
The walkability and safety of the city’s tree-lined streets, zealously patrolled by the town’s police force. And, of course, the private-school-quality education at public-school prices that Highland Park ISD provides its students.
Justifiably known as a wealthy enclave that’s becoming seemingly wealthier all the time, it’s the small-town charms and some of the best public schools in the state that draw residents to its leafy avenues lined by impressively sized houses. HP is an independent municipality, giving it access to all the advantages of Dallas’ other dynamic neighborhoods with far fewer of the drawbacks.
The walkability and safety of the city’s tree-lined streets, zealously patrolled by the town’s police force. And, of course, the private-school-quality education at public-school prices that Highland Park ISD provides its students.
Lot value so far outstrips the structural value of most of the original homes that buyers often feel they have no choice but to tear down the old and put up something new and much bigger. This has made both McMansions and narrow streets clogged by construction equipment an increasingly frequent sight.
The western edge of Highland Park falls outside the boundaries of the Highland Park school district, which is why you’ll see home prices drop significantly from one side of the Dallas North Tollway to the other. Still ain’t cheap.
Highland Park Village was the first self-contained shopping center in America.
Designed a century ago, this town fits in perfectly with today’s urban-planning trends.
Highland Park is walkable and self-contained, yet borders some of Dallas’ most vibrant neighborhoods
Despite the number of luxury retailers, the Village continues to be conscious of maintaining space for local tenants like Deno’s shoe repair shop.
Not much has changed in 40 years, and residents like it that way.
The gazebo at Flippen Park on Versailles Avenue is a popular spot for engagement and wedding photos.
The iconic Village Theatre continues to show first-run films.
The 2016 population of Highland Park is estimated to be 8,722. That’s a change of +1.8% in the last five years. Over the next five years, the population is projected to change by +2.9%.
The number of households is 3,474, a change of +1.8% in the last five years. In the next five years, the number of households is projected to change +2.9%.
The average household size is 2.51.
The median household income is $165,591 and, of the entire population age 16 and over, 43.1% aren’t in the labor force. 3.2% of families live below the poverty line.
Among those employed, 2.7% are blue-collar workers, 93.7% are white-collar workers, and 3.6% are occupied as service industry or farm workers.
The average commute time for workers who live in this area is 19.0 minutes. The average number of vehicles per household is 2.0.
77.0% of Highland Park homes are detached, single-family houses. The median owner-occupied home value is more than $1,000,000.
82.4% of the homes are owner-occupied. The average length of residence among residents in owner-occupied homes is 16.1 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 1958.
During Fiscal Year 2014 in Highland Park there were:
Assaults | 14 |
Aggravated Assaults | 1 |
Robberies | 1 |
Business Burglaries | 11 |
Residential Burglaries | 17 |
Motor-Vehicle Burglaries | 45 |
Auto Thefts | 2 |
Other Thefts | 67 |
Murders | 0 |
Rapes | 1 |
Arson | 0 |
Highland Park ISD Arch H. McCulloch Intermediate School | 96 |
Highland Park ISD Highland Park High School | 98 |
Highland Park ISD Highland Park Middle School | 96 |
Highland Park ISD John S. Armstrong Elementary | 96 |
Highland Park ISD John S. Bradfield Elementary | 98 |
Dallas ISD Maple Lawn Elementary | 65 |
Dallas ISD North Dallas High School | 57 |
Dallas ISD Thomas J. Rusk Middle School | 47 |