Highland, Wisconsin

About Highland

Highland is a tiny community in southern Wisconsin counting 869 people who proudly call it home.

Highland holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.14 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 762 residents per square mile.

📰 Highland News Today

• Highland Avenue railroad crossing closing Friday for replacement project WMSN · Oct 5
• Highland Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Riverdale MaxPreps · Oct 9
• Highland storage units suffer major damage after Wednesday storms WMTV 15 NEWS · Jun 18
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Highland, Wisconsin - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 9
• Northern Highland Fishery Research Area Celebrates 80 Years Of Internationally Recognized Fisheries Science Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) (.gov) · Jun 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Wisconsin headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Highland Unique

• One of 11 places in the US named Highland — but the Wisconsin one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Highland

• Castle Rock Ridge LLC — american
• Grandma's Kitchen

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Highland

• Snow Bottom State Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Highland Village Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Highland

• Highland Community Elementary
• Highland Community High
• Highland Community Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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