73fit
Union Station
$2K median rent
Warehouses turned lofts around the train hall. Walk to everything, pay for it, and hear it at 2 a.m.
NightlifePlannedWalk 93Safety 21
Denver/Central Park
86fit
Central Park
Official statistical neighborhood: Central Park
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
The former airport, rebuilt as a planned town. Parks everywhere, a drive to nightlife, schools in the weights.
stapletonnorthfield
Best in Denver for familiesWalkable DenverUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
32
135 violent · 2141 property · 69.5 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)-18 vs city set
Schools
71
Rating 8.0 / 10 nearby+17 vs city set
Walk
100
OSM: 10 groceries · 4 cafes · 39 transit · 179 parks+69 vs city set
Cost
100
$2,144 ACS median vs your rent budget+2 vs city set
Vibe
93
OSM: 4 cafes · 58 restaurants · 2 bars · 179 parks+64 vs city set
Commute to work
From Central Park, a typical weekday is 20 min to Downtown, 26 min to Cherry Creek, 6 min to Central Park. Not live traffic.
Central Park is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
20 min
Union Station, LoDo · +1 min vs the city-set median
Cherry Creek
26 min
Retail and offices · +8 min vs the city-set median
Central Park
6 min
Former Stapleton / airport side · -21 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $2,144 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 15% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($176K) could “afford” about $4,398 a month at 30% of pay.
30% of households rent. Median home value is $836,638.
ACS median rent
$2,144
30% income budget
$4,398
Rent / income
15%
Median home
$836,638
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Denver city. Up 101% since 2014. Central Park is 17% 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. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official statistical neighborhood: 10 groceries, 4 cafes, 179 parks, and 39 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 179 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (39 stops or stations).
4 cafes and 58 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Denver set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 16 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
32,720
Median age
36.8
Median income
$176K
Renters
30%
Bachelor+
69%
Violent / 1k
4.1
Property / 1k
65.4
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 6 census tracts · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
Family streetsPlanned
Crime is DPD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
Central Park is the former Stapleton airport, rebuilt as a planned town: parks everywhere, a drive to nightlife, schools in the weights. It is Denver’s Mueller — new bones, trails, a town center that was drawn before anyone moved in.
You will own a car. The highway edges are real. Families who want new construction and playground density land here and accept the 20-minute ride to RiNo. Weight schools and cost relative to Wash Park, not walk relative to Highland.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, Boston planning-neighborhood writing, and local writing, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Reported here lately
City 311 service requests in this official unit, last 14 days. This is what neighbors filed with the city — not a chat thread, and not part of the fit score.
9 reports
- Pothole2
- Parking Regulations2
- Urgent Traffic Safety Maintenance2
- Street Alley Paving or Repair1
- Pavement Markings1
- Pothole
- Street Alley Paving or Repair
- Pavement Markings
- Pothole
- Parking Regulations
Denver DOTI 311 (streets and transport), last 14 days — not the full city 311 catalog. Mapped to statistical neighborhoods. Method.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/Denver that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
In r/Denver lately: parks.
- What do you know about Central Park?
r/Denver · Aug 31 · 5 upvotes · 26 comments
The line above is a reading of the titles, not a verdict. Up to 3 links, last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Central Park safe?
Central Park shows more Part I than most of this Denver set (safety 32 vs city 50). DPD logged 4.1 violent and 65.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 69.5 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Central Park?
ACS median rent is $2,144 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 30% of households rent. Median home value is $836,638. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Central Park walkable?
Walk is 100 here vs 31 for the Denver set — a grocery run and a coffee on foot are realistic. Inside 800 meters: 10 groceries, 4 cafes, 39 transit stops, 179 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Central Park good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.0 / 10. Median age is 36.8. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Central Park?
20 typical weekday minutes to Downtown. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in Central Park?
About 32,720 people. Median income $176K. 69% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Central Park?
Cheesman Park, South Park Hill, Five Points sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official statistical neighborhoods, start with Central Park vs Cheesman Park.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Central Park vs Cheesman ParkCentral Park vs South Park HillCentral Park vs Five Points
60fit
Five Points
$2K median rent
RiNo murals and breweries sit on the official Five Points map. Nightlife first, groceries second.
NightlifePlannedWalk 64Safety 0
59fit
South Park Hill
$2K median rent
Tree canopy, brick, and a slower east side. People search Park Hill; this is the official south slice.
Family streetsWalk 32Safety 95
49fit
North Capitol Hill
$2K median rent
Uptown restaurants between downtown and Cheesman. Walkable, rental-heavy, still in the grid.
NightlifeWalk 55Safety 16
42fit
Cheesman Park
$2K median rent
A pavilion, a lawn, and brick buildings facing it. Central without Cap Hill's Colfax edge.
WaterfrontWalk 17Safety 53