Highlands Ranch is a 22,000-acre master-planned community founded in 1981. The community has a population of 96,000 people. Highlands Ranch is located 12 miles south of Denver in Douglas County and offers a wonderful quality of life and opportunities for an active lifestyle.
Highlands Ranch has received national recognition for its great quality of life and amenities. Our community has been named by NerdWallet as one of the best places to raise families in Colorado, recognized nationally by Forbes as one of the top places to move in the nation. Business Week also named Highlands Ranch one of the best places to raise kids. Not only is Highlands Ranch receiving accolades, so is Douglas County. In August 2014, Douglas County ranked second in Movoto Real Estate’s 10 Best Counties in America list.
The primary coordinate point for Highlands Ranch is located at latitude 39.5407 and longitude -104.971 in Douglas County. The formal boundaries for the Highlands Ranch Census Designated Place (see map below) encompass a land area of 24.27 sq. miles and a water area of 0.03 sq. miles. Douglas County is in the Mountain time zone (GMT -7). The elevation is 5,695 feet.