Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingAlta Vista and Lake Arbor are both neighbourhoods of Arvada, CO. There are 8 homes for sale in Alta Vista and 9 in Lake Arbor as this page loaded. Lake Arbor is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $600,000 against $584,500 in Alta Vista, about 3% higher. By the foot it is $313 in Alta Vista against $314 in Lake Arbor. A typical home is 1,840 square feet in Alta Vista and 2,032 in Lake Arbor, built around 1956 and 1973 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Alta Vista: a median of 16 days on the market against 43 in Lake Arbor. 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 | Lake Arbor |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 8 | 9 |
| Median asking price | $584,500 | $600,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $425,000 | $515,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $700,000 | $830,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $313 | $314 |
| Median days on market | 16 | 43 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,840 | 2,032 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1956 | 1973 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 37 | 31 |
| Median sold price | $615,000 | $639,900 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Jefferson County R-1 | Jefferson County R-1 |
| Elementary | Lawrence | Little |
| Middle | Arvada K-8 | Pomona |
| High school | Arvada | Pomona |
| 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 | 7/10 |
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.
Lake Arbor is a well-established residential neighborhood in Arvada, Colorado, known for its tree-lined streets, family-friendly atmosphere, and convenient location northwest of Denver. The area features a mix of single-family homes and offers easy access to parks, schools, and local shopping.
Lake Arbor is more expensive. The median asking price is $600,000 in Lake Arbor against $584,500 in Alta Vista. By price per square foot they run $313 in Alta Vista and $314 in Lake Arbor, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,840 square feet in Alta Vista and 2,032 square feet in Lake Arbor, 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 1956, against 1973 in Lake Arbor.
Homes for sale in Alta Vista have been listed a median of 16 days, against 43 days in Lake Arbor. Over the last twelve months 37 homes sold in Alta Vista and 31 in Lake Arbor, 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 Lake Arbor it is Little Elementary, Pomona Middle, Pomona 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 October 30, 2026 at 12:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.