Living in Highlands Ranch

In Highlands Ranch, the median gross salary is €6,263 a month (2024) and unemployment is 4% (2024).

Residents of Highlands Ranch numbered 103,444 at the end of 2020. The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.03% at the end of 2024. Highlands Ranch was home to 8,821 foreign residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1927 sources

Population103,444people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary6,263EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records

Median rent2,338EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate4.03%country median 4.6% — 12% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.42µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Highlands Ranch?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Highlands Ranch.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,579 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	2,338 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Highlands Ranch a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker33%strong on work, weak on safety · range 24–42%

Skilled employee42%strong on work, weak on safety · range 33–51%

Student31%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 21–41%

Family33%strong on family, weak on safety · range 23–43%

Retirement28%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 16–40%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

8.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 8,821 of 103,444 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Highlands Ranch is 4.0%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

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Highlands Ranch 4.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	6,263 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records⁴Official
Unemployment rate	4.03 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Highlands Ranch?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,960of €4,621 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€4,621
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €2,579
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,960

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Highlands Ranch. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Open official service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Highlands Ranch. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	112 count	13 Sept 2026	NPPES Data Dissemination V.2 — September 2026⁷Official
Hospitals	2 count	30 Sept 2026	CMS Hospital General Information⁶Official
Pharmacies	17 count	13 Sept 2026	NPPES Data Dissemination V.2 — September 2026⁷Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	205.9 per 100,000	13 Sept 2026	NPPES Data Dissemination V.2 — September 2026⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Highlands Ranch when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Highlands Ranch's nearest major airport was 41 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	41 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BJC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Highlands Ranch. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Open the full United States section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Highlands Ranch.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 5.4 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperatures were 0°C in January and 23.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 11.7 mm in January and 53.8 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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17°1°

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32°15°

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27°9°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Highlands Ranch is 5.4 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Highlands Ranch 5.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.42 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8 · Feb 8.6 · Mar 13.6 · Apr 17 · May 22.1 · Jun 28.9 · Jul 32.4 · Aug 31 · Sep 26.7 · Oct 19.3 · Nov 12.7 · Dec 7.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -8 · Feb -7.1 · Mar -2.7 · Apr 0.9 · May 6.3 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 15.2 · Aug 14 · Sep 9 · Oct 2.1 · Nov -3.6 · Dec -7.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 9 · May 14.2 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 22.5 · Sep 17.9 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 4.5 · Dec -0.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 11.7 · Feb 13.5 · Mar 28.3 · Apr 42.5 · May 58.3 · Jun 42.6 · Jul 53.8 · Aug 46.5 · Sep 38.3 · Oct 24.8 · Nov 17.7 · Dec 12 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	5.42 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	390 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	32.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	10.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Billings ±2.1 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±3.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.7 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±3.8 °C, Reims (France) ±3.9 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±3.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

At the end of 2025, the city's area measured 62.9 km². Population density was 1,626.6 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.5%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	62.87 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	8.63 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	8,821 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	1,627 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	103,444 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Highlands Ranch

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Columbia as a Highlands Ranch alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2406 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 20.8% Columbia vs 8.6% Highlands Ranch+141%
Median gross pay, city: €5,469 (2020) Columbia vs €6,263 (2024) Highlands Ranchno percentage
Unemployment: 4.2% Columbia vs 4.0% Highlands Ranch+4%

Full comparison More about Columbia

Cities near Highlands Ranch

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Columbine 9.9 km away

Rent: 2,262 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,232 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Centennial 12.1 km away

Salary: 5,777 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Highlands Ranch, nearest in population first.

All United States cities

San Mateo103,337 residents South Bend103,201 residents Quincy103,173 residents Vacaville103,850 residents Burbank102,988 residents Lynn104,236 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Highlands Ranch?

The unemployment rate is 4.03 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Highlands Ranch?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.42 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Highlands Ranch?

The published population is 103,444 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Highlands Ranch?

8,821 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Highlands Ranch a good place to live?

Highlands Ranch may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Highlands Ranch?

Lone Tree, Littleton, Greenwood Village, Columbine, Cherry Hills Village are near Highlands Ranch. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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