Highlands Ranch, Colorado

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The next largest community is Colorado Springs. It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the south of Highlands Ranch and has a population of 360,890 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arvada	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	107,361	5.1% increase
	Aurora	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	319,057	15.44% increase
	Boulder	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	94,171	0.53% decrease
	Broomfield	N	25 mi [40.23 km]	54,858	43.34% increase
	Centennial	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Englewood	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	32,669	2.97% increase
	Lafayette	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	25,065	8.05% increase
	Lakewood	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	140,989	2.18% decrease
	Littleton	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	40,777	1.08% increase
	Longmont	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	85,928	20.87% increase
	Northglenn	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	33,697	6.72% increase
	Parker	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	43,767	85.78% increase
	Thornton	N	25 mi [40.23 km]	113,429	37.68% increase
	Westminster	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	107,056	6.06% increase
	Wheat Ridge	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	30,894	6.13% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Acres Green	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Bow Mar	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	811	4.25% decrease
	Carriage Club	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Castle Pines North	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Castlewood	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Cherry Hills Village	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	6,355	6.66% increase
	Columbine Valley	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	1,320	16.61% increase
	Columbine	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Gateway	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Greenwood Village	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	14,230	28.95% increase
	Heritage Hills	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Lone Tree	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	9,348	91.83% increase
	Louviers	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Meridian	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Southglenn	N	2 mi [3.22 km]	---

Douglas County

Highlands Ranch is located in Douglas County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas: Arapahoe, El Paso, Elbert, Jefferson, Park and Teller.

While not sharing a border with Douglas, the following counties are close to Highlands Ranch: Denver, Boulder and Adams.

Below are counties that are near Highlands Ranch (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Highlands Ranch:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Highlands Ranch
	Adams County	NE	Boston Heights	14 miles [22 km]
	Arapahoe County	N	Broadway Estates	2 miles [3 km]
	Boulder County	E	Pine Valley	12 miles [19 km]
	Broomfield County	N	Brandywine	25 miles [40 km]
	Clear Creek County	W	Brook Forest	22 miles [35 km]
	Denver County	N	University Hills	7 miles [11 km]
	El Paso County	S	Glen Park	30 miles [48 km]
	Elbert County	E	Parker Highlands	17 miles [27 km]
	Gilpin County	NW	Cottonwood	28 miles [45 km]
	Jefferson County	W	Archer	5 miles [8 km]

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