Best PlacesPlatt Park, Denver, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Platt Park, Denver, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Platt Park, Denver ranks 109th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Platt Park, Denver
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Platt Park, Denver's strengths and weaknesses
Where Platt Park, Denver ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Household income$192,894 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
Where Platt Park, Denver ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,827 a month, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Platt Park, Denver
A household needs to earn about $222,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Platt Park, Denver home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $192,894, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Platt Park, Denver's effective rate of 0.41%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Platt Park, Denver
Platt Park, Denver's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Platt Park, Denver.
Who works in Platt Park, Denver, and how
Work in Platt Park, Denver centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 49%
- Work from home 43%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Platt Park, Denver
Platt Park, Denver has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Platt Park, Denver and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Platt Park, Denver, month by month
Platt Park, Denver sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 31° | 18° |
| April | 64° | 48° | 32° |
| July | 90° | 74° | 59° |
| October | 69° | 52° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Platt Park, Denver
Denver International sits about 20 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.1 million passengers in 2025, with 250 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Platt Park, Denver
Schools across Platt Park, Denver average a C−, better than 31% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mckinley-thatcher Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Joe Shoemaker SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grant Beacon Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- South High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Denver Montessori Junior/senior High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Platt Park, Denver school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Platt Park, Denver measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Platt Park, Denver against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Platt Park, Denver
Is Platt Park, Denver a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Platt Park, Denver ranks 109th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on state finances and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Platt Park, Denver expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $898,364. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $192,894 median income, cost of living beats 99% of neighborhoods.
Is Platt Park, Denver safe?
Platt Park, Denver is safer than 48% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $633 per resident a year.
Compare Platt Park, Denver with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Platt Park, Denver. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Platt Park, Denver represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Platt Park, Denver detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Platt Park, Denver: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Platt Park, Denver: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Platt Park, Denver: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Platt Park, Denver: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Platt Park, Denver detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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