Highland Park - A Legendary Neighborhood in Dallas

The Town of Highland Park - is an affluent town in Central Dallas County, Texas with approximately 10,000 residents. The upscale town has a close-in location which is just 4 miles north of downtown Dallas - and it's bordered by the Dallas North Tollway and Central Expressway (Hwy 75). Highland Park’s neighbor is University Park and together they are called the Park Cities. Highland Park has exquisite residences and estate homes which are situated conveniently for leisure or business traveling - just minutes (approx. 10 minutes) from Love Field Airport and 25 miles from DFW International Airport.

Highland Park is considered the top city in Texas and is ranked 7th in the United States - according to its wealth. The town boasts many first-class amenities including - numerous city parks like Conner Park, Abbott Park, Davis Park, Fairfax Park, Flippen Park, Lakeside Park, and Prather Park, five different areas with public tennis courts, walking paths, a community pool and the Highland Park Library. Also, Turtle Creek with its wildlife, ducks, and swans runs through Highland Park and University Park - to the mouth of the Trinity River. Turtle Creek is considered the most notable waterway throughout Dallas’ history - and is located by some of Dallas’ most fashionable real estate. Fed by underground springs, the creek never runs dry and provides local Highland Park residents with an additional natural recreational area.

Highland Park Town Hall has a Municipal Court with all the town’s services including - city government, police, EMS and the fire department. Area crime is low in HP, because of their specialized law enforcement along with their responsiveness to crime (quick response times). Also, the city has invested in cameras that are constantly recording at central locations throughout the town’s 2.2 square miles. The Town of Highland Park has a water conservation and tree program along with eco-friendly and recycling options for its residents. 

Real estate taxes in Highland Park are some of the lowest in Texas - and in comparison to other nearby cities they’re in the bottom 25%. The rates are 2.08 and 2.16 of tax appraisal value - depending on where you live in Highland Park. This lower tax rate makes investing in a new custom home in Highland Park - even more advantageous. The Town’s events feature Arbor Day - with new tree plantings throughout Highland Park and the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting event.

Highland Park offers some of the finest retail boutiques in the Highland Park Village open air shopping center along with a plethora of other shopping and retail options. Also, nearby there are shopping opportunities like Snider Plaza, the quant boutique shops on Lovers Lane and NorthPark Shopping Mall with anchor store Neiman Marcus. Highland Park is also home to the prestigious and notable Dallas Country Club with it's a coveted and distinguished golf course. Southern Methodist University (SMU) and its campus expands across both Highland Park and University Park in the Park Cities.

As a result of Highland Park’s upscale demographics (most households average over $200,000 yearly income), many businesses have strategically chosen to be situated in Highland Park. Convenience is key with 6 banks within the 2.5 square miles of HP, 10 high-end jewelry stores, 5 professional dry cleaners, 10 gas stations and more. Some of the companies located in Highland Park include - Southwest Airlines, Cisco Systems, AT&T Headquarters, Shell Oil, Studio Movie Grill, Neiman Marcus, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, MD Anderson Cancer Center offices, HEB, Interstate Batteries, Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin, and Chewy’s corporate office for Dallas. Highland Park has a variety of notable residents - from celebrities and sports figures to high profile business executives. Business media giant Tom Hicks, oilman Clark Hunt, Ed Cox (SMU- Cox School of Business) and Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys all live in Highland Park along with - Matthew Stafford quarterback of the Detroit Lions, hockey’s Marty Turco, pitcher Clayton Kershaw, actress Angie Harmon, and philanthropist Peter O’ Donnell.

Highland Park Independent School District has a long and proud tradition of excellence. The school opened its doors in 1914 with a 4 room building on Cornell Street. Since this humble beginning, it's grown into one of the premier public school systems in the Nation. It's now comprised of 8 campuses with over 7,000 students and 460 teachers - with 63% holding advanced master's degrees. The HIPSD serves the residents of Highland Park and University Park with 5 elementary schools, an intermediate and middle school and one high school.

At the Highland Park Independent School District, there's a proud tradition of academic excellence, fine arts, athletics and community involvement. 

The HPISD Mission is “Preparing Students for College and a Career”.

The Statistics Speak for HPISD

• 97% - of graduates attend college
• SAT - 1309 average
• ACT - 27.5 average 
• 552 - Advanced Placement Scholarship Awards
• 62 - National AP Scholars
• Entrance in to some of the most prestigious colleges - and also local colleges like - Tulane, Duke, Harvard, SMU, Stanford, Texas, TCU, Baylor, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt.
  

*Stats from the 2017/18 HPISD school year.

Tree-lined streets with well-manicured lawns and sprawling estate homes welcome residents and visitors to Highland Park.

The Town of Highland Park has an estimated 2,500 residential homes - with the original residences being built starting in 1908. Today, many of the original older Highland Park homes have been replaced with recently constructed new luxury custom estates. Most residences in Highland Park begin at over $1.5 Million and can go as high as $20 million or more. With the popularity and first-class amenities, many residents stay for decades or life, so finding a home in this highly sought-after area (especially a new custom home) can be a bit of a challenge.

Alford Homes is one of the finest custom home builders constructing new luxury residences in Highland Park and University Park in the Park Cities. Greg Alford and his team of residential home building experts have dedicated much of their careers (30 years) to building custom homes in the Park Cities area. Highland Park homebuilder Greg Alford sees the advantages of building estate properties in this prestigious neighborhood plus he’s learned to overcome a few of the minor challenges (lot sizes) - while building the highest quality luxury custom homes.

With 40 years of experience, Alford Homes is a professional Highland Park home builder that offers a vast array of residential real estate turn-key services such as - lot procurement, top architects, financial partners, first-class interior designers, certified real estate agents along with the finest residential home construction.

Please call Highland Park home builder Greg Alford of Alford Homes Today at 972.429.1074.