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Five Points vs South Park Hill

Five Points and South Park Hill are two official statistical neighborhoods in Denver. South Park Hill is the calmer Part I map (95 vs 0). Five Points wins the errand count. South Park Hill has the lower ACS median ($1,625).

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.

AxisFive PointsSouth Park Hill
Safety095
Schools789
Walk6432
Cost fit100100
Vibe9123
Median rent$1,994$1,625
Median home$639,933$1,008,609
Population23,6758,836
Commute to Downtown13 min21 min
Commute to Cherry Creek26 min20 min
Commute to Central Park16 min15 min

Living numbers

Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.

FactFive PointsSouth Park Hill
Renters81%12%
Median age31.644.2
Median income$105K$167K
Part I per 1k96.425.4
Groceries / 800m97
Transit stops / 800m5337
Parks / 800m3047
311 last 14 days39

Rent

Rent since 2014

ACS 5-year median gross rent for Denver city. Up 101% since 2014. 5 Pts is 9% above the 2024 city median. S PHill is 11% below the 2024 city median.

$1.1k5 Pts $1,994S PHill $1,625201420162018202020222024

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 Five Points if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 91 vs 23. Walk is 64 vs 32. 13 vs 21 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.

Pick South Park Hill if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 95 vs 0. Schools score 89 vs 7. ACS median rent is $1,625 vs $1,994. Read both pages before you decide.

Five Points

RiNo murals and breweries sit on the official Five Points map. Nightlife first, groceries second.

$1,994 median rent · safety 0 · walk 64

South Park Hill

Tree canopy, brick, and a slower east side. People search Park Hill; this is the official south slice.

$1,625 median rent · safety 95 · walk 32

Common questions

Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.

Which is cheaper, Five Points or South Park Hill?

South Park Hill is the lower ACS median: $1,994 vs $1,625. About 12% rent in South Park Hill vs 81% in Five Points. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.

Is Five Points more walkable than South Park Hill?

Five Points wins the errand count (walk 64 vs 32). Groceries inside 800 meters: 9 vs 7. Not a Walk Score license.

Which is safer on this map, Five Points or South Park Hill?

South Park Hill is the calmer Part I read (95 vs 0). Combined rate 25.4 vs 96.4 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.

Which scores higher for families, Five Points or South Park Hill?

South Park Hill leads the school axis (89 vs 7). Nearby rating is 8.5 / 10 vs 6.2 / 10. Median age 44.2 vs 31.6. Five Points has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.

Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?

13 minutes from Five Points to Downtown, 21 from South Park Hill. Five Points is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.

If you drop both

Closest official statistical neighborhood that is not Five Points or South Park Hill: Union Station. Warehouses turned lofts around the train hall. Walk to everything, pay for it, and hear it at 2 a.m.

Five Points vs Union StationSouth Park Hill vs Union Station

Scores are relative among official Denver statistical neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.