60fit
Five Points
$2K ACS median rent
RiNo murals and breweries sit on the official Five Points map. Nightlife first, groceries second.
- Walk index
- 64
- Safety index
- 0
- Published fit
- 60
NightlifePlanned
75fit
Union Station
Official statistical neighborhood: Union Station
Published fit 75 uses default walkable weights and a $2,500 ACS rent budget — the same number as the Denver table. Your current weights score this 73.
Data period. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026. ACS and DPD retrieved 2026-08-31; OSM retrieved 2026-08-31. Editorial copy last revised Sep 2026.
Warehouses turned lofts around the train hall. Walk to everything, pay for it, and hear it at 2 a.m.
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Best in Denver for familiesWalkable DenverUnder $2,500 rent
Why this published score
Default walkable weights, $2,500 ACS rent budget. Same axes as the city table and the FAQ.
Safety
21
136 violent · 619 property · 75.9 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)-29 vs city set
Schools
0
Rating 6.0 / 10 nearby-54 vs city set
Walk
93
OSM: 11 groceries · 25 cafes · 110 transit · 28 parks+62 vs city set
Cost
100
$2,468 ACS median vs published $2,500 rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
100
OSM: 25 cafes · 308 restaurants · 76 bars · 28 parks+71 vs city set
Commute to work
From Union Station, a typical weekday is 6 min to Downtown, 19 min to Cherry Creek, 20 min to Central Park. Not live traffic.
Downtown is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
6 min
Union Station, LoDo · -13 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Cherry Creek
19 min
Retail and offices · +1 min vs the city-set median
Central Park
20 min
Former Stapleton / airport side · -7 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 $2,468 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 25% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($119K) could “afford” about $2,964 a month at 30% of pay.
75% of households rent. Median home value is $879,553.
ACS median rent
$2,468
30% income budget
$2,964
Rent / income
25%
Median home
$879,553
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Denver city. Up 101% since 2014. Union Station is 35% 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: 11 groceries, 25 cafes, 28 parks, and 110 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 28 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (110 stops or stations).
25 cafes and 308 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Denver set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 17 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
9,950
Median age
39.2
Median income
$119K
Renters
75%
Bachelor+
77%
Violent / 1k
13.7
Property / 1k
62.2
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 3 census tracts · DPD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
NightlifePlanned
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.
Union Station is LoDo in official clothing: warehouses turned lofts around the train hall, with the 16th Street Mall and Coors Field in walking distance. 5280’s 2026 livability ranking still puts it in the top 25, with a high “X factor” and a safety rank that visitor traffic wrecks. You walk to everything. You hear everything at 2 a.m.
This is downtown living with a better food hall than most downtowns. Groceries exist; they are not the reason you are here. If you work in the core and want the A Line to the airport downstairs, stay. If you want a lawn, 5280’s winner is Washington Park, not this.
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, Philadelphia neighborhood writing, Portland neighborhood writing, Washington neighborhood-cluster 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.
4 reports
- Parking Regulations1
- Pothole1
- Transportation Sign Repair/Maintenance1
- Traffic Sign1
- Parking Regulations
- Pothole
- Transportation Sign Repair/Maintenance
- 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.
In r/Denver lately: a few posts that name Union Station.
- Just moved to downtown denver
r/Denver · Aug 30 · 21 comments
- Views of Downtown Denver.
r/Denver · Sep 1 · 1 upvote
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 Union Station safe?
Union Station shows more Part I than most of this Denver set (safety 21 vs city 50). DPD logged 13.7 violent and 62.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 75.9 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Union Station?
ACS median rent is $2,468 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 75% of households rent. Median home value is $879,553. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Union Station walkable?
Walk is 93 here vs 31 for the Denver set — a grocery run and a coffee on foot are realistic. Inside 800 meters: 11 groceries, 25 cafes, 110 transit stops, 28 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Union Station good for families?
There is more night and visitor traffic in the mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 6.0 / 10. Median age is 39.2. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Union Station?
6 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 Union Station?
About 9,950 people. Median income $119K. 77% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Union Station?
North Capitol Hill, Speer, West Highland sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official statistical neighborhoods, start with Union Station vs North Capitol Hill.
Next door
Closest on this schematic map, scored with the same published walkable weights as the Denver table. Distances here are not street geography.
Union Station vs North Capitol HillUnion Station vs SpeerUnion Station vs West Highland
55fit
Speer
$2K ACS median rent
Between downtown and the creek. Condos, the boulevard, and a short walk to Cherry Creek shops.
- Walk index
- 42
- Safety index
- 47
- Published fit
- 55
Nightlife
51fit
West Highland
$2K ACS median rent
32nd Avenue shops, brick bungalows, and a calmer read of Highland. Family streets without leaving the northwest.
- Walk index
- 23
- Safety index
- 74
- Published fit
- 51
Family streets
49fit
North Capitol Hill
$2K ACS median rent
Uptown restaurants between downtown and Cheesman. Walkable, rental-heavy, still in the grid.
- Walk index
- 55
- Safety index
- 16
- Published fit
- 49
Nightlife
41fit
Capitol Hill
$2K ACS median rent
Apartments, Colfax, and the gold dome. Rent is the entry; noise is the tax.
- Walk index
- 35
- Safety index
- 26
- Published fit
- 41
Nightlife