Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingAlta Vista and Candelas are both neighbourhoods of Arvada, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Alta Vista and 34 in Candelas as this page loaded. Candelas is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $892,500 against $639,500 in Alta Vista, about 40% higher. By the foot it is $299 in Alta Vista against $268 in Candelas — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Candelas are simply bigger. A typical home is 2,204 square feet in Alta Vista and 3,773 in Candelas, built around 1958 and 2019 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Candelas: a median of 81 days on the market against 82 in Alta Vista. Both are in the Jefferson County R-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Alta Vista | Candelas |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 7 | 34 |
| Median asking price | $639,500 | $892,500 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $558,000 | $400,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $685,000 | $1,650,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $299 | $268 |
| Median days on market | 82 | 81 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,204 | 3,773 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1958 | 2019 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 35 | 111 |
| Median sold price | $632,000 | $789,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Jefferson County R-1 | Jefferson County R-1 |
| Elementary | Lawrence | Three Creeks |
| Middle | Arvada K-8 | Three Creeks |
| High school | Arvada | Ralston Valley |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 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.
Alta Vista is a residential neighborhood in northwest Arvada, Colorado, characterized by tree-lined streets and well-maintained single-family homes. The area offers a quiet, family-oriented atmosphere with good access to shopping, dining, and schools along nearby Wadsworth Boulevard and 80th Avenue corridors.
Candelas is a master-planned community in northwest Arvada offering newer construction homes with modern amenities and a family-friendly atmosphere. The neighborhood features parks, trails, and a planned town center with retail and dining.
Candelas is more expensive. The median asking price is $892,500 in Candelas against $639,500 in Alta Vista. By price per square foot they run $299 in Alta Vista and $268 in Candelas, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,204 square feet in Alta Vista and 3,773 square feet in Candelas, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Alta Vista is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1958, against 2019 in Candelas.
Homes for sale in Candelas have been listed a median of 81 days, against 82 days in Alta Vista. Over the last twelve months 35 homes sold in Alta Vista and 111 in Candelas, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Jefferson County R-1 school district. The homes for sale in Alta Vista are most often assigned to Lawrence Elementary, Arvada K-8 Middle, Arvada High School; in Candelas it is Three Creeks Elementary, Three Creeks Middle, Ralston Valley High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 5 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 3 and 3.
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 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.