Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingCheesman Park and University Hills are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 38 homes for sale in Cheesman Park and 34 in University Hills as this page loaded. University Hills is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $667,500 against $322,500 in Cheesman Park, about 107% higher. By the foot it is $425 in Cheesman Park against $422 in University Hills — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in University Hills are simply bigger. A typical home is 905 square feet in Cheesman Park and 1,564 in University Hills, built around 1964 and 1953 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Cheesman Park: a median of 60 days on the market against 63 in University Hills. Both are in the Denver 1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Cheesman Park | University Hills |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 38 | 34 |
| Median asking price | $322,500 | $667,500 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $145,000 | $325,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $4,950,000 | $2,795,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $425 | $422 |
| Median days on market | 60 | 63 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 905 | 1,564 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1964 | 1953 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 73 | 90 |
| Median sold price | $475,000 | $600,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Denver 1 | Denver 1 |
| Elementary | Dora Moore | Bradley |
| Middle | Morey | Hamilton |
| High school | East | Thomas Jefferson |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Transit | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Biking | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 5/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 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.
Cheesman Park is one of Denver's most desirable urban neighborhoods, centered around the 80-acre Cheesman Park itself. Tree-lined streets feature Victorian and early 20th-century homes with strong architectural character. Residents enjoy immediate access to the park's trails, open spaces, and cultural attractions like the Denver Art Museum nearby. The neighborhood blends urban convenience with residential charm.
University Hills is a central Denver neighborhood anchored by the University of Colorado Denver campus, creating a vibrant, youthful atmosphere year-round. The area blends residential streets with commercial corridors, offering easy access to shops, restaurants, and services along Evans Avenue and surrounding streets.
University Hills is more expensive. The median asking price is $667,500 in University Hills against $322,500 in Cheesman Park. By price per square foot they run $425 in Cheesman Park and $422 in University Hills, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 905 square feet in Cheesman Park and 1,564 square feet in University Hills, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, University Hills is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1953, against 1964 in Cheesman Park.
Homes for sale in Cheesman Park have been listed a median of 60 days, against 63 days in University Hills. Over the last twelve months 73 homes sold in Cheesman Park and 90 in University Hills, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Denver 1 school district. The homes for sale in Cheesman Park are most often assigned to Dora Moore Elementary, Morey Middle, East High School; in University Hills it is Bradley Elementary, Hamilton Middle, Thomas Jefferson High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Cheesman Park 8 out of 10 for walkability, against 7 for University Hills. 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 September 8, 2026 at 11:53 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.