75fit
Union Station
$2K ACS median rent
Warehouses turned lofts around the train hall. Walk to everything, pay for it, and hear it at 2 a.m.
- Walk index
- 93
- Safety index
- 21
- Published fit
- 75
NightlifePlanned
51fit
West Highland
Official statistical neighborhood: West Highland
Published fit 51 uses default walkable weights and a $2,500 ACS rent budget — the same number as the Denver table. Your current weights score this 51.
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.
32nd Avenue shops, brick bungalows, and a calmer read of Highland. Family streets without leaving the northwest.
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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
74
14 violent · 351 property · 35.3 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)+24 vs city set
Schools
71
Rating 8.0 / 10 nearby+17 vs city set
Walk
23
OSM: 6 groceries · 7 cafes · 17 transit · 47 parks-8 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,905 ACS median vs published $2,500 rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
27
OSM: 7 cafes · 39 restaurants · 4 bars · 47 parks-2 vs city set
Commute to work
From West Highland, a typical weekday is 12 min to Downtown, 23 min to Cherry Creek, 27 min to Central Park. Not live traffic.
Downtown is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
12 min
Union Station, LoDo · -7 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Cherry Creek
23 min
Retail and offices · +5 min vs the city-set median
Central Park
27 min
Former Stapleton / airport side · at 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 $1,905 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 18% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($126K) could “afford” about $3,156 a month at 30% of pay.
44% of households rent. Median home value is $779,109.
ACS median rent
$1,905
30% income budget
$3,156
Rent / income
18%
Median home
$779,109
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Denver city. Up 101% since 2014. West Highland 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: 6 groceries, 7 cafes, 47 parks, and 17 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 47 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (17 stops or stations).
7 cafes and 39 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Denver set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 11 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
10,346
Median age
34.5
Median income
$126K
Renters
44%
Bachelor+
68%
Violent / 1k
1.4
Property / 1k
33.9
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.
West Highland is 5280’s 2026 #7: brick bungalows, 32nd Avenue shops, and a calmer read of Highland without giving up the northwest. Median sale prices sit under a million in that ranking — still not starter, but it is not Cherry Creek money. Families who want Highland’s restaurants and a bedtime land here.
You are west enough that downtown is a skyline, not a neighbor. The lake is Sloan Lake, one neighborhood over. Weight schools and safety; nightlife is a short ride toward LoHi, which is the point.
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.
5 reports
- Pothole4
- Traffic Calming Measure1
- Pothole
- Pothole
- Traffic Calming Measure
- Pothole
- 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: food.
- Tennyson Australian restaurant adding second spot in Cherry Creek
r/Denver · Aug 31
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 West Highland safe?
West Highland sits on the quieter side of this Denver map (safety 74 vs city 50). DPD logged 1.4 violent and 33.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 35.3 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in West Highland?
ACS median rent is $1,905 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 44% of households rent. Median home value is $779,109. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is West Highland walkable?
Walk is 23 here vs 31 for the Denver set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 6 groceries, 7 cafes, 17 transit stops, 47 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is West Highland good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.0 / 10. Median age is 34.5. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from West Highland?
12 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 West Highland?
About 10,346 people. Median income $126K. 68% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to West Highland?
Highland, Union Station, Berkeley sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official statistical neighborhoods, start with West Highland vs Highland.
Next door
Closest on this schematic map, scored with the same published walkable weights as the Denver table. Distances here are not street geography.
West Highland vs HighlandWest Highland vs Union StationWest Highland vs Berkeley
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
46fit
Sunnyside
$2K ACS median rent
North of Highland, still west of I-25. Yards, a slower street, and downtown as a skyline not a neighbor.
- Walk index
- 22
- Safety index
- 63
- Published fit
- 46
Family streets
45fit
Berkeley
$2K ACS median rent
Tennyson Street cafes and a lake two blocks over. Northwest Denver at a residential pace.
- Walk index
- 13
- Safety index
- 58
- Published fit
- 45
Family streets
43fit
Highland
$2K ACS median rent
Tennyson-adjacent porches west of the Platte. Brunch density with a view back at downtown.
- Walk index
- 19
- Safety index
- 42
- Published fit
- 43
NightlifePlanned