Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingApple Valley East and Beacon Point are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Apple Valley East and 6 in Beacon Point as this page loaded. Beacon Point is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $842,000 against $242,000 in Apple Valley East, about 248% higher. By the foot it is $232 in Apple Valley East against $225 in Beacon Point — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Beacon Point are simply bigger. A typical home is 995 square feet in Apple Valley East and 3,950 in Beacon Point, built around 1975 and 2006 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Beacon Point: a median of 36 days on the market against 57 in Apple Valley East. Apple Valley East is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and Beacon Point is in Cherry Creek 5.
| Measure | Apple Valley East | Beacon Point |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $242,000 | $842,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $194,900 | $719,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $280,000 | $1,100,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $232 | $225 |
| Median days on market | 57 | 36 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 995 | 3,950 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 5 |
| Typical year built | 1975 | 2006 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 6 | 27 |
| Median sold price | $263,675 | $765,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Lansing | Pine Ridge |
| Middle | South | Fox Ridge |
| High school | Aurora Central | Cherokee Trail |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 6/10 | 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.
Apple Valley East is a residential community in Aurora offering suburban comfort with convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along East Mississippi Avenue and nearby corridors. The area features a mix of single-family homes and townhomes with good schools and parks within reach. Daily life centers around local shopping districts, restaurants, and recreation;
Beacon Point is a residential community in Aurora with a suburban character, offering a mix of single-family homes and townhomes. The neighborhood provides convenient access to major corridors like I-225 and E-470, making commutes to Denver and the Tech Center relatively quick. Local shopping and dining options cluster along nearby commercial corridors, with schools and parks serving the residential core.
Beacon Point is more expensive. The median asking price is $842,000 in Beacon Point against $242,000 in Apple Valley East. By price per square foot they run $232 in Apple Valley East and $225 in Beacon Point, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 995 square feet in Apple Valley East and 3,950 square feet in Beacon Point, with a median of 2 and 5 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Apple Valley East is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1975, against 2006 in Beacon Point.
Homes for sale in Beacon Point have been listed a median of 36 days, against 57 days in Apple Valley East. Over the last twelve months 6 homes sold in Apple Valley East and 27 in Beacon Point, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Apple Valley East is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district and Beacon Point is in Cherry Creek 5. The homes for sale in Apple Valley East are most often assigned to Lansing Elementary, South Middle, Aurora Central High School; in Beacon Point it is Pine Ridge Elementary, Fox Ridge Middle, Cherokee Trail 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 4 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 November 7, 2026 at 2:53 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.