RiNo, Denver — #1 Best Neighborhood in Denver

About the neighborhood

The City and County of Denver, capital of the U.S. state of Colorado, has 78 official neighborhoods used for planning and administration. The system of neighborhood boundaries and names dates to 1970 when city planners divided the city into 73 groups of one to four census tracts, called "statistical neighborhoods," most of which are unchanged since then.

Unlike some other cities, such as Chicago, Denver does not have official larger area designations. Colloquially, names such as Northside and Westside are still in use, but not well-known. Since 2016, Community planners have used a set of 19 planning areas, all of which are groups of statistical neighborhoods, as part of the Area Planning process.

Central

Baker

Capitol Hill

Central Business District

Cheesman Park

Cherry Creek

City Park

City Park West

Civic Center

Congress Park

Country Club

Lincoln Park

North Capitol Hill

Speer

Union Station

East

Belcaro

Cory-Merrill

East Colfax

Hale

Hilltop

Indian Creek

Lowry

Montclair

Park Hill

Virginia Village

Washington Virginia Vale

Windsor

North

Clayton

Cole

Elyria-Swansea

Five Points

Globeville

North Park Hill

Skyland

South Park Hill

Whittier

Northeast

Central Park

Denver International Airport

Gateway/Green Valley Ranch

Montbello

Northeast Park Hill

Northwest

Auraria

Berkeley

Chaffee Park

Highland

Jefferson Park

Regis

Sloan Lake

Sunnyside

West Highland

South

College View/South Platte

Overland

Platt Park

Rosedale

University

University Hills

University Park

Washington Park

Washington Park West

Wellshire

Southeast

Goldsmith

Hampden

Hampden South

Kennedy

Southmoor Park

Southwest

Bear Valley

Fort Logan

Harvey Park

Harvey Park South

Marston

West

Athmar Park

Barnum

Barnum West

Mar Lee

Ruby Hill

Sun Valley

Valverde

Villa Park

West Colfax

Westwood

Non-official neighborhoods

Alamo Placita – the part of the Speer neighborhood north of Speer Blvd., and encompassing the Alamo Placita Historic district and parts of two other Denver historic districts

Ballpark District – an area that includes Coors Field and several blocks east, part of the Five Points neighborhood, and overlaps with RiNo

Burns Brentwood – a subdivision in southwest Denver, eastern portion of Harvey Park neighborhood

Crestmoor – an area near Crestmoor Park in the Hilltop neighborhood

Curtis Park – a portion of the Five Points neighborhood

Golden Triangle – an area incorporating many of Denver's civic and cultural institutions, closely corresponds with the Civic Center neighborhood

Hampden Heights

LoDo – "Lower Downtown," the original settlement of Denver, with many of its oldest buildings, overlapping parts of the Union Station and Five Points neighborhoods

LoHi – "Lower Highland," the eastern portion of the Highland neighborhood

Mayfair

Parkfield

RiNo – "River North," part of the Five Points neighborhood

Northside – a large area of northwest Denver

South Denver – an area encompassing several neighborhoods south of Alameda Blvd., and the name of municipality annexed into Denver in 1894

Uptown – an area roughly corresponding with North Capitol Hill neighborhood

Registered Neighborhood Organizations

In 1979 a Denver ordinance created the Registered Neighborhood Organization system intended to improve resident access to city government. Registered Neighborhood Organizations (RNOs) define their own boundaries and must be open to all residents and property owners within those boundaries. Denver requires RNOs to re-register annually, so the complete list is subject to change; as of 2024, 180 RNOs are included in the city's catalog. RNOs often correspond closely to official neighborhood names and boundaries, however names or boundaries may also derive from non-official neighborhoods, community or business interests, or colloquial usage. A few RNOs encompass large areas, and many RNOs overlap.

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