Highland Park Homes

Highland Park tops the A-list of neighborhoods in Dallas. It's safe to say that this exclusive enclave with its limited land area has the highest property values of any neighborhood in the city.

Highland Park's amenities include the famous Highland Park Independent School District (which also serves University Park) and the equally famous Highland Park Village shopping center. The school system ranks nationally for superb educational standards and results. "The Village," as it's known by locals, is historically important for being the first suburban shopping center in the U.S. that opened onto interior streets as opposed to being a shopping strip.

The area of the township east of Preston Road (which was originally a cattle trail!) is known as Old Highland Park. Lots tend to be a bit larger here. The parks along Lakeside Drive and St. Johns are among the loveliest in Dallas and benefit from superb landscaping and maintenance. The town hall building is an impressive Spanish Revival building and is located on Drexel at Euclid.

Currently homes in Highland Park average well over $1 million. Some homes, if they came up for resale, would exceed $20 million in value.

The exclusive University Park and Highland Park are two incorporated municipalities with their own police force, city services, and school district, an island of exclusivity surrounded by the city of Dallas. Just five miles north of the city center, the Park Cities is gracefully laid out around an abundance of parks, more than 20 altogether, and block after block of old-world mansions. The area is home to Southern Methodist University and Highland Park Village shopping center, which has been designated a National Historic Landmark.