Episode 4 of This Is Our Dallas Takes You Beyond the Village and Into the Heart of Highland Park

Highland Park Village gets a lot of credit for the boutiques, and fair enough — but that’s really just the opening scene. In Episode 4 of This Is Our Dallas, Janelle, Kaity, and Kristi walk through why this town is one of the most storied, tightly-held communities in North Texas, from the ballfields to the boutiques. 

Highland Park Village: The Fifty-Plus Boutiques We Never Get Tired Of

We always tell clients Highland Park Village isn’t just a shopping center — it’s the shopping center. It opened in 1931, is widely credited as the first self-contained shopping center built in America, and earned National Historic Landmark status in 2000. Every time we’re there, it’s the same feeling: more than 50 luxury boutiques, from Dior and Hermès to Chanel and Tom Ford, tucked inside Spanish Mediterranean buildings that haven’t dated a day, with Mi Cocina, Bistro 31, Café Pacific, and the Honor Bar all within a few steps of each other.

Fourteen Acres We Always Point Out Along Turtle Creek

Just past the Village, Turtle Creek runs through Lakeside Park — just over 14 acres of landscaped grounds along the water. We always point out the Teddy Bear statues here; they’ve basically become the neighborhood’s unofficial landmark, and on a quiet morning it barely feels like you’re inside a city of over a million people.

The School District, the Ballpark, and the Kids Who Grew Up to Be Champions

Highland Park ISD comes up constantly with relocating families, and it’s earned its reputation — Niche gives it an A+ overall grade and ranks it among the best districts in the state. We also can’t walk past Scotland Yard without talking about it. It’s the ballpark at Highland Park High School where Clayton Kershaw pitched before three Cy Young Awards and a Dodgers World Series title — the school retired his jersey number there in 2024. He’s not the only one: Super Bowl champion Matthew Stafford and multiple-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler are both Highland Park High School alumni too.

What This Means for You

If you’re weighing Highland Park against other Dallas neighborhoods, here’s the part that actually sets it apart: it’s a small, fully built-out town, so homes don’t come up for sale often, and when they do, they tend to move quickly. The architecture spans historic 1920s cottages to full teardown rebuilds, but every one of them falls inside the same single, highly rated school district — no boundary guesswork required.

The Local Reality

This one’s personal for us. Janelle walked down a stone staircase in this neighborhood to her own wedding twenty-eight years ago, and it’s still standing today, still lined with the same century-old oaks. That’s what doesn’t show up on a listing sheet — Highland Park is a town where the same families, the same staircases, and the same corner restaurants stay put for decades. Deep local roots aren’t a marketing line here. It’s just how the neighborhood works.

FAQ

Is Highland Park Part of Dallas?
No. Highland Park is its own separately incorporated town, just north of downtown Dallas, grouped with neighboring University Park as the Park Cities.

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Why Does Highland Park ISD Rank So Highly?
Niche’s 2026 rankings give Highland Park ISD an A+ overall grade, placing it among the top-rated school districts in the state.

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How Much Does a Home in Highland Park Cost?
It spans a wide range — from just over a million dollars for smaller homes up into the tens of millions for estate-level properties, all within a couple of square miles.

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Highland Park’s been on your radar, whether it’s the Village, the schools, or just the idea of a stone staircase that’s still standing after almost thirty years — we’d love to walk you through what’s actually available right now. We know this neighborhood because we live in it.