DENVER is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Denver, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Denver is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $1,535 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $54,476 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 55% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
12 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Denver — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
597,995
- Gender balance
55%
- Male skew
55%
- Median income
$54,476
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,535
- Living wage
$55,390
- Transit fare
$3
- Rent change
$1,535
- Most female-leaning zone
47%
- Unaffiliated
49%
- High income
$90,162
- Dem lean
39%
The shape of the market
The Highlands and Cherry Creek are the exceptions, the two zones where single women slightly outnumber men.
Incomes run high: single Central Park residents clear a median around $90,000, and even mid-tier zones sit well above the national figure.
Denver is a male-skewed market: men outnumber women among singles in most core zones, peaking at Central Park (about 59%) and LoDo (58%).
How dating actually happens
Only about 14% of matches on curated apps like Hinge turn into a first date.
Roughly 1 in 10 partnered adults met their partner online, and the share climbs sharply for younger and LGB couples.
One in four matches never gets a reply.
53% of online daters say their overall experience has been positive.
Dating safety in Denver
78% of active dating-app users report burnout: 80% of women (driven by message volume) and 74% of men (driven by a lack of responses).
60% of Americans support requiring a background check before someone can create a dating profile.
An estimated 26% of men have received unsolicited explicit content, far below the rate for women.
56% of women under 50 have been sent unsolicited explicit images while dating online.
48% of online daters have faced at least one form of harassing behavior on a dating platform.
43% of women under 50 say a match kept contacting them after they said no.
52% of online daters say a scammer or bot has contacted them.
63% of men under 50 say a scammer or bot has contacted them, the highest of any group.
11% of women under 50 have been physically threatened on a dating platform.
40% of daters say platforms do a bad job removing fake and bot accounts; only 20% say they do well.
The LGBTQ+ landscape
53% of LGB adults have used a dating app, far more than straight adults.
About 24% of LGB couples met online, roughly three times the straight rate.
About 70% of LGB adults under 30 have used a dating app, the highest-adoption cohort anywhere.
7.6% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, up from 3.5% in 2012.
22.3% of adults aged 18 to 34 identify as LGBTQ+.
Political alignment
24% of Americans say they could never date someone who disagrees with them on abortion.
Among the two major parties Denver runs more than four to one Democratic, 39% of voters to just 9% Republican, with the suburbs ranging from deep-blue Boulder to red-leaning Douglas County.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
Colorado registers voters by party, and Denver is a textbook case of the state's independent streak: unaffiliated voters are the largest bloc at about 49%, ahead of Democrats (39%) and Republicans (just 9%).
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
A single adult in Denver County needs about $55,400 a year just to cover the basics.
Denver is one of the country's softest rental markets: a wave of new apartments has pushed a one-bedroom down to about $1,540, with roughly two-thirds of listings now dangling a concession.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
An RTD local fare is $2.75 for three hours, enough for a there-and-back date by bus or light rail.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Highlands | 15,119 | 47 / 53 | $78,679 | $1,970 |
| RiNo | 14,293 | 53 / 47 | $66,098 | $1,905 |
| Sloan's Lake | 13,221 | 55 / 45 | $55,129 | $1,811 |
| LoDo | 9,917 | 58 / 42 | $84,148 | $2,309 |
| Capitol Hill | 8,534 | 50 / 50 | $68,122 | $1,534 |
| Cherry Creek | 7,942 | 47 / 53 | $73,686 | $1,764 |
| Washington Park | 7,695 | 51 / 49 | $81,110 | $2,031 |
| Baker | 6,215 | 52 / 48 | $46,994 | $1,677 |
| Berkeley | 5,559 | 51 / 49 | $72,813 | $1,799 |
| Central Park | 3,264 | 59 / 41 | $90,162 | $2,176 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Denver, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Baker
Corinne Denver
- Sloan's Lake
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Sloans Lake
- The Highlands
Linger
- Central Park
Guard and Grace
- Cherry Creek
Salt Water Social
- Baker
Angelo’s Taverna
- RiNo
Barcelona Wine Bar
- LoDo
54thirty Rooftop
- The Highlands
El Five
- The Highlands
Gaetano's
- RiNo
Uchi Denver
- Sloan's Lake
The Hampton Social - Denver
- LoDo
Ocean Prime
- Baker
Tavernetta
- Cherry Creek
North Italia
- RiNo
Rioja
- The Highlands
Williams & Graham
- The Highlands
Postino LoHi
- Cherry Creek
Cherry Creek Grill
- LoDo
ChoLon - Downtown
- Baker
Mercantile
- Central Park
Bastien's Restaurant
- Capitol Hill
Death & Co Denver
- Washington Park
Blackbird Public House
- The Highlands
Forest Room 5
- Capitol Hill
Postino Broadway
- LoDo
Venice
- LoDo
The Kitchen American Bistro
- Sloan's Lake
Bar Dough
- Central Park
Cattivella