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Apple Valley East vs Willow Park

Apple Valley East and Willow Park are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Apple Valley East and 6 in Willow Park as this page loaded. Willow Park is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $474,900 against $260,000 in Apple Valley East, about 83% higher. By the foot it is $243 in Apple Valley East against $250 in Willow Park. A typical home is 988 square feet in Apple Valley East and 1,782 in Willow Park, built around 1975 and 1980 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Apple Valley East: a median of 49 days on the market against 64 in Willow Park. Both are in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.

Side by side

MeasureApple Valley EastWillow Park
For sale today
Homes for sale56
Median asking price$260,000$474,900
Cheapest home for sale$194,900$324,900
Dearest home for sale$290,000$525,000
Median price per sq ft$243$250
Median days on market4964
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)9881,782
Median bedrooms24
Typical year built19751980
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold618
Median sold price$263,675$465,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtAdams-Arapahoe 28JAdams-Arapahoe 28J
ElementaryLansingJewell
MiddleSouthAurora Hills
High schoolAurora CentralGateway
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability5/105/10
Transit4/104/10
Biking5/105/10
Quiet6/107/10
Calm streets6/107/10
Getting around7/107/10

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

5
Homes for sale
$260,000
Median asking price
$243
Median per sq ft
49
Median days on market

Willow Park

6
Homes for sale
$474,900
Median asking price
$250
Median per sq ft
64
Median days on market

What each one is like

Apple Valley East

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;

Full Apple Valley East guide

Willow Park

Willow Park is a well-established residential neighborhood in central Aurora, CO, offering a mix of single-family homes and tree-lined streets. Located near major retail corridors and within reasonable driving distance of downtown Denver, it provides suburban convenience with good access to schools, parks, and shopping.

Full Willow Park guide

Questions people ask

Is Apple Valley East or Willow Park more expensive?

Willow Park is more expensive. The median asking price is $474,900 in Willow Park against $260,000 in Apple Valley East. By price per square foot they run $243 in Apple Valley East and $250 in Willow Park, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Apple Valley East or Willow Park?

A typical home for sale is 988 square feet in Apple Valley East and 1,782 square feet in Willow Park, with a median of 2 and 4 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

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 1980 in Willow Park.

Which sells faster, Apple Valley East or Willow Park?

Homes for sale in Apple Valley East have been listed a median of 49 days, against 64 days in Willow Park. Over the last twelve months 6 homes sold in Apple Valley East and 18 in Willow Park, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Apple Valley East and Willow Park?

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 Willow Park it is Jewell Elementary, Aurora Hills Middle, Gateway High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Apple Valley East or Willow Park?

Symbio rates both 5 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 4 and 4.

How current are these figures?

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.

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Look at either one on its own

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.

Common questions, answered with live Colorado numbers

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.