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A guide to the city and its neighborhoods, from a REALTOR® who has helped people find their place here since 2016.

Denver began in 1858 as a gold-rush camp on the South Platte River, and grew into the railroad hub of the Mountain West. Today it runs on energy, aerospace, technology and a steady stream of newcomers who came for a visit and stayed. The Mile High City sits at exactly 5,280 feet, with the Front Range on the western horizon and sunshine most days of the year.

What surprises most people is how different its neighborhoods are from one another. A few miles can take you from Victorian row houses to post-war ranches to brand-new construction on a former Air Force base. Choosing the right one matters more than choosing the right house.

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Denver's neighborhoods

Around the parks and Cherry Creek

Cherry Creek North:walkable streets and mature trees above Denver's premier shopping and dining district. Washington Park: 1920s bungalows and Tudors around the city's favorite park. Platt Park: bungalows and a relaxed pace along South Pearl Street. Speer: historic homes and tree-lined blocks between Cherry Creek and Wash Park. Cory-Merrill:mid-century homes steadily giving way to new construction, close to Cherry Creek.

East and northeast

Hilltop: larger lots and stately homes, with Cranmer Park's mountain views. Congress Park: early twentieth-century homes beside the Denver Botanic Gardens and Cheesman Park. Park Hill:wide parkways and historic homes of every style, near City Park. Lowry: a former Air Force base reimagined as a planned neighborhood with parks and newer homes.

South and west

University:a mix of long-time residents and campus life around the University of Denver. Virginia Village:mid-century ranches and good value in southeast Denver. Sloan Lake:lakefront paths, mountain sunsets and a wave of new construction. Highland:Victorians and modern townhomes just across the highway from downtown.

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Parks

Denver’s parks shape its neighborhoods. Washington Park has two lakes, formal gardens and car-free loops. Cheesman Park is the city’s most architectural green space, with its neoclassical pavilion and views across the city. City Park holds the Denver Zoo and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Sloan’s Lake, one of the largest lakes in the city, has some of Denver’s best sunsets over the mountains.

Schools

Denver Public Schools uses SchoolChoice, a single application that lets families rank schools across the district, not only the one assigned to their address. Most homes also sit within a neighborhood boundary school with a guaranteed seat. In some areas, DPS uses enrollment zones instead: a guaranteed seat at one of several schools rather than a single one. If schools are driving your search, it's worth understanding which applies to a home before you make an offer, and I'll help you check.

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Where the city gathers

Union Station, restored from its 1880s origins, is both the transit hub and one of downtown's liveliest places to meet. Larimer Square, Denver's oldest commercial block, is all historic facades and string lights. RiNo, the River North Art District, is murals, galleries and breweries. Each year brings the Great American BeerFestival, one of the largest in the world, and the Denver Christkindl Market at the holidays.

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Denver Public Schools uses SchoolChoice, one application through which families rank their preferred schools across the district. Most addresses also have a neighborhood boundary school with a guaranteed seat, while some areas are part of an enrollment zone that guarantees a seat at one of several schools. Families can apply to schools beyond their assigned one through SchoolChoice.

The City and County of Denver is a single consolidated city and county, with its own public school district, Denver Public Schools. The wider metro includes separate cities such as Englewood, Centennial, Greenwood Village, Lone Tree and Golden, each with its own government and often its own school district. Property taxes, schools and city services differ depending on which side of the line a home sits.