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Villa Park Denver, CO

This park-like community offers an excellent location and a low cost of living

Park-Like Great Location Entertainment

Located right across from the dazzling South Platte River, nestled underneath the West Colfax neighborhood, and just a short drive away from downtown Denver, Villa Park shapes the perfect balance of urban and suburban landscapes and amenities. This affordable neighborhood is park-like with multiple green spaces in the area. Joseph Martinez Park and Lakewood/Dry Gulch Park offer paved trails, playgrounds, and more.

With the Auraria Higher Education Center only an eight-minute drive away, Villa Park is a great option for students, faculty, and staff. Commuters love the convenience Villa Park provides as well. From Villa Park, downtown Denver is only a 10-minute drive away, giving access to major entertainment venues, shopping centers, delicious restaurants, and thrilling nightlife. Watch the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High, cheer on the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center, or scream your heart out on a roller coaster at Elitch Gardens. Villa Park is also convenient to several restaurants and breweries. Overall, Villa Park is ideal for those looking for a quiet escape from the bustling Mile High City, but still close enough to enjoy its wonders.

Rent Trends

As of July 2026, the average apartment rent in Villa Park is $975 for a studio, $1,080 for one bedroom, $1,419 for two bedrooms, and $1,525 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Villa Park has increased by 2.2% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 400 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $975/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 589 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,080/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 774 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,419/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 850 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,525/month

    Average Rent

Learn More About Villa Park

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Good Public Transit

Transit

60 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

70 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

70 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

70 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

90 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Great Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

80 / 100

Somewhat Noisy

Quiet Score

80 / 100

Reviews of Villa Park - Denver, CO

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3.5 30 Reviews

Current Resident

1 years and 10 months agoNiche Review

We have enjoyed living in Villa Park. It is not far from other areas of Denver and close to parks, bike trails and other green spaces. We have had some safety concerns due to crime. Our neighbors are very friendly and since the light rail was put in, we can take the train downtown or to the airport easily.

Current Resident

5 years and 9 months agoNiche Review

I am new to Colorado. I just moved to Denver from San Francisco. It is a neighborhood of single-family homes with close access to freeways. There is a fair amount of crime in this neighborhood.

Current Resident

6 years and 10 months agoNiche Review

Great access to all the nightlife, lightrail and bike/running trails alongside the park will get you where you need to go. Sloan's lake is close at it seems the age demographic is starting to get younger.

Current Resident

8 years and 1 months agoNiche Review

Villa park is amazing. Small neighborhood with many parks and a trail. You can literally walk any where in this neighborhood; library, the light rail, many stores and places of entertainment.

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Children's Museum of Denver
  • Landry's Downtown Aquarium
  • Centennial Gardens
  • Lower Downtown Historic District (LoDo)
  • Clements Community Center

Airports

  • Denver International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.