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/Five Points
60fit
Five Points
Official statistical neighborhood: Five Points
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
RiNo murals and breweries sit on the official Five Points map. Nightlife first, groceries second.
rinori noriver north5 points
Best in Denver for familiesWalkable DenverUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
0
318 violent · 1965 property · 96.4 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)-50 vs city set
Schools
7
Rating 6.2 / 10 nearby-47 vs city set
Walk
64
OSM: 9 groceries · 24 cafes · 53 transit · 30 parks+33 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,994 ACS median vs your rent budget+2 vs city set
Vibe
91
OSM: 24 cafes · 258 restaurants · 77 bars · 30 parks+62 vs city set
Commute to work
From Five Points, a typical weekday is 13 min to Downtown, 26 min to Cherry Creek, 16 min to Central Park. Not live traffic.
Downtown is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
13 min
Union Station, LoDo · -6 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Cherry Creek
26 min
Retail and offices · +8 min vs the city-set median
Central Park
16 min
Former Stapleton / airport side · -11 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 $1,994 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 23% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($105K) could “afford” about $2,619 a month at 30% of pay.
81% of households rent. Median home value is $639,933.
ACS median rent
$1,994
30% income budget
$2,619
Rent / income
23%
Median home
$639,933
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Denver city. Up 101% since 2014. Five Points is 9% 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: 9 groceries, 24 cafes, 30 parks, and 53 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 30 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (53 stops or stations).
24 cafes and 258 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Denver set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 15 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
23,675
Median age
31.6
Median income
$105K
Renters
81%
Bachelor+
66%
Violent / 1k
13.4
Property / 1k
83.0
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 6 census tracts · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
NightlifePlanned
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.
Five Points is the official statistical neighborhood; RiNo is the brand people search. Zillow notes the “Harlem of the West” jazz history under the murals and breweries. 5280 scored the X factor extremely high and safety extremely low — nightlife first, groceries second, property crime following the taprooms.
Curtis Park’s Victorian streets and the industrial RiNo edge are not the same night. Walk the neighborhood at 10 a.m. and at 10 p.m. before you sign. Great if your life is galleries and beer. Weight safety honestly; the per-1k numbers are doing real work here.
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.
3 reports
- Parking Regulations1
- Street Light Repair1
- Pothole1
- Parking Regulations
- Street Light Repair
- 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.
One r/Denver post in this snapshot names Five Points.
- Senior Photos - RiNo alleyway?
r/Denver · Aug 30 · 12 upvotes · 15 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 Five Points safe?
Five Points shows more Part I than most of this Denver set (safety 0 vs city 50). DPD logged 13.4 violent and 83.0 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 96.4 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Five Points?
ACS median rent is $1,994 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 81% of households rent. Median home value is $639,933. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Five Points walkable?
Walk is 64 here vs 31 for the Denver set — some errands work on foot; some still need a ride. Inside 800 meters: 9 groceries, 24 cafes, 53 transit stops, 30 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Five Points good for families?
There is more night and visitor traffic in the mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 6.2 / 10. Median age is 31.6. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Five Points?
13 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 Five Points?
About 23,675 people. Median income $105K. 66% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Five Points?
Union Station, North Capitol Hill, Central Park sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official statistical neighborhoods, start with Five Points vs Union Station.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Five Points vs Union StationFive Points vs North Capitol HillFive Points vs Central Park
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
51fit
West Highland
$2K median rent
32nd Avenue shops, brick bungalows, and a calmer read of Highland. Family streets without leaving the northwest.
Family streetsWalk 23Safety 74
49fit
North Capitol Hill
$2K median rent
Uptown restaurants between downtown and Cheesman. Walkable, rental-heavy, still in the grid.
NightlifeWalk 55Safety 16
46fit
Sunnyside
$2K median rent
North of Highland, still west of I-25. Yards, a slower street, and downtown as a skyline not a neighbor.
Family streetsWalk 22Safety 63