Living in Preston Hollow, Dallas

Preston Hollow's streets are defined by scale — large lots, mature trees, and set-back homes that give the neighborhood a spread-out, low-density feel unusual this close to the center of the city. Those estate-lined streets carry that scale block after block, and NorthPark Center's shops and restaurants sit just east of the neighborhood, close enough for an afternoon out without needing to leave the area behind entirely. The tree canopy alone is thick enough to shade long stretches of sidewalk through most of the year.

Walkable retail and restaurants are thin within the neighborhood's own boundaries, though — there's no DART service, and errands typically mean a drive to nearby shopping corridors along Preston Road or Northwest Highway, sometimes a fifteen-minute round trip. Rent here reflects the neighborhood's larger apartment and duplex stock rather than dense multifamily buildings, landing in the upper-middle range for the city overall, well below its home-sale prices.

For residents, the trade is straightforward: quiet, low-density streets and mature shade overhead in exchange for keeping the car close at hand for daily shopping, dining, and most everyday needs beyond a short walk from the front door.