Virginia Village

Pricing trends

Virginia Village prices below Wash Park, Cherry Creek and the University neighborhoods for detached homes, with renovated ranches and new rebuilds at the top and original ranches offering the entry points. The Denver table below carries the citywide numbers.

Citywide figures for Denver. Source: Local Market Update, August 2026, REcolorado data compiled by the Colorado Association of REALTORS®. Neighborhood-level figures vary; ask me for comparables on any specific home. See all area tables.

About Virginia Village

Virginia Village is the 1950s neighborhood south of Glendale and east of Colorado Boulevard, built in a single decade as Denver's post-war families moved out past the creek. Its brick ranches, curving streets and mature trees have made it a favorite of buyers who want a solid house with a yard ten minutes from Cherry Creek and Wash Park without paying their prices.

Location

The neighborhood runs from Alameda Avenue south to Evans Avenue between Colorado Boulevard and Quebec Street, with Glendale and Cherry Creek to the north, Cory-Merrill and the University area to the west, Goldsmith and Indian Creek to the south and Lowry and Windsor to the east. Cherry Creek Trail passes along its northern edge; Colorado Boulevard and Leetsdale are the main routes.

History and background

Virginia Village was open farmland and dairy pasture along Cherry Creek until the early 1950s, outside the Denver city limits and east of the small town of Glendale. Denver annexed the area as the post-war housing boom pushed the city southeast, and the land between Alameda and Evans avenues was platted into subdivisions almost all at once.

A handful of builders constructed the neighborhood's brick ranches between about 1952 and 1960, aiming at the young families of the Eisenhower years, which is why the blocks are so consistent in style and age. The curving streets, the cul-de-sacs and the three-bedroom plans with attached garages were new ideas in Denver at the time.

The neighborhood changed little for fifty years, which preserved its character and its trees. Since the 2010s a second generation of buyers has arrived, renovating and expanding the original homes and, on some blocks, replacing them, as the neighborhood's location between Cherry Creek and the University area became its selling point.

Housing and architecture

The housing is almost entirely 1950s brick ranches and a few split-levels on 60- to 80-foot lots, many with finished basements and attached garages, built by a handful of developers so the blocks are consistent. Renovations and pop-tops have increased since 2015, with new two-story rebuilds on some blocks, and condominium and townhome communities line Leetsdale, Florida and Colorado Boulevard.

Parks and recreation

Cook Park with its recreation center and pool, Garland Park, Ash Grove Park and the Cherry Creek Trail serve the neighborhood, with Bible Park and the Highline Canal to the south and Four Mile Historic Park across the creek. Kennedy Golf Course is a short drive east.

Dining, shopping and daily life

Colorado Boulevard, Leetsdale Drive and Evans Avenue carry the neighborhood's grocery stores, restaurants and services, with Glendale's Infinity Park and Colorado Boulevard dining to the north and the Cherry Creek shopping district ten minutes away. The Virginia Village branch library sits on Florida Avenue.