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
Denver/Congress Park
44fit
Congress Park
Official statistical neighborhood: Congress Park
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Bungalows east of Cheesman, a city park, and 12th Avenue coffee. The family read of central Denver.
12th avenue
Best in Denver for familiesWalkable DenverUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
79
26 violent · 362 property · 34.4 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)+29 vs city set
Schools
86
Rating 8.4 / 10 nearby+32 vs city set
Walk
6
OSM: 2 groceries · 5 cafes · 36 transit · 6 parks-25 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,566 ACS median vs your rent budget+2 vs city set
Vibe
5
OSM: 5 cafes · 28 restaurants · 9 bars · 6 parks-24 vs city set
Commute to work
From Congress Park, a typical weekday is 22 min to Downtown, 14 min to Cherry Creek, 22 min to Central Park. Not live traffic.
Cherry Creek is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
22 min
Union Station, LoDo · +3 min vs the city-set median
Cherry Creek
14 min
Retail and offices · -4 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Central Park
22 min
Former Stapleton / airport side · -5 min vs the city-set median
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 $1,566 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 18% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($104K) could “afford” about $2,592 a month at 30% of pay.
54% of households rent. Median home value is $833,296.
ACS median rent
$1,566
30% income budget
$2,592
Rent / income
18%
Median home
$833,296
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Denver city. Up 101% since 2014. Congress Park is 14% 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 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: 2 groceries, 5 cafes, 6 parks, and 36 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 6 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (36 stops or stations).
5 cafes and 28 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Denver set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 3 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
11,266
Median age
36
Median income
$104K
Renters
54%
Bachelor+
75%
Violent / 1k
2.3
Property / 1k
32.1
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 3 census tracts · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
Family streets
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.
Congress Park is 5280’s 2026 #6: bungalows east of Cheesman, a city park, 12th Avenue coffee. It is the family read of central Denver — still in the grid, still a bike to downtown, with lawns that Cap Hill does not have.
You are close enough to Colfax to use it and far enough to sleep. Home prices in that ranking sat around $900k, which is the city’s idea of attainable inner-core. Weight schools and safety. The commercial strip is enough; it is not Tennyson.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, 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.
8 reports
- Pothole4
- Curb/Gutter Repair1
- Intersection Concern1
- Pavement Markings Maintenance1
- Urgent Traffic Safety Maintenance1
- Pothole
- Curb/Gutter Repair
- Intersection Concern
- Pothole
- Pothole
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.
No r/Denver posts in this snapshot mentioned Congress Park.
Last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Congress Park safe?
Congress Park sits on the quieter side of this Denver map (safety 79 vs city 50). DPD logged 2.3 violent and 32.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 34.4 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Congress Park?
ACS median rent is $1,566 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 54% of households rent. Median home value is $833,296. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Congress Park walkable?
Walk is 6 here vs 31 for the Denver set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 2 groceries, 5 cafes, 36 transit stops, 6 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Congress Park good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.4 / 10. Median age is 36. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Congress Park?
22 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 Congress Park?
About 11,266 people. Median income $104K. 75% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Congress Park?
South Park Hill, Cheesman Park, Cherry Creek sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official statistical neighborhoods, start with Congress Park vs South Park Hill.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Congress Park vs South Park HillCongress Park vs Cheesman ParkCongress Park vs Cherry Creek
47fit
Washington Park
$2K median rent
The meadow is the brand. Run the loop, then a bungalow on a quiet grid. Safety and lawns lead the scores.
Family streetsWaterfrontWalk 7Safety 100
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
41fit
Capitol Hill
$2K median rent
Apartments, Colfax, and the gold dome. Rent is the entry; noise is the tax.
NightlifeWalk 35Safety 26
38fit
Cherry Creek
$2K median rent
Retail and high-rises along the creek. Property crime follows the mall; the housing is not starter.
Walk 16Safety 5