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Sloan Lake vs Sunnyside
Sloan Lake and Sunnyside are two official statistical neighborhoods in Denver. Sloan Lake is the calmer Part I map (68 vs 63). Sunnyside wins the errand count. Sloan Lake has the lower ACS median ($1,243).
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 | Sloan Lake | Sunnyside |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 68 | 63 |
| Schools | 64 | 43 |
| Walk | 0 | 22 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 5 | 24 |
| Median rent | $1,243 | $1,761 |
| Median home | $855,483 | $705,544 |
| Population | 7,917 | 10,044 |
| Commute to Downtown | 21 min | 18 min |
| Commute to Cherry Creek | 27 min | 31 min |
| Commute to Central Park | 37 min | 28 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Sloan Lake | Sunnyside |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 43% | 40% |
| Median age | 36.9 | 35.7 |
| Median income | $135K | $106K |
| Part I per 1k | 35.9 | 37.1 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 5 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 6 | 20 |
| Parks / 800m | 23 | 47 |
| 311 last 14 days | 3 | 10 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Denver city. Up 101% since 2014. Sloan is 32% below the 2024 city median. Sunny is 4% 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. 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 Sloan Lake if the school rating nearby is the point and the rent gap is the point. Schools score 64 vs 43. ACS median rent is $1,243 vs $1,761. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Sunnyside if you want the errands on foot and you want the cafes and the night. Walk is 22 vs 0. Vibe is 24 vs 5. Read both pages before you decide.
Sloan Lake
The lake is the amenity. Loop it at dusk, then walk home — bars are a neighborhood over.
$1,243 median rent · safety 68 · walk 0
Sunnyside
North of Highland, still west of I-25. Yards, a slower street, and downtown as a skyline not a neighbor.
$1,761 median rent · safety 63 · walk 22
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Sloan Lake or Sunnyside?
Sloan Lake is the lower ACS median: $1,243 vs $1,761. About 43% rent in Sloan Lake vs 40% in Sunnyside. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Sloan Lake more walkable than Sunnyside?
Sunnyside wins the errand count (walk 0 vs 22). Groceries inside 800 meters: 5 vs 5. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Sloan Lake or Sunnyside?
Sloan Lake is the calmer Part I read (68 vs 63). Combined rate 35.9 vs 37.1 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Sloan Lake or Sunnyside?
Sloan Lake leads the school axis (64 vs 43). Nearby rating is 7.8 / 10 vs 7.2 / 10. Median age 36.9 vs 35.7. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
21 minutes from Sloan Lake to Downtown, 18 from Sunnyside. Sunnyside is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official statistical neighborhood that is not Sloan Lake or Sunnyside: Berkeley. Tennyson Street cafes and a lake two blocks over. Northwest Denver at a residential pace.
Scores are relative among official Denver statistical neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.