Highland Beach, Maryland
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Down 1.9% since 2020.
104
people, the 151st-largest of Maryland's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Maryland's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.
100.0%
of 1 jobs located in Highland Beach are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $2,157 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Anne Arundel County.
- $1,344 Tract 7308
- $3,501 Tract 7027.02
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Building
74% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 74% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.
0
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 83% more than Maryland's.
$767,900
median home value in Highland Beach.
- $767,900 Highland Beach
- $419,900 Maryland
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year