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Capitol Hill vs Union Station
Capitol Hill and Union Station are two official statistical neighborhoods in Denver. Capitol Hill is the calmer Part I map (26 vs 21). Union Station wins the errand count. Capitol Hill has the lower ACS median ($1,520).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Scores
Fit axes among official Denver statistical neighborhoods.
| Axis | Capitol Hill | Union Station |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 26 | 21 |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Walk | 35 | 93 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 21 | 100 |
| Median rent | $1,520 | $2,468 |
| Median home | $433,884 | $879,553 |
| Population | 16,211 | 9,950 |
| Commute to Downtown | 13 min | 6 min |
| Commute to Cherry Creek | 11 min | 19 min |
| Commute to Central Park | 21 min | 20 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Capitol Hill | Union Station |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 76% | 75% |
| Median age | 33.7 | 39.2 |
| Median income | $77K | $119K |
| Part I per 1k | 72.9 | 75.9 |
| Groceries / 800m | 12 | 11 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 41 | 110 |
| Parks / 800m | 9 | 28 |
| 311 last 14 days | 9 | 4 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Denver city. Up 101% since 2014. Cap Hill is 17% below the 2024 city median. LoDo is 35% above the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.
Which to pick
The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.
Pick Capitol Hill if the rent gap is the point. ACS median rent is $1,520 vs $2,468. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Union Station if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 100 vs 21. Walk is 93 vs 35. 6 vs 13 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Capitol Hill
Apartments, Colfax, and the gold dome. Rent is the entry; noise is the tax.
$1,520 median rent · safety 26 · walk 35
Union Station
Warehouses turned lofts around the train hall. Walk to everything, pay for it, and hear it at 2 a.m.
$2,468 median rent · safety 21 · walk 93
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Capitol Hill or Union Station?
Capitol Hill is the lower ACS median: $1,520 vs $2,468. About 76% rent in Capitol Hill vs 75% in Union Station. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Capitol Hill more walkable than Union Station?
Union Station wins the errand count (walk 35 vs 93). Groceries inside 800 meters: 12 vs 11. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Capitol Hill or Union Station?
Capitol Hill is the calmer Part I read (26 vs 21). Combined rate 72.9 vs 75.9 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Capitol Hill or Union Station?
Capitol Hill leads the school axis (0 vs 0). Nearby rating is 6.0 / 10 vs 6.0 / 10. Median age 33.7 vs 39.2. Union Station has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
13 minutes from Capitol Hill to Downtown, 6 from Union Station. Union Station is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official statistical neighborhood that is not Capitol Hill or Union Station: Speer. Between downtown and the creek. Condos, the boulevard, and a short walk to Cherry Creek shops.
Scores are relative among official Denver statistical neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.