Best Denver neighborhoods for urbanists

#	Neighborhood	Score	Offences per 1,000	Walkability	Schools	Schools per 1,000	Minutes downtown
1	South Park Hill	75.6	14.3	15.55	3	0.31	11.3
2	Highland	75.1	36.7	17.1	6	0.63	6.9
3	Platt Park	73.8	25.5	16.82	2	0.35	8.5
4	Montclair	72.0	19.1	16.17	1	0.17	13.3
5	Indian Creek	71.8	7.2	15.42	1	0.26	17.9
6	Virginia Village	70.8	16.0	15.7	2	0.14	14.6
7	Cherry Creek	70.7	23.3	17.09	1	0.14	8.6
8	Belcaro	70.1	20.5	15.94	1	0.23	10.3
9	Berkeley	68.1	23.1	16.07	2	0.21	11.5
10	Washington Park	67.7	17.9	15.51	2	0.27	9.8

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
South Park Hill, Denver
Highland, Denver
Platt Park, Denver
Montclair, Denver
Indian Creek, Denver
Virginia Village, Denver
Cherry Creek, Denver
Belcaro, Denver
Berkeley, Denver
Washington Park, 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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