About Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch, CO is a small unincorporated community located in central Colorado.
Highlands Ranch holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 24.27 square miles.
📰 Highlands Ranch News Today
- Highlands Ranch vs. Mountain Vista: Colorado High School Boys Soccer, Sept. 30, 2025 CHSAA · Oct 10
- Highlands Ranch Mansion Virtual Tour and History Presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 1:00 PM MT Colorado Community Media · Oct 9
- Regis Jesuit vs. Highlands Ranch: Colorado High School Boys Soccer, Oct. 10, 2026 CHSAANow.com · Oct 9
- Horizon vs. Highlands Ranch: Colorado High School Football, Oct. 9, 2026 CHSAANow.com · Oct 8
- Highlands Ranch vs. Sand Creek: Colorado High School Softball, Oct. 8, 2026 CHSAANow.com · Oct 8
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Highlands Ranch Unique
- The only place in America named Highlands Ranch — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Highlands Ranch
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Highlands Ranch
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Highlands Ranch
- Cougar Run Elementary School
- Coyote Creek Elementary School
- Eldorado Elementary School
- Fox Creek Elementary School
- Heritage Elementary School
- Highlands Ranch High School
- Northridge Elementary School
- Platte River Charter Academy
- Ranch View Middle School
- Saddle Ranch Elementary School
- Sand Creek Elementary School
- Summit View Elementary School
- Thunderridge High School
- Trailblazer Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.