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/Sunnyside
46fit
Sunnyside
Official statistical neighborhood: Sunnyside
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
North of Highland, still west of I-25. Yards, a slower street, and downtown as a skyline not a neighbor.
sunny side
Best in Denver for familiesWalkable DenverUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
63
23 violent · 350 property · 37.1 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)+13 vs city set
Schools
43
Rating 7.2 / 10 nearby-11 vs city set
Walk
22
OSM: 5 groceries · 5 cafes · 20 transit · 47 parks-9 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,761 ACS median vs your rent budget+2 vs city set
Vibe
24
OSM: 5 cafes · 25 restaurants · 5 bars · 47 parks-5 vs city set
Commute to work
From Sunnyside, a typical weekday is 18 min to Downtown, 31 min to Cherry Creek, 28 min to Central Park. Not live traffic.
Downtown is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
18 min
Union Station, LoDo · -1 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Cherry Creek
31 min
Retail and offices · +13 min vs the city-set median
Central Park
28 min
Former Stapleton / airport side · +1 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 $1,761 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 20% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($106K) could “afford” about $2,661 a month at 30% of pay.
40% of households rent. Median home value is $705,544.
ACS median rent
$1,761
30% income budget
$2,661
Rent / income
20%
Median home
$705,544
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Denver city. Up 101% since 2014. Sunnyside 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. 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: 5 groceries, 5 cafes, 47 parks, and 20 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 47 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (20 stops or stations).
5 cafes and 25 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Denver set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 9 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
10,044
Median age
35.7
Median income
$106K
Renters
40%
Bachelor+
65%
Violent / 1k
2.3
Property / 1k
34.8
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 3 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.
Sunnyside is north of Highland, still west of I-25. 5280 ranked it #18 in 2026 with strong home-value momentum. Yards, a slower street, downtown as a skyline not a neighbor. It is the northwest for people who found LoHi too finished.
Commercial life is thinner; you will hop to Tennyson or 32nd. The trade is space and a slightly lower entry than Highland proper. Weight cost and family flags. The highway is the eastern wall.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, 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.
10 reports
- Traffic Sign4
- Transportation Sign Repair/Maintenance2
- Street Alley Paving or Repair1
- Intersection Concern1
- ADA Residential Signs1
- Transportation Sign Repair/Maintenance
- Street Alley Paving or Repair
- Intersection Concern
- Traffic Sign
- Traffic Sign
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.
One r/Denver post in this snapshot names Sunnyside.
- Clothing alterations near Sunny Side/highlands area?
r/Denver · Jun 9 · 1 upvote · 1 comment
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 Sunnyside safe?
Sunnyside is middle of the pack for Part I here (safety 63 vs city 50). DPD logged 2.3 violent and 34.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 37.1 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Sunnyside?
ACS median rent is $1,761 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 40% of households rent. Median home value is $705,544. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Sunnyside walkable?
Walk is 22 here vs 31 for the Denver set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 5 groceries, 5 cafes, 20 transit stops, 47 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Sunnyside good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 7.2 / 10. Median age is 35.7. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Sunnyside?
18 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 Sunnyside?
About 10,044 people. Median income $106K. 65% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Sunnyside?
West Highland, Berkeley, Five Points sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official statistical neighborhoods, start with Sunnyside vs West Highland.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Sunnyside vs West HighlandSunnyside vs BerkeleySunnyside vs Five Points
60fit
Five Points
$2K median rent
RiNo murals and breweries sit on the official Five Points map. Nightlife first, groceries second.
NightlifePlannedWalk 64Safety 0
51fit
West Highland
$2K median rent
32nd Avenue shops, brick bungalows, and a calmer read of Highland. Family streets without leaving the northwest.
Family streetsWalk 23Safety 74
45fit
Berkeley
$2K median rent
Tennyson Street cafes and a lake two blocks over. Northwest Denver at a residential pace.
Family streetsWalk 13Safety 58
42fit
Highland
$2K median rent
Tennyson-adjacent porches west of the Platte. Brunch density with a view back at downtown.
NightlifePlannedWalk 19Safety 42