Ball Park and City Park West are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 16 homes for sale in Ball Park and 16 in City Park West as this page loaded. Asking prices are roughly the same in both: a median of $469,000 in Ball Park and $477,000 in City Park West. By the foot it is $434 in Ball Park against $377 in City Park West — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in City Park West are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,091 square feet in Ball Park and 1,288 in City Park West, built around 1916 and 1904 respectively. Homes are moving faster in City Park West: a median of 56 days on the market against 135 in Ball Park. Both are in the Denver 1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Ball Park | City Park West |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 16 | 16 |
| Median asking price | $469,000 | $477,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $60,000 | $165,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $2,500,000 | $1,245,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $434 | $377 |
| Median days on market | 135 | 56 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,091 | 1,288 |
| Median bedrooms | 1 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1916 | 1904 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 11 | 37 |
| Median sold price | $415,000 | $621,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Denver 1 | Denver 1 |
| Elementary | Gilpin | Cole Arts And Science Academy |
| Middle | Whittier E-8 | Whittier E-8 |
| High school | East | East |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Transit | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Biking | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Quiet | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Calm streets | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 8/10 |
The darker figure in each row is the lower price, the shorter wait, the bigger number or the higher score — which of those is good news depends entirely on whether you are buying or selling, and on what you want from a street.
Ball Park is a vibrant, walkable neighborhood in Northwest Denver anchored by Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies. The area blends sports culture with residential charm, featuring tree-lined streets, local shops, and restaurants within easy reach. Just minutes from downtown, it offers convenient access to I-25 and the South Platte River Trail.
City Park West is a vibrant, tree-lined neighborhood just north of downtown Denver, anchored by the iconic City Park and its attractions. The area blends historic charm with modern urban energy, featuring walkable blocks of locally-owned shops, restaurants, and coffee spots along 17th Avenue and nearby streets.
City Park West is more expensive. The median asking price is $477,000 in City Park West against $469,000 in Ball Park. By price per square foot they run $434 in Ball Park and $377 in City Park West, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,091 square feet in Ball Park and 1,288 square feet in City Park West, with a median of 1 and 2 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, City Park West is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1904, against 1916 in Ball Park.
Homes for sale in City Park West have been listed a median of 56 days, against 135 days in Ball Park. Over the last twelve months 11 homes sold in Ball Park and 37 in City Park West, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Denver 1 school district. The homes for sale in Ball Park are most often assigned to Gilpin Elementary, Whittier E-8 Middle, East High School; in City Park West it is Cole Arts And Science Academy Elementary, Whittier E-8 Middle, East High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 8 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 7 and 7.
They are not a monthly snapshot. Both neighbourhoods are worked out from the live MLS feed every fifteen minutes and both sides are read from the same instant, so the two sides are always measured against each other rather than against different weeks. The exact moment is stamped at the foot of this page.
Both neighbourhoods come from the live MLS feed, worked out again every fifteen minutes, and both are read from the same instant, so the two sides are always comparable. Figures cover residential homes; rentals, land and commercial are excluded, as are fractional co-ownership shares, which are priced per share and would distort the medians. Sold figures cover the last twelve months. Schools shown are the ones the homes for sale today are assigned to and can change - check with the district before relying on them. Market data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
These figures were worked out from the live MLS feed at October 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.