Though Southern Methodist University’s buildings dominate the eastern portion, most of the rest of this independent suburb looks like a movie-set version of Everytown, U.S.A. University Park boasts the same upscale advantages as its slightly older, wealthier sibling directly to the south, Highland Park. Here as there, HPISD schools forge the primary bond among the community’s residents.
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That with convenient access to Northwest Highway, the Dallas North Tollway, and U.S. Highway 75 all the rest of Dallas is easily within reach. But, by the same token, getting to downtown without having to get on one of those often-clogged highways isn’t necessary.
Snider Plaza, the city’s de facto town square, is a tremendous community asset populated by unique shops and restaurants. But finding parking there is often a nightmare.
Being the home of “Boulevarding” before SMU football games, as well as playing host to the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
The short strip running parallel to Hillcrest Road, near SMU, anchors the enchanting illusion that University Park doesn’t sit surrounded by one of the largest cities in the United States.
Snider Plaza devotes much of its space to unique local shops rather than national chains.
Walk into Snider Plaza Hair Styling and be soothed by the hum of hair dryers and the sight of women in rollers half-drowsing under the old-fashioned beehive helmets.
After 54 years, Miss Ann (Etgen) and Mr. Bill (Atkinson) closed their dance studio.
It’s hard to get family-friendlier than University Park.
As much a gallery as a fashion store, Studio Sebastian carries the fashion other Dallas boutiques don’t dare to—edgy, forward-looking, unconventional but very elegant.
Snider Plaza is like an idyllic version of Main Street from a bygone era.
The 2016 population of University Park is estimated to be 24,130. That’s a change of +4.6% in the last five years. Over the next five years, the population is projected to change by +4.1%.
The number of households is 7,609, a change of +4.0% in the last five years. In the next five years, the number of households is projected to change +4.5%.
The average household size is 2.83.
The median household income is $172,170 and, of the entire population age 16 and over, 39.9% aren’t in the labor force. 2.2% of families live below the poverty line.
Among those employed, 3.8% are blue-collar workers, 88.4% are white-collar workers, and 7.9% are occupied as service industry or farm workers.
The average commute time for workers who live in this area is 18.0 minutes. The average number of vehicles per household is 2.0.
70.5% of University Park homes are detached, single-family houses. The median owner-occupied home value is more than $1,000,000.
75.9% of the homes are owner-occupied. The average length of residence among residents in owner-occupied homes is 14.9 years, while the average renter has been in the same home 6.7 years.
The median year the area’s housing units were built is 1975.
During 2014 in University Park there were:
| Aggravated Assaults | 4 |
| Burglaries | 44 |
| Auto Thefts | 4 |
| Robberies | 0 |
| Larcenies | 253 |
| Murders | 0 |
| Rapes | 1 |
| Arson | 1 |
| 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 |
| Dallas ISD Hillcrest High School | 71 |
| Highland Park ISD John S. Armstrong Elementary | 96 |
| Highland Park ISD John S. Bradfield Elementary | 98 |
| Highland Park ISD Robert S. Hyer Elementary | 97 |
| Highland Park ISD University Park Elementary | 99 |
