916, Fax: (732) 431-6543
• Twin Lights Light House Historic Site, Type: Building, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 24 m, Call Sign: KGS79
  Assigned Frequencies : 151.325 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/07/2003, Expiration Date: 03/31/2013, Certifier: David B Harrison
  Registrant: Dept Of Envir Protection State Forestry, 501 E State St, Trenton, NJ 08625, Fax: (609) 984-0378
• Portland Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 20 m, Call Sign: WPTQ656
  Assigned Frequencies : 472.712 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/26/2001, Expiration Date: 11/26/2011, Certifier: James G Ramsey
  Registrant: County Of Monmouth, 2000 Kozloski Rd, Freehold, NJ 07728, Phone: (732) 431-7916, Fax: (732) 431-6543
• HIGHLANDS, Lat: 40.395944 Lon: -73.985694, Call Sign: WPWE414
  Assigned Frequencies : 159.345 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/28/2002, Expiration Date: 10/28/2012, Certifier: Maris G Gabliks
  Registrant: Fcca, 4045 Jockey Street, Charlton, NY 12019, Phone: (518) 399-6755, Fax: (518) 399-6755, Email:

• Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPJA967
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.256 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/17/1995, Expiration Date: 10/17/2000, Cancelation Date: 01/21/2001
  Registrant: Phone: (516) 483-1180

• 54 Shrewsbury Ave, Type: Tower, Call Sign: KXJ717
  Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 156.925 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/21/1994, Expiration Date: 09/21/1999, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
  Registrant: Marine Associates, 54 Shrewsbury Ave, Highlands, NJ 07732

• Fire: 26
• Hazardous Condition: 43