Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRiverfront Park and University Park are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 19 homes for sale in Riverfront Park and 19 in University Park as this page loaded. Riverfront Park is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $850,000 against $629,000 in University Park, about 35% higher. By the foot it is $613 in Riverfront Park against $363 in University Park. A typical home is 1,238 square feet in Riverfront Park and 1,829 in University Park, built around 2005 and 1997 respectively. Homes are moving faster in University Park: a median of 41 days on the market against 93 in Riverfront Park. Both are in the Denver 1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Riverfront Park | University Park |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 19 | 19 |
| Median asking price | $850,000 | $629,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $339,700 | $160,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $3,950,000 | $5,895,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $613 | $363 |
| Median days on market | 93 | 41 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,238 | 1,829 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 2005 | 1997 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 24 | 48 |
| Median sold price | $757,500 | $718,500 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Denver 1 | Denver 1 |
| Elementary | Greenlee | University Park |
| Middle | Strive Westwood | Merrill |
| High school | West | South |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Transit | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Biking | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Quiet | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Calm streets | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| 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.
Riverfront Park is a mixed-use neighborhood straddling the South Platte River in central Denver, known for its parks, trails, and growing residential and commercial presence. The area offers direct access to the South Platte River Trail system, making it a hub for outdoor recreation, and sits within walking or biking distance of downtown Denver.
University Park is a vibrant, central Denver neighborhood anchored by the University of Colorado Denver campus and surrounding academic institutions. The area blends student energy with residential character, offering eclectic dining, retail, and cultural venues along South Federal Boulevard and Evans Avenue. Tree-lined streets and nearby Washington Park provide outdoor recreation and green space.
Riverfront Park is more expensive. The median asking price is $850,000 in Riverfront Park against $629,000 in University Park. By price per square foot they run $613 in Riverfront Park and $363 in University Park, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,238 square feet in Riverfront Park and 1,829 square feet in University Park, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, University Park is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1997, against 2005 in Riverfront Park.
Homes for sale in University Park have been listed a median of 41 days, against 93 days in Riverfront Park. Over the last twelve months 24 homes sold in Riverfront Park and 48 in University Park, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Denver 1 school district. The homes for sale in Riverfront Park are most often assigned to Greenlee Elementary, Strive Westwood Middle, West High School; in University Park it is University Park Elementary, Merrill Middle, South 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 8.
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 22, 2026 at 8:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.