86fit
Central Park
$2K median rent
The former airport, rebuilt as a planned town. Parks everywhere, a drive to nightlife, schools in the weights.
Family streetsPlannedWalk 100Safety 32
Denver/Cheesman Park
42fit
Cheesman Park
Official statistical neighborhood: Cheesman Park
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
A pavilion, a lawn, and brick buildings facing it. Central without Cap Hill's Colfax edge.
cheesman
Best in Denver for familiesWalkable DenverUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
53
30 violent · 365 property · 44.2 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)+3 vs city set
Schools
54
Rating 7.5 / 10 nearby0 vs city set
Walk
17
OSM: 5 groceries · 8 cafes · 31 transit · 23 parks-14 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,629 ACS median vs your rent budget+2 vs city set
Vibe
13
OSM: 8 cafes · 23 restaurants · 6 bars · 23 parks-16 vs city set
Commute to work
From Cheesman Park, a typical weekday is 16 min to Downtown, 17 min to Cherry Creek, 15 min to Central Park. Not live traffic.
Central Park is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
16 min
Union Station, LoDo · -3 min vs the city-set median
Cherry Creek
17 min
Retail and offices · -1 min vs the city-set median
Central Park
15 min
Former Stapleton / airport side · -12 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
ACS median gross rent is $1,629 across all occupied rental units — studios through large apartments mixed together, not a live 1-bed or 2-bed quote.
That is 23% of median household income — under the 30% HUD cost-burden line. A household at this area’s median income ($85K) could “afford” about $2,125 a month at 30% of gross pay.
68% of households rent. Median home value is $520,532.
ACS median rent
$1,629
30% income budget
$2,125
Rent / income
23%
Median home
$520,532
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Denver city. Up 101% since 2014. Cheesman Park is 11% below 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 gross household income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS median rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed — that table is all occupied rental units. Method.
Within a walk
Inside the official statistical neighborhood or within 800 meters of its centroid, OpenStreetMap maps 5 groceries, 8 cafes, 23 parks, and 31 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 23 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (31 stops or stations).
8 cafes and 23 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Denver set.
Counts from OpenStreetMap, 800 m. Not a Walk Score license. Groceries here beat 9 of 19 other areas in this city set.
Population
8,951
Median age
36.3
Median income
$85K
Renters
68%
Bachelor+
75%
Violent / 1k
3.4
Property / 1k
40.8
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 3 census tracts · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
Waterfront
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.
Cheesman Park is a pavilion, a lawn, and brick buildings facing it. Central without Cap Hill’s Colfax edge. The park is the amenity the way Sloan Lake is the amenity — you live here to use it, not to look at it from a car.
Housing is apartments more than bungalows. Nightlife is a short walk to Uptown or Cap Hill, which you can choose night by night. Weight walk and vibe; schools are not why 5280’s family neighborhoods win.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, and local coverage, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Common questions
Answers from the same ACS, crime, and OSM figures on this page.
Is Cheesman Park safe?
On this map Cheesman Park sits near the middle of the Denver set for crime (safety 53 vs city 50). DPD logged 3.4 violent and 40.8 property incidents per 1,000 ACS residents — 44.2 combined. Rates mix residents and visitors. They are not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Cheesman Park?
ACS median rent is $1,629. Median home value is $520,532. About 68% of households rent. These are survey medians, not this week's listings.
Is Cheesman Park walkable?
Walk scores 17 here vs 31 for the Denver set — you will likely drive or ride for daily errands. OpenStreetMap counts within 800 meters: 5 groceries, 8 cafes, 31 transit stops, 23 parks.
Is Cheesman Park good for families?
The scores lean family-friendly relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 7.5 / 10. Median age is 36.3.
How long is the commute from Cheesman Park?
Typical weekday minutes to Downtown: 16. Not live traffic. Open the neighborhood page for the other job centers in Denver.
How many people live in Cheesman Park?
About 8,951 residents, median income $85K, 75% with a bachelor's or higher. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM.
What neighborhoods are next to Cheesman Park?
Closest on this map: South Park Hill, North Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill. Compare Cheesman Park vs South Park Hill if you are deciding between two official statistical neighborhoods.
Next door
Adjacent on the statistical neighborhood map, ranked with your weights.
Cheesman Park vs South Park HillCheesman Park vs North Capitol HillCheesman Park vs Capitol Hill
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
44fit
Congress Park
$2K median rent
Bungalows east of Cheesman, a city park, and 12th Avenue coffee. The family read of central Denver.
Family streetsWalk 6Safety 79
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Capitol Hill
$2K median rent
Apartments, Colfax, and the gold dome. Rent is the entry; noise is the tax.
NightlifeWalk 35Safety 26