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Highland Park
- grade A+Overall Grade
- Suburb of Chicago, IL
- Rating 4.07 out of 5 57 reviews
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- Public Schoolsgrade A+
- Crime & Safetygrade B
- Housinggrade B+
- Nightlifegrade A minus
- Good for Familiesgrade A+
- Diversitygrade B minus
- Jobsgrade A minus
- Weathergrade C+
- Cost of Livinggrade C+
- Health & Fitnessgrade A+
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade B+
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Median Home Value
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$217,500Median Rent
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Highland Park Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade B
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault67.6national 282.7
- Murder0national 6.1
- Rape20.3national 40.7
- Robbery10.1national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary158.8national 500.1
- Theft479.7national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft57.4national 284
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Working in Highland Park
Jobs
grade A minus
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$150,269
National
$62,843Top Public Schools Serving Highland Park
- grade A+
New Trier Township High School
- Rating 4.03 out of 5 544 reviews
- grade A+
Glenbrook North High School
- Rating 4.17 out of 5 432 reviews
- grade A+
Deerfield High School
- Rating 3.86 out of 5 305 reviews
- grade A+
Highland Park High School
- Rating 3.88 out of 5 261 reviews
- grade A+
Bannockburn School
- Rating 5 out of 5 3 reviews
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Highland Park Reviews
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Highland Park was amazing town to grow up in. It has great public schools, nice parks and nature preserves, and a great sense of community. I loved the downtown Highland Park area which is filled with restaurants , shops, and nice places to sit. Highland Park does lacks diversity and the whole town is predominantly white, Jewish, and wealthy people. Highland Park feels exclusive in the sense that most people that do not fit into the Highland Park stereotype do not feel welcome. It would be nice if Highland Park did more to attract people of different cultures, races, and backgrounds.
Growing up in a very liberal and diverse town was rather beneficial. However, our town, though it is diverse, I would not label it inclusive. Our hallways are often separated by different races, our teachers treat students of color poorly compared to how they teach the white students and our elementary school get treated better based on how many white students they have. The more white the student population is, the nicer the technology the district gives that school.
Highland Park, H.P. for short, is a quiet, friendly, and small neighborhood. The schools are very good educationally and athletically. Little crime happens in HP. There are a lot of local small business' that employ locally, thus supporting its neighborhood and it people. Although since many places are locally owned they do get a little expensive, versus The only concern one should have is the lack of diversity, in my opinion about if not more than 60% of the non-white students that go to the High School, are not members of the Highland park community but the Highwood & Fort Sheridan Community.