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Highland Heights score: 35/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Highland Heights safe? United States travel risk

Is Highland Heights safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Highland Heights scores 35/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Highland Heights scores 35/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Highland Heights: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Coordinates 41.5518° N, 81.4691° W place Highland Heights within Ohio at an elevation of 286 meters. Heading to Washington: 479.0 km SE.

Region
Ohio
Coordinates
41.5518° N, 81.4691° W
Elevation
286 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
8,619
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Detroit (163.7 km NW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF) 2.1 km NW
Hospital Care University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center 3.6 km NNW
Police Station Highland Heights Police and Fire Department 0.2 km NNW
Railway Terminal Green Road 9.1 km SSW

Adjacent Localities in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (28 °C avg high); Wettest: May (105 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 1° 2° 7° 14° 19° 25° 28° 27° 24° 17° 9° 3°
Low °C -6° -5° -1° 6° 11° 17° 20° 20° 16° 10° 3° -3°
Rain mm 75 73 91 94 105 102 95 88 85 83 89 89

Normals: Cleveland (19.5 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Euclid 10
6.0 km NW
Mentor 10
18.9 km NE
Cleveland 37
19.5 km WSW
Broadview Heights 10
31.1 km SW
Cuyahoga Falls 17
43.3 km S
Akron 32
52.7 km S

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy