Chaffee Park and North Park Hill are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 12 homes for sale in Chaffee Park and 13 in North Park Hill as this page loaded. North Park Hill is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $515,000 against $492,500 in Chaffee Park, about 5% higher. By the foot it is $356 in Chaffee Park against $343 in North Park Hill — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in North Park Hill are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,386 square feet in Chaffee Park and 1,565 in North Park Hill, built around 1947 and 1951 respectively. Homes are moving faster in North Park Hill: a median of 55 days on the market against 68 in Chaffee Park. Both are in the Denver 1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Chaffee Park | North Park Hill |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 12 | 13 |
| Median asking price | $492,500 | $515,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $324,999 | $450,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,200,000 | $1,475,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $356 | $343 |
| Median days on market | 68 | 55 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,386 | 1,565 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1947 | 1951 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 32 | 56 |
| Median sold price | $505,000 | $547,250 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Denver 1 | Denver 1 |
| Elementary | Beach Court | Smith Renaissance |
| Middle | Skinner | Denver Discovery |
| High school | North | East |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Transit | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Biking | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Quiet | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Calm streets | 6/10 | 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.
Chaffee Park is a vibrant, historically rich neighborhood in northwest Denver known for its tree-lined streets, diverse community, and eclectic mix of older homes and newer infill development. Located near the South Platte River and close to downtown, the area offers easy access to shopping, dining, and recreational amenities along Santa Fe Drive and nearby commercial corridors.
North Park Hill is a vibrant, historically rich neighborhood in northeast Denver known for its tree-lined streets, diverse community, and strong local character. The area features a mix of well-maintained homes, local shops, and restaurants, with easy access to downtown and major employment corridors via I-25 and local arterials.
North Park Hill is more expensive. The median asking price is $515,000 in North Park Hill against $492,500 in Chaffee Park. By price per square foot they run $356 in Chaffee Park and $343 in North Park Hill, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,386 square feet in Chaffee Park and 1,565 square feet in North Park Hill, with a median of 3 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Chaffee Park is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1947, against 1951 in North Park Hill.
Homes for sale in North Park Hill have been listed a median of 55 days, against 68 days in Chaffee Park. Over the last twelve months 32 homes sold in Chaffee Park and 56 in North Park Hill, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Denver 1 school district. The homes for sale in Chaffee Park are most often assigned to Beach Court Elementary, Skinner Middle, North High School; in North Park Hill it is Smith Renaissance Elementary, Denver Discovery Middle, East High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 7 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 6 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 31, 2026 at 6:38 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.