Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingAurora Highlands and Painted Prairie are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 57 homes for sale in Aurora Highlands and 56 in Painted Prairie as this page loaded. Aurora Highlands is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $560,000 against $522,425 in Painted Prairie, about 7% higher. By the foot it is $267 in Aurora Highlands against $262 in Painted Prairie. A typical home is 2,139 square feet in Aurora Highlands and 1,914 in Painted Prairie, built around 2023 and 2025 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Painted Prairie: a median of 46 days on the market against 64 in Aurora Highlands. Both are in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Aurora Highlands | Painted Prairie |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 57 | 56 |
| Median asking price | $560,000 | $522,425 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $289,900 | $385,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $849,900 | $799,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $267 | $262 |
| Median days on market | 64 | 46 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,139 | 1,914 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 2023 | 2025 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 112 | 130 |
| Median sold price | $506,995 | $509,245 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Adams-Arapahoe 28J |
| Elementary | Aurora Highlands | Aurora Highlands |
| Middle | Aurora Highlands | Aurora Highlands |
| High school | Vista Peak | Vista Peak |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 5/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 5/10 | 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.
Aurora Highlands is a residential neighborhood in central Aurora, Colorado, offering a mix of single-family homes and apartments with convenient access to major shopping and dining. The area sits near I-225 and E. Colfax Avenue, making commutes to downtown Denver and the Tech Center relatively straightforward. Local amenities include retail centers, restaurants, and parks within a short drive.
Painted Prairie is a suburban residential community in Aurora, Colorado, characterized by single-family homes, quiet streets, and a family-oriented atmosphere. The neighborhood offers convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along major corridors, with good proximity to I-225 and E-470 for commuters. Parks and open spaces provide recreational opportunities for residents.
Aurora Highlands is more expensive. The median asking price is $560,000 in Aurora Highlands against $522,425 in Painted Prairie. By price per square foot they run $267 in Aurora Highlands and $262 in Painted Prairie, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,139 square feet in Aurora Highlands and 1,914 square feet in Painted Prairie, both with a median of 3 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Aurora Highlands is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2023, against 2025 in Painted Prairie.
Homes for sale in Painted Prairie have been listed a median of 46 days, against 64 days in Aurora Highlands. Over the last twelve months 112 homes sold in Aurora Highlands and 130 in Painted Prairie, 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 Aurora Highlands are most often assigned to Aurora Highlands Elementary, Aurora Highlands Middle, Vista Peak High School; in Painted Prairie it is Aurora Highlands Elementary, Aurora Highlands Middle, Vista Peak High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Aurora Highlands 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Painted Prairie. On transit they score 5 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 27, 2026 at 12:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.