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Five Points vs Union Station
Five Points and Union Station are two official statistical neighborhoods in Denver. Union Station is the calmer Part I map (21 vs 0). Union Station wins the errand count. Five Points has the lower ACS median ($1,994).
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.
| Axis | Five Points | Union Station |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 0 | 21 |
| Schools | 7 | 0 |
| Walk | 64 | 93 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 91 | 100 |
| Median rent | $1,994 | $2,468 |
| Median home | $639,933 | $879,553 |
| Population | 23,675 | 9,950 |
| Commute to Downtown | 13 min | 6 min |
| Commute to Cherry Creek | 26 min | 19 min |
| Commute to Central Park | 16 min | 20 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Five Points | Union Station |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 81% | 75% |
| Median age | 31.6 | 39.2 |
| Median income | $105K | $119K |
| Part I per 1k | 96.4 | 75.9 |
| Groceries / 800m | 9 | 11 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 53 | 110 |
| Parks / 800m | 30 | 28 |
| 311 last 14 days | 3 | 4 |
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. LoDo is 35% 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. 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 the rent gap is the point. ACS median rent is $1,994 vs $2,468. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Union Station if you want the errands on foot and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Walk is 93 vs 64. Safety is 21 vs 0. Vibe is 100 vs 91. 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
Union Station
Warehouses turned lofts around the train hall. Walk to everything, pay for it, and hear it at 2 a.m.
$2,468 median rent · safety 21 · walk 93
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Five Points or Union Station?
Five Points is the lower ACS median: $1,994 vs $2,468. About 81% rent in Five Points vs 75% in Union Station. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Five Points more walkable than Union Station?
Union Station wins the errand count (walk 64 vs 93). Groceries inside 800 meters: 9 vs 11. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Five Points or Union Station?
Union Station is the calmer Part I read (21 vs 0). Combined rate 75.9 vs 96.4 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Five Points or Union Station?
Five Points leads the school axis (7 vs 0). Nearby rating is 6.2 / 10 vs 6.0 / 10. Median age 31.6 vs 39.2. Union Station 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, 6 from Union Station. Union Station is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official statistical neighborhood that is not Five Points or Union Station: North Capitol Hill. Uptown restaurants between downtown and Cheesman. Walkable, rental-heavy, still in the grid.
Five Points vs North Capitol HillUnion Station vs North Capitol Hill
Scores are relative among official Denver statistical neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.