Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingApple Valley East and Heather Gardens are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Apple Valley East and 72 in Heather Gardens as this page loaded. Heather Gardens is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $272,450 against $260,000 in Apple Valley East, about 5% higher. By the foot it is $243 in Apple Valley East against $213 in Heather Gardens — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Heather Gardens are simply bigger. A typical home is 988 square feet in Apple Valley East and 1,200 in Heather Gardens, built around 1975 and 1977 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Apple Valley East: a median of 49 days on the market against 132 in Heather Gardens. Both are in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Apple Valley East | Heather Gardens |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 72 |
| Median asking price | $260,000 | $272,450 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $194,900 | $141,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $290,000 | $450,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $243 | $213 |
| Median days on market | 49 | 132 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 988 | 1,200 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1975 | 1977 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 6 | 128 |
| Median sold price | $263,675 | $282,450 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Adams-Arapahoe 28J |
| Elementary | Lansing | Polton |
| Middle | South | Aurora Hills |
| High school | Aurora Central | Gateway |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Calm streets | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| 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.
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;
Heather Gardens is a well-established residential neighborhood in central Aurora, offering a mix of single-family homes and townhomes. Located near major thoroughfares like East Mississippi Avenue and South Abilene Street, it provides convenient access to shopping, dining, and employment centers throughout the metro area.
Heather Gardens is more expensive. The median asking price is $272,450 in Heather Gardens against $260,000 in Apple Valley East. By price per square foot they run $243 in Apple Valley East and $213 in Heather Gardens, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 988 square feet in Apple Valley East and 1,200 square feet in Heather Gardens, both with a median of 2 bedrooms.
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 1977 in Heather Gardens.
Homes for sale in Apple Valley East have been listed a median of 49 days, against 132 days in Heather Gardens. Over the last twelve months 6 homes sold in Apple Valley East and 128 in Heather Gardens, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district. The homes for sale in Apple Valley East are most often assigned to Lansing Elementary, South Middle, Aurora Central High School; in Heather Gardens it is Polton Elementary, Aurora Hills Middle, Gateway 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 5.
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 12:23 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.