Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingCandelas and Landing at Standley Lake are both neighbourhoods of Arvada, CO. There are 35 homes for sale in Candelas and 5 in Landing at Standley Lake as this page loaded. Candelas is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $799,900 against $669,000 in Landing at Standley Lake, about 20% higher. By the foot it is $277 in Candelas against $304 in Landing at Standley Lake — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Candelas are simply bigger. A typical home is 3,437 square feet in Candelas and 2,140 in Landing at Standley Lake, built around 2019 and 1988 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Landing at Standley Lake: a median of 13 days on the market against 33 in Candelas. Both are in the Jefferson County R-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Candelas | Landing at Standley Lake |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 35 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $799,900 | $669,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $400,000 | $650,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,549,900 | $715,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $277 | $304 |
| Median days on market | 33 | 13 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 3,437 | 2,140 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 2019 | 1988 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 112 | 15 |
| Median sold price | $789,500 | $725,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Jefferson County R-1 | Jefferson County R-1 |
| Elementary | Three Creeks | Sierra |
| Middle | Three Creeks | Oberon |
| High school | Ralston Valley | Ralston Valley |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 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.
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.
Landing at Standley Lake is a master-planned community in northwest Arvada centered around a scenic 175-acre reservoir. The neighborhood offers a mix of newer single-family homes, townhomes, and apartments with parks, trails, and water access. It's family-oriented with good schools nearby and convenient access to shopping and dining along Wadsworth Boulevard and nearby corridors.
Candelas is more expensive. The median asking price is $799,900 in Candelas against $669,000 in Landing at Standley Lake. By price per square foot they run $277 in Candelas and $304 in Landing at Standley Lake, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 3,437 square feet in Candelas and 2,140 square feet in Landing at Standley Lake, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Landing at Standley Lake is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1988, against 2019 in Candelas.
Homes for sale in Landing at Standley Lake have been listed a median of 13 days, against 33 days in Candelas. Over the last twelve months 112 homes sold in Candelas and 15 in Landing at Standley Lake, 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 Candelas are most often assigned to Three Creeks Elementary, Three Creeks Middle, Ralston Valley High School; in Landing at Standley Lake it is Sierra Elementary, Oberon Middle, Ralston Valley High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Landing at Standley Lake 6 out of 10 for walkability, against 5 for Candelas. On transit they score 3 and 4.
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 22, 2026 at 9:23 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.