Was Nextdoor on the Money With Denver’s Friendliest Neighborhood?

Are some parts of Denver more friendly than others? According to Nextdoor, yes — and it tends to get friendlier the further you get away from downtown.

According to the popular community app and website, Green Valley Ranch is Denver’s friendliest neighborhood.

The east Denver neighborhood took the top spot in Nextdoor’s recent Friendliest Places to Live in Denver list based on how residents interacted with each other on the platform, which allows people to post and message each other after registering within their neighborhoods.

Nextdoor based its ranking on a Neighborhood Friendliness Score that weighs the amount of positive comments, pride in a neighborhood and promotion of local businesses. It also scores how neighborhoods welcome new residents and fulfill requests for help or recommendations.

Green Valley Ranch earned the full 100 score for friendliness and a 98 score for affordability. Nextdoor described Green Valley Ranch as “a family-friendly Denver neighborhood known for its golf course and well-maintained parks.”

“It’s a peaceful area with a mix of single-family homes and townhouses,” according to Nextdoor. “And it’s conveniently close to Denver International Airport.”

According to Nextdoor data, Green Valley Ranch is home to more than 24,000 Denver residents, about 81 percent of them homeowners, with an average income of $72,000 and an average age of 44. Nextdoor neighborhood FAQs show that residents of Green Valley Ranch rate their top interests as home improvement and DIY projects, landscaping, dogs, walking, barbecue and grilling, the Denver Broncos and hiking and trails.

Right on the border of Aurora, Green Valley Ranch is home to one end of the historic High Line Trail, and neighbors the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. It is also the expected site of the future American Indian Cultural Embassy and Amache Prowers Park.

The downside? Green Valley Ranch has the second-worst King Soopers in the country, and most Denver residents know Green Valley Ranch as the city’s most far-flung neighborhood, as it’s the only one completely east of Interstate 225.

The second friendliest neighborhood in Denver, per Nextdoor, is Washington Park West, located in an area of central Denver between Washington Park and Capitol Hill. It earned a friendliness score of 99 and an affordability score of 97.

Also known as West Wash Park, the neighborhood has an “active community” that’s always “bustling with joggers and picnickers,” according to Nextdoor.

Montbello, which neighbors Green Valley Ranch, came in third with a friendliness score of 98, which mirrored its affordability score. Nextdoor credited the “diverse, family-friendly” neighborhood with “community spirit” and “cultural festivals” for helping it stand out.

The City of Denver recognizes 78 official neighborhoods, but Nextdoor refers to a few of them a bit differently in its rankings. The fifteenth friendliest Denver neighborhood is “University Neighbors,” which is actually the University neighborhood. Similarly, the twentieth friendliest Denver neighborhood is “Sloans/Highlands,” which is Nextdoor’s name for Sloan Lake.

The majority of high-ranking neighborhoods were far away from the city center. Here are the top twenty friendliest neighborhoods in Denver, according to Nextdoor’s 2025 ranking, and their scores:

1. Green Valley Ranch — 100
2. Wash Park West — 99
3. Montbello — 98
4. Congress Park — 97
5. Central Park — 96
6. East Colfax — 95
7. University Hills — 95
8. Platt Park — 95
9. Sherrelwood — 94
10. Marston — 94
11. South Park Hill — 94
12. West Highland — 94
13. Sunnyside — 94
14. Cheesman Park — 94
15. University Neighbors (University) — 94
16. Washington Park East — 94
17. Westwood — 93
18. Fort Logan — 93
19. Harvey Park — 93
20. Sloans/Highlands (Sloan Lake) — 93