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The Highlands

Huntsville · Caution

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Street-level view — Mapillary

62out of 100

Caution

Overall safety score

“Go with care. The Highlands is a modest, primarily residential neighborhood in North Huntsville that sees elevated levels of property crime and occasional violent incidents compared to the city's affluent southern and western suburbs. While daytime visits are generally quiet, visitors should remain aware of their surroundings and secure vehicles overnight.”
— Gogo, on The Highlands

Walk score

32/100

Bike score

38/100

Recent local news: Local news coverage in North Huntsville has occasionally highlighted targeted gun violence and nuisance property crimes along major adjacent arterial corridors like Sparkman Drive and Pulaski Pike.

About the area

ResidentialSuburbanCar-DependentQuiet

The Highlands is an established residential neighborhood in North Huntsville, characterized by mid-century single-family ranch homes, mature trees, and proximity to Oakwood University and Alabama A&M University. It offers a low-key suburban layout with easy highway access to downtown Huntsville and the Cummings Research Park corridor.

Scores are safety-driven: recent crime levels and local news, plus Census data on income and poverty, housing, education and household make-up, and access to vehicles, internet and health coverage. Walk and bike scores are shown separately and do not affect the safety score. A guide, not a guarantee. Neighborhood outlines come from official city and US Census boundary data.

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