Denver’s Top Ten Neighborhoods

It’s time to study up on neighborhood values in Denver. Who knows when you will be at a cocktail party and need to recite the price per square foot in one or two of Denver’s hundreds of neighborhoods?

Year end 2008 sales in Denver metro revealed the following neighborhoods as selling for the most dollars per square foot.

Denver’s Top Ten Twenty Neighborhoods
Cost Per Square Foot
	Neighborhood	Average Sold Price	Average Price Per Square Foot
1	Cherry Creek	$875,707	$344.96
2	Washington Park	$526,790	$341.72
3	Hilltop, Crestmoor	$868,315	$339.09
4	Belcaro, Bonnie Brae, Stokes, Polo Grounds	$693,820	$327.68
5	Country Club	$806,971	$325.50
6	Virginia Village, Washington	$484,004	$317.23
7	Cory-Merrill, Bonnie Brae South	$360,000	$317.18
8	University park, Observatory	$902,839	$309.16
9	Union Station, LoDo	$645,333	$279,77
10	Hale, Mayfair	$350,224	$273.03
11	Platt Park	$437,192	$269.27
12	Congress Park	$404,749	$266,44
13	Rosedale	$346,667	$263.56
14	Speer	$236,000	$259.38
15	University	$458,589	$249.45
16	Highlands, North Denver	$309,532	$244.92
17	Sloan Lake	$333,600	$242,88
18	Highland	$315,544	$242.15
19	Park Hill	$313,141	$241.49
20	City park West	$175,000	$238.42

On the opposite end of the spectrum, Denver has some neighborhoods that are selling well below the average price. If you are an investor, first time home buyer or a savvy buyer looking to make a sweet deal on a house for not a ton of money, here are the neighborhoods that were offering you some choices:

Denver’s Top Ten Twenty Value Priced Neighborhoods
	Neighborhood	Average Sales Price	Average Price per Square Foot
1	Montebello	$96.486	$73.83
2	Westwood	$83,266	$79.17
3	Barnum	$79,407	$81.59
4	Green Valley Ranch	$150,165	$82.54
5	Valverde	$78,603	$86.39
6	Villa Park	$82,531	$87.02
7	Gateway, Parkfield	$130,644	$87.17
8	Athmar Park	$101,453	$90.63
9	College View	$117,078	$106.24
10	Goldsmith	$288,000	$110.18
11	Chaffee park	$96,472	$110.36
12	Mar Lee	$119,716	$111.10
13	East Colfax	$90,047	$120.76
14	Bear Valley	$203,200	$120.76
15	Barnum West	$120,000	$123.58
16	Ruby Hill	$135.250	$125.78
17	Sun Valley	$121,000	$142.02
18	Harvey Park	$170,201	$147.37
19	Clayton	$$159.371	$150.39
20	Marston	$289,000	$152.99

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