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
Denver/Speer
55fit
Speer
Official statistical neighborhood: Speer
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Between downtown and the creek. Condos, the boulevard, and a short walk to Cherry Creek shops.
cherry creek westalameda
Best in Denver for familiesWalkable DenverUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
47
32 violent · 603 property · 49.1 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)-3 vs city set
Schools
43
Rating 7.2 / 10 nearby-11 vs city set
Walk
42
OSM: 4 groceries · 12 cafes · 25 transit · 72 parks+11 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,903 ACS median vs your rent budget+2 vs city set
Vibe
48
OSM: 12 cafes · 50 restaurants · 19 bars · 72 parks+19 vs city set
Commute to work
From Speer, a typical weekday is 11 min to Downtown, 14 min to Cherry Creek, 24 min to Central Park. Not live traffic.
Downtown is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
11 min
Union Station, LoDo · -8 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Cherry Creek
14 min
Retail and offices · -4 min vs the city-set median
Central Park
24 min
Former Stapleton / airport side · -3 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 $1,903 — 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 ($101K) could “afford” about $2,516 a month at 30% of pay.
71% of households rent. Median home value is $644,355.
ACS median rent
$1,903
30% income budget
$2,516
Rent / income
23%
Median home
$644,355
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Denver city. Up 101% since 2014. Speer is 4% 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: 4 groceries, 12 cafes, 72 parks, and 25 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 72 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (25 stops or stations).
12 cafes and 50 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Denver set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 6 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
12,947
Median age
33.3
Median income
$101K
Renters
71%
Bachelor+
81%
Violent / 1k
2.5
Property / 1k
46.6
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 4 census tracts · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
Nightlife
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.
Speer is the neighborhood between downtown and Cherry Creek, named for the boulevard. Condos, the creek path, and a short walk to Cherry Creek shops. 5280 ranked it #16 in 2026 — central, not cheap, not a village.
You live on a seam. That is useful (jobs, retail, the path) and anonymous (less of a farmers-market identity). Compare to Baker if you want South Broadway character, or to Cherry Creek if you want the mall to be your grocery.
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.
1 reports
- Pothole1
- 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.
In r/Denver lately: traffic.
- The traffic light timing needs some work for the new Alameda lanes
r/Denver · Aug 27 · 24 upvotes · 52 comments
- What is wrong with Speer lights?
r/Denver · Aug 27 · 7 upvotes · 21 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 Speer safe?
Speer is middle of the pack for Part I here (safety 47 vs city 50). DPD logged 2.5 violent and 46.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 49.1 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Speer?
ACS median rent is $1,903 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 71% of households rent. Median home value is $644,355. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Speer walkable?
Walk is 42 here vs 31 for the Denver set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 4 groceries, 12 cafes, 25 transit stops, 72 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Speer good for families?
There is more night and visitor traffic in the mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 7.2 / 10. Median age is 33.3. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Speer?
11 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 Speer?
About 12,947 people. Median income $101K. 81% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Speer?
Capitol Hill, Baker, Union Station sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official statistical neighborhoods, start with Speer vs Capitol Hill.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Speer vs Capitol HillSpeer vs BakerSpeer vs Union Station
49fit
North Capitol Hill
$2K median rent
Uptown restaurants between downtown and Cheesman. Walkable, rental-heavy, still in the grid.
NightlifeWalk 55Safety 16
47fit
Baker
$2K median rent
South Broadway antiques and bars, brick cottages behind them. Walkable south of Speer without Wash Park prices.
NightlifeWalk 49Safety 11
42fit
Highland
$2K median rent
Tennyson-adjacent porches west of the Platte. Brunch density with a view back at downtown.
NightlifePlannedWalk 19Safety 42
41fit
Capitol Hill
$2K median rent
Apartments, Colfax, and the gold dome. Rent is the entry; noise is the tax.
NightlifeWalk 35Safety 26