How much do homeowners pay a month in the Town of Highlands, NY?

Name: Homeowner costs in the Town of Highlands, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in the Town of Highlands, NY pay a median of $2,632 (±$186) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $1,376 (±$133).

63.0% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In the Town of Highlands, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $2,064 in 2015–2019 to $2,632 in 2020–2024 (+27.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $2,632 (±$186)
Without a mortgage: $1,376 (±$133)
Owned with a mortgage: 63.0%

Monthly owner costs in the Town of Highlands

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Highlands	Orange County	New York	United States
With a mortgage	$2,632 (±$186)	$2,664 (±$34)	$2,555 (±$9)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$1,376 (±$133)	$1,140 (±$27)	$958 (±$5)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	63.0% (±8.8 points)	66.5% (±1.3 points)	57.8% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$10,000 or more	$8,494 (±$149)	$6,582 (±$21)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In the Town of Highlands, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Orange County ($2,664).

It is not measurably different from New York ($2,555).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,963).

In Orange County, the Town of Highlands ranks 12 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 84 of 999.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in the Town of Highlands have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$2,064 (±$303)	$2,632 (±$186)	+27.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$239,300 (±$24,013)	$337,700 (±$31,737)	+41.1%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near the Town of Highlands

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Highlands
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Town of Highlands	—	$2,632 (±$186)	—
Village of Highland Falls	2.0 mi	$2,652 (±$146)	Not measurably different
Town of Cornwall	4.2 mi	$3,123 (±$155)	Higher
Village of Cold Spring	4.3 mi	$3,404 (±$314)	Higher
Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson	4.4 mi	$3,539 (±$293)	Higher
Village of Nelsonville	5.0 mi	$3,092 (±$238)	Higher
Firthcliffe	5.2 mi	$2,772 (±$209)	Not measurably different
Town of Philipstown	5.3 mi	$3,275 (±$147)	Higher
Town of Woodbury	5.8 mi	$3,083 (±$282)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Cornwall, NY ($3,123), Village of Cold Spring, NY ($3,404), Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY ($3,539).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
6	Town of Woodbury	$3,083 (±$282)
7	Town of Minisink	$3,071 (±$204)
8	Town of Warwick	$3,015 (±$149)
9	Town of Chester (Orange County)	$3,011 (±$240)
10	Town of Blooming Grove	$2,862 (±$203)
11	Town of New Windsor	$2,689 (±$106)
12	Town of Highlands	$2,632 (±$186)
13	Town of Palm Tree	$2,616 (±$264)
14	Town of Crawford	$2,598 (±$304)
15	Town of Newburgh	$2,580 (±$146)
16	Town of Mount Hope	$2,523 (±$189)
17	Town of Wawayanda	$2,491 (±$222)
18	Town of Wallkill	$2,417 (±$83)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Highlands include them.

The figures for the Town of Highlands include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Fort Montgomery, West Point.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Highlands

What is the average mortgage payment in the Town of Highlands?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in the Town of Highlands, NY is $2,632 (±$186) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in the Town of Highlands?

Owners without a mortgage in the Town of Highlands pay a median of $1,376 (±$133) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in the Town of Highlands gone up?

In the Town of Highlands, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $2,064 in 2015–2019 to $2,632 in 2020–2024 (+27.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Highlands town, Orange County, New York (county subdivision:34550, in state:36 county:071).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.