Best Denver neighborhoods for families

#	Neighborhood	Score	Offences per 1,000	Walkability	Schools	Schools per 1,000	Minutes downtown
1	Hilltop	70.5	15.6	14.74	4	0.47	11.5
2	South Park Hill	70.5	14.3	15.55	3	0.31	11.3
3	Skyland	70.3	18.0	14.09	2	0.59	9.5
4	Highland	69.7	36.7	17.1	6	0.63	6.9
5	Cory - Merrill	67.3	20.0	14.95	3	0.65	11.9
6	Whittier	66.9	27.8	14.7	5	0.88	7.6
7	Cole	66.4	33.0	15.55	4	0.87	9.3
8	Athmar Park	65.5	22.1	14.0	6	0.63	9.7
9	Platt Park	65.3	25.5	16.82	2	0.35	8.5
10	Westwood	64.7	18.7	14.11	8	0.46	11.1

Even inside this top 10, Highland is weak on safety: better than only 27% of Denver.

Denver neighborhoods, measured
How these neighborhood scores are calculated
Hilltop, Denver
South Park Hill, Denver
Skyland, Denver
Highland, Denver
Cory - Merrill, Denver
Whittier, Denver
Cole, Denver
Athmar Park, Denver
Platt Park, Denver
Westwood, Denver

Last updated 2026-08-15.

Sources. Offenses: Denver Police Department, offences reported in the last 365 days. Walkability: EPA National Walkability Index. Population: EPA Smart Location Database. Schools: NCES Common Core of Data via Urban Institute. Commute: OSRM, driving time to Union Station.

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