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/South Park Hill
59fit
South Park Hill
Official statistical neighborhood: South Park Hill
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Tree canopy, brick, and a slower east side. People search Park Hill; this is the official south slice.
park hills park hill
Best in Denver for familiesWalkable DenverUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
95
33 violent · 192 property · 25.4 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)+45 vs city set
Schools
89
Rating 8.5 / 10 nearby+35 vs city set
Walk
32
OSM: 7 groceries · 5 cafes · 37 transit · 47 parks+1 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,625 ACS median vs your rent budget+2 vs city set
Vibe
23
OSM: 5 cafes · 21 restaurants · 4 bars · 47 parks-6 vs city set
Commute to work
From South Park Hill, a typical weekday is 21 min to Downtown, 20 min to Cherry Creek, 15 min to Central Park. Not live traffic.
Central Park is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
21 min
Union Station, LoDo · +2 min vs the city-set median
Cherry Creek
20 min
Retail and offices · +2 min vs the city-set median
Central Park
15 min
Former Stapleton / airport side · -12 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
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 $1,625 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 12% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($167K) could “afford” about $4,169 a month at 30% of pay.
12% of households rent. Median home value is $1,008,609.
ACS median rent
$1,625
30% income budget
$4,169
Rent / income
12%
Median home
$1,008,609
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Denver city. Up 101% since 2014. South Park Hill is 11% 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: 7 groceries, 5 cafes, 47 parks, and 37 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 47 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (37 stops or stations).
5 cafes and 21 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Denver set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 12 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
8,836
Median age
44.2
Median income
$167K
Renters
12%
Bachelor+
81%
Violent / 1k
3.7
Property / 1k
21.7
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 2 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.
People search Park Hill; South Park Hill is the official south slice — tree canopy, brick, a slower east side. 5280’s broader Park Hill family ranks for schools and safety more than for restaurants. This is Denver that still looks like a streetcar suburb.
Downtown is a drive or a bus, not a walk. The payoff is yards, canopy, and a night that belongs to the block. Weight schools and safety. Do not expect RiNo’s murals or LoHi’s bridges.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, Boston planning-neighborhood writing, 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.
9 reports
- Pothole3
- Curb/Gutter Repair1
- Safe Routes to School1
- Street Alley Paving or Repair1
- Traffic Calming Measure1
- Pothole
- Curb/Gutter Repair
- Safe Routes to School
- Pothole
- Street Alley Paving or Repair
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 South Park Hill.
Last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is South Park Hill safe?
South Park Hill sits on the quieter side of this Denver map (safety 95 vs city 50). DPD logged 3.7 violent and 21.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 25.4 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in South Park Hill?
ACS median rent is $1,625 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 12% of households rent. Median home value is $1,008,609. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is South Park Hill walkable?
Walk is 32 here vs 31 for the Denver set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 7 groceries, 5 cafes, 37 transit stops, 47 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is South Park Hill good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.5 / 10. Median age is 44.2. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from South Park Hill?
21 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 South Park Hill?
About 8,836 people. Median income $167K. 81% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to South Park Hill?
Cheesman Park, Congress Park, Central Park sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official statistical neighborhoods, start with South Park Hill vs Cheesman Park.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
South Park Hill vs Cheesman ParkSouth Park Hill vs Congress ParkSouth Park Hill vs Central Park
49fit
North Capitol Hill
$2K median rent
Uptown restaurants between downtown and Cheesman. Walkable, rental-heavy, still in the grid.
NightlifeWalk 55Safety 16
44fit
Congress Park
$2K median rent
Bungalows east of Cheesman, a city park, and 12th Avenue coffee. The family read of central Denver.
Family streetsWalk 6Safety 79
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