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Denver neighborhoods with median rent under $2,500

Every official Denver statistical neighborhoods whose ACS median rent still sits at or under $2,500. Then we rank what’s left. A median is not this week’s one-bedroom.

First we drop every official statistical neighborhood whose ACS median rent is over $2,500. Then we rank what is left like the walkable list. The cut is five years of survey mixed across unit sizes — not the one-bedroom in the window.

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Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026

The ranking

Ten official areas. Same order for every reader. Fit is a Denver number only.

#	Neighborhood	Fit	Rent	Schools	Safety	Walk
1	Central Park	86	$2,144	71	32	100
2	Union Station	75	$2,468	0	21	93
3	Five Points	60	$1,994	7	0	64
4	South Park Hill	59	$1,625	89	95	32
5	Speer	55	$1,903	43	47	42
6	West Highland	51	$1,905	71	74	23
7	North Capitol Hill	49	$1,742	7	16	55
8	Washington Park	48	$2,311	100	100	7
9	Baker	47	$1,841	36	11	49
10	Sunnyside	46	$1,761	43	63	22

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

Stuck between these two? Central Park vs Union Station

75fit

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

Stuck between these two? Union Station 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

Stuck between these two? Five Points vs South Park Hill

59fit

South Park Hill

$2K median rent

Tree canopy, brick, and a slower east side. People search Park Hill; this is the official south slice.

Family streetsWalk 32Safety 95

Stuck between these two? South Park Hill vs Speer

55fit

Speer

$2K median rent

Between downtown and the creek. Condos, the boulevard, and a short walk to Cherry Creek shops.

NightlifeWalk 42Safety 47

Stuck between these two? Speer vs West Highland

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

Stuck between these two? West Highland vs North Capitol Hill

49fit

North Capitol Hill

$2K median rent

Uptown restaurants between downtown and Cheesman. Walkable, rental-heavy, still in the grid.

NightlifeWalk 55Safety 16

Stuck between these two? North Capitol Hill vs Washington Park

48fit

Washington Park

$2K median rent

The meadow is the brand. Run the loop, then a bungalow on a quiet grid. Safety and lawns lead the scores.

Family streetsWaterfrontWalk 7Safety 100

Stuck between these two? Washington Park vs Baker

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

Stuck between these two? Baker vs Sunnyside

46fit

#10

Sunnyside

$2K median rent

North of Highland, still west of I-25. Yards, a slower street, and downtown as a skyline not a neighbor.

Family streetsWalk 22Safety 63

Common questions

Same list, said in questions. The numbers are in the table.

What does this Denver ranking actually measure?

Who still has an ACS median rent at or under $2,500, then who walks better among those. It is not a list of apartments you can rent tonight.

Why is Central Park #1?

Central Park survives the $2,500 ACS cut at $2,144 and then ranks on walk (100 vs 93 in Union Station). Union Station is $2,468 — still under the line.

How is this different from the walkable list?

Same errand weights as the walkable list, then a hard cut at $2,500 ACS median rent. If the median is over the line, the area never shows up — even if it walks well.

Why isn't Platt Park on this list?

Platt Park never enters. ACS median rent is $2,663, over the $2,500 line, so the ranking never sees it. That line is a survey median, not this week’s asking rent.

Can I compare a Denver score to another city?

No. Hyde Park in Austin is not Hyde Park in Chicago. A 72 here is a rank inside this city’s official statistical neighborhoods, not a grade you can carry across a state line.

What does rent mean on this list?

ACS median gross rent among these 10 areas runs $1,625 to $2,468. Five-year survey, studios through large apartments mixed together — not a listing you can message tonight.

Everyone sees this order so the list is arguable. Set your own weights · Method.