Best PlacesSunnyside, Denver, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sunnyside, 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.
Sunnyside, Denver ranks 1,570th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sunnyside, 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.
Sunnyside, Denver's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sunnyside, Denver ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Sunnyside, 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 12% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sunnyside, Denver
A household needs to earn about $171,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sunnyside, Denver home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $120,803, 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 Sunnyside, Denver's effective rate of 0.30%, 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 Sunnyside, Denver
Sunnyside, Denver runs younger than the country, 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 Sunnyside, Denver.
Who works in Sunnyside, Denver, and how
Work in Sunnyside, Denver centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 53%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Sunnyside, Denver
Sunnyside, Denver has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Sunnyside, Denver and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sunnyside, Denver, month by month
Sunnyside, Denver sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 89° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Sunnyside, Denver
Denver International sits about 19 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 Sunnyside, Denver
Schools across Sunnyside, Denver average a D+, better than 21% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Columbian Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Joe Shoemaker SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Trevista At Horace MannF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Strive Prep - SunnysideF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- North High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Denver Montessori Junior/senior High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Manual High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sunnyside, Denver school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sunnyside, 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 Sunnyside, Denver against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Sunnyside, Denver
Is Sunnyside, Denver a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sunnyside, Denver ranks 1,570th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, heat safety, and biking, 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 Sunnyside, Denver expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $699,867. The overall cost of living runs about 17% above the national average. Set against a $120,803 median income, cost of living beats 79% of neighborhoods.
Is Sunnyside, Denver safe?
Sunnyside, Denver is safer than 33% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $798 per resident a year.
Compare Sunnyside, Denver with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sunnyside, Denver. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sunnyside, 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.
Sunnyside, Denver detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sunnyside, Denver: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sunnyside, Denver: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sunnyside, Denver: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sunnyside, Denver: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sunnyside, 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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