Washington Park

What Homes Cost

Depending on the block and the measure, the median runs $1.2M to $1.6M as of 2026, at roughly $523 per square foot and up 5.1% year over year. That puts Washington Park on par with Cherry Creek and a full $300K to $700K above neighboring Platt Park. Most homes are owner-occupied, and a historic landmark overlay constrains renovations in parts of the neighborhood, worth knowing before planning a pop-top.

Estimated monthly cost

$9,579 – $10,179/mo

Covers housing, transportation, utilities, and groceries.

See the full breakdown: mortgage at today's rate, property tax at Washington Park's mill levy, utilities at local provider rates, and a gas estimate tuned to the commute distance. Adjust sliders to model your own budget.

The park earns the billing. Its 165 acres hold two lakes, a 2.6-mile loop trail, paddleboat rentals, Denver's largest flower garden, a replica of Mount Vernon's garden, and a rec center with an indoor pool, tennis courts, and lawn bowling. Traditions stack up around it: the July 4th celebration at the historic Boathouse Pavilion has run since 2003, the Market in the Park-et sets up monthly, and the neighborhood FANS group leads free bird walks and garden tours.

Dinner belongs to the South Pearl and South Gaylord corridors. Sushi Den has flown its fish in from southern Japan for 37-plus years, Barolo Grill and Potager hold down the special-occasion end, and Lucile's, Park Burger, and Devil's Food Bakery (a fixture since 1999) cover the everyday. The University of Denver's Newman Center adds 500-plus performances a year next door, and grocery runs center on the Whole Foods on South Washington Street.

Washington Park fits buyers who want the park-defined life: the loop before work, paddleboats on the weekend, a serious dining corridor a short walk away, and strong schools around the corner. It is the benchmark residential neighborhood of central Denver, priced accordingly.

The trade-offs are the price and the fine print. A $1.2M to $1.6M median tops the central-Denver market, and the historic landmark overlay can limit what renovations are possible in some pockets. Buyers chasing similar dining energy for several hundred thousand less will look one neighborhood over at Platt Park; buyers who can meet the number rarely regret the park.

The Practical File

Denver's effective property tax rate is about 0.50%, among the gentlest in the metro, against a combined sales tax of 9.15%. Denver Water supplies the taps, Xcel the power and gas, and internet comes in three flavors: Xfinity, CenturyLink Quantum Fiber, and Google Fiber. Citywide cost of living runs about 28% above the national average, though Washington Park housing sits well above that line.