The Homes & Style
Highland Park is overwhelmingly single-family, with a smaller share of duplexes and small apartment buildings mixed into the grid. The dominant product is the mid-century concrete-block ranch or bungalow, generally one story, typically around 850 to 1,250 square feet, on a small urban lot (NeighborhoodScout; Compass; FloridaCustomHomes, accessed June 2026). Because homes were built individually over several decades, condition varies widely lot by lot: some have been renovated with updated roofs, systems, and kitchens, while others remain original and project-grade.
That spread is the whole story here. Two homes on the same street can differ sharply on roof age, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC, so the read on any given property is condition-first. Concrete-block construction is durable and generally insurer-friendly, but the age of the roof and the major systems drives both the carrying cost and the offer. Pin the specific build year and the update history rather than relying on a neighborhood average.
On pricing, frame everything as illustrative and third-party, never as MLS data. NeighborhoodScout reported a median home value in roughly the $350,000 to $380,000 range for the Highland Park / Ridgewood Park Kingston tract (accessed June 2026), while active renovated two-to-three-bedroom homes have listed around $235,000 to $250,000 (FloridaCustomHomes, accessed June 2026). These are approximate, third-party figures from June 2026; confirm current pricing for any specific home before relying on it.
The Homes & Style
Highland Park is overwhelmingly single-family, with a smaller share of duplexes and small apartment buildings mixed into the grid. The dominant product is the mid-century concrete-block ranch or bungalow, generally one story, typically around 850 to 1,250 square feet, on a small urban lot (NeighborhoodScout; Compass; FloridaCustomHomes, accessed June 2026). Because homes were built individually over several decades, condition varies widely lot by lot: some have been renovated with updated roofs, systems, and kitchens, while others remain original and project-grade.
That spread is the whole story here. Two homes on the same street can differ sharply on roof age, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC, so the read on any given property is condition-first. Concrete-block construction is durable and generally insurer-friendly, but the age of the roof and the major systems drives both the carrying cost and the offer. Pin the specific build year and the update history rather than relying on a neighborhood average.
On pricing, frame everything as illustrative and third-party, never as MLS data. NeighborhoodScout reported a median home value in roughly the $350,000 to $380,000 range for the Highland Park / Ridgewood Park Kingston tract (accessed June 2026), while active renovated two-to-three-bedroom homes have listed around $235,000 to $250,000 (FloridaCustomHomes, accessed June 2026). These are approximate, third-party figures from June 2026; confirm current pricing for any specific home before relying on it.
What Living Here Is Actually Like
Day to day, Highland Park lives like a quiet, established west-Daytona grid: tree-lined residential streets, small front yards, and easy access to the Nova Road corridor for everyday retail and errands. There is no gate and no amenity campus — the appeal is being centrally located in Daytona at an attainable price point. The Halifax River and downtown Daytona are minutes away, Tanger Outlets and I-95 are a short drive, and the beach is roughly 10 to 15 minutes east across the river (approximate, confirm).
It is worth being precise about identity: this is the inland, west-Daytona Highland Park, not the St. Johns River / DeLand Highland Park Fish Camp, which is a separate place entirely. Schools are assigned by Volusia County and by address; the ZIP 32117 public-school average rates low (PublicSchoolReview reports roughly a 2 out of 10 ZIP average), so anyone for whom schools are central should confirm the current GreatSchools ratings for the specific address. We state that factually and recommend verification rather than steering.
Some listings market the rental and investment potential of homes here, but Highland Park is not a designated vacation-rental community. Short-term-rental legality is governed by City of Daytona Beach zoning and must be verified per parcel before you count on any rental use. For a broader Daytona comparison, weigh nearby established neighborhoods like Georgetowne and Bayshore.
