Selling Central Park

Central Park, Denver, Colorado: the complete resident guide

Central Park is a master-planned neighborhood in northeast Denver, Colorado, built on the site of the former Stapleton International Airport. About 30,000 people live here across 12 distinct villages, with more than 50 parks, 7 community pools, and over 60 miles of trails. This site is the resident-level guide to living, buying, and selling in Central Park, Denver, written and filmed by Lewi Gault, who lives here.

The 12 villages of Central Park, Denver

Central Park is not one neighborhood feel, it is twelve. Each village was built in a different phase, with its own housing stock, price range, and personality. Start with the village guides:

Central Park, Denver market snapshot

As of October 2026, the median sale price in Central Park, Denver was about $773,500 and the typical home sold in about 33 days. Single-family homes carried a median around $835,000 and townhomes around $577,000, with roughly 116 homes on the market. Village-level sold data, updated monthly, is published on this site because neighborhood-wide averages hide the differences that actually matter when you price or buy a home here. (Snapshot figures: Homes.com neighborhood data, October 2026.)

Why people move to Central Park, Denver

People move here for the combination that is hard to find elsewhere in Denver: front-porch neighborhoods where kids bike to school, a huge park and trail system, community pools and events run by the Master Community Association, and town centers with grocery stores, restaurants, and coffee shops inside the neighborhood. The trade-offs are real too, and this site covers them honestly: HOA and MCA fees, smaller lots in the older villages, and SchoolChoice competition for the most requested schools.

Selling a home in Central Park, Denver

Selling here is a village-level exercise. Buyers compare your home against your village first, not the whole neighborhood, and pricing, prep, and timing differ between, say, North End new builds and the original courtyard homes near Westerly Creek. Lewi Gault is a Central Park resident and Denver-metro Realtor with eXp Realty (The Apollo Group) who tracks this market street by street.

Frequently asked questions

Is Central Park, Denver the same neighborhood as Stapleton?

Yes. Central Park in Denver, Colorado was originally developed under the name Stapleton, after the former Stapleton International Airport on the site. The neighborhood was renamed Central Park on August 1, 2020. Listings, school names, and older guides may still say Stapleton, but they mean the same neighborhood.

Where is Central Park, Denver?

Central Park is a master-planned neighborhood in northeast Denver, Colorado (ZIP 80238), roughly between I-70 to the north, Quebec Street to the west, and the former airport land toward Aurora to the east. It is about 15 minutes from downtown Denver and 25 minutes from Denver International Airport.

How much do homes cost in Central Park, Denver?

The median sale price in Central Park, Denver was about $773,500 in October 2026, with homes selling in about 33 days on average. Single-family homes run higher, with a median around $835,000, and townhomes around $577,000. Prices vary a lot by village, which is why this site tracks data village by village.

What schools serve Central Park, Denver?

Central Park is part of Denver Public Schools. The neighborhood includes several elementary schools, DSST charter schools, and Northfield High School. Many families use the DPS SchoolChoice process, which runs each winter, to apply for schools inside and outside the neighborhood.

Talk to a Central Park, Denver resident who sells here

Call or text Lewi Gault at (303) 915-2201, or email lewi@lewigault.com.

Last updated: 2026-10-20