
A safe, walkable area for raising a family that still boasts relatively affordable housing options, and it’s been easy to understand why the people here choose to call it home.
This suburban-like Far North Dallas neighborhood enjoys a reputation for a high quality of life thanks to its safety, affordability, and access (mostly) to Richardson ISD schools, alongside all the benefits of calling Dallas home. Its location also provides easy access to the many restaurants and bars along Addison’s main drag, as well as the ability to get to Plano as easily as to downtown Dallas.
A safe, walkable area for raising a family that still boasts relatively affordable housing options, and it’s been easy to understand why the people here choose to call it home.
The 2016 population of Prestonwood is estimated to be 13,678. That’s a change of +4.3% in the last five years. Over the next five years, the population is projected to change by +4.6%.
The number of households is 5,788, a change of +4.5% in the last five years. In the next five years, the number of households is projected to change +4.7%.
The average household size is 2.36.
The median household income is $84,745 and, of the entire population age 16 and over, 30.8% aren’t in the labor force. 4.0% of families live below the poverty line.
Among those employed, 10.8% are blue-collar workers, 75.1% are white-collar workers, and 14.2% are occupied as service industry or farm workers.
The average commute time for workers who live in this area is 26.0 minutes. The average number of vehicles per household is 1.8.
66.5% of Prestonwood homes are detached, single-family houses. The median owner-occupied home value is $299,563
71.2% of the homes are owner-occupied. The average length of residence among residents in owner-occupied homes is 17.0 years, while the average renter has been in the same home 7.1 years.
The median year the area’s housing units were built is 1977.
Prestonwood includes portions of these police beats: 622, 624, 625
Throughout those beats during 2014, there were:
Aggravated Assaults (non-family violence) | 4 |
Aggravated Assaults (family violence) | 7 |
Business Burglaries | 49 |
Home Burglaries | 103 |
Motor-Vehicle Burglaries | 207 |
Auto Thefts | 54 |
Business Robberies | 6 |
Robberies of Individuals | 17 |
Shoplifting Incidents | 46 |
Other Thefts | 101 |
Murders | 1 |
Rapes | 4 |
Dallas ISD Anne Frank Elementary | 78 |
Dallas ISD Benjamin Franklin Middle School | 68 |
Richardson ISD Bowie Elementary | 94 |
Richardson ISD Brentfield Elementary | 98 |
Dallas ISD Hillcrest High School | 71 |
Richardson ISD J.J. Pearce High School | 84 |
Richardson ISD Parkhill Junior High School | 86 |
Richardson ISD Prestonwood Elementary | 85 |
Richardson ISD Richardson High School | 83 |
Richardson ISD Spring Creek Elementary | 93 |