Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingAlta Vista and Lamar Heights are both neighbourhoods of Arvada, CO. There are 9 homes for sale in Alta Vista and 19 in Lamar Heights as this page loaded. Alta Vista is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $570,000 against $539,000 in Lamar Heights, about 6% higher. By the foot it is $324 in Alta Vista against $280 in Lamar Heights. A typical home is 1,622 square feet in Alta Vista and 1,948 in Lamar Heights, built around 1957 and 1964 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Alta Vista: a median of 17 days on the market against 50 in Lamar Heights. 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 | Lamar Heights |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 9 | 19 |
| Median asking price | $570,000 | $539,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $425,000 | $430,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $700,000 | $1,099,999 |
| Median price per sq ft | $324 | $280 |
| Median days on market | 17 | 50 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,622 | 1,948 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1957 | 1964 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 36 | 70 |
| Median sold price | $615,000 | $556,250 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Jefferson County R-1 | Jefferson County R-1 |
| Elementary | Lawrence | Swanson |
| Middle | Arvada K-8 | North Arvada |
| High school | Arvada | Arvada |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| 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.
Lamar Heights is a residential neighborhood in northwest Arvada, characterized by tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and a quiet, family-oriented atmosphere. The area offers convenient access to shopping and dining along nearby corridors while maintaining a peaceful, suburban feel.
Alta Vista is more expensive. The median asking price is $570,000 in Alta Vista against $539,000 in Lamar Heights. By price per square foot they run $324 in Alta Vista and $280 in Lamar Heights, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,622 square feet in Alta Vista and 1,948 square feet in Lamar Heights, 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 1957, against 1964 in Lamar Heights.
Homes for sale in Alta Vista have been listed a median of 17 days, against 50 days in Lamar Heights. Over the last twelve months 36 homes sold in Alta Vista and 70 in Lamar Heights, 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 Lamar Heights it is Swanson Elementary, North Arvada Middle, Arvada High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Alta Vista 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Lamar Heights. 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 10:23 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.