Aurora and Heather Gardens are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Aurora and 77 in Heather Gardens as this page loaded. Aurora is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $380,000 against $275,000 in Heather Gardens, about 38% higher. By the foot it is $338 in Aurora against $213 in Heather Gardens. A typical home is 1,176 square feet in Aurora and 1,230 in Heather Gardens, built around 1927 and 1977 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Aurora: a median of 82 days on the market against 102 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 | Aurora | Heather Gardens |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 77 |
| Median asking price | $380,000 | $275,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $325,000 | $159,900 |
| Dearest home for sale | $499,000 | $470,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $338 | $213 |
| Median days on market | 82 | 102 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,176 | 1,230 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1927 | 1977 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 35 | 140 |
| Median sold price | $382,500 | $273,622 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Adams-Arapahoe 28J |
| Elementary | Crawford | Polton |
| Middle | Aurora West | Aurora Hills |
| High school | Aurora Central | Gateway |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Calm streets | 5/10 | 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.
Aurora is Colorado's third-largest city, offering suburban convenience with urban amenities. Located east of Denver, it's a diverse, family-oriented community with shopping centers, parks, and schools. The area balances residential neighborhoods with commercial corridors, providing easy access to employment 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.
Aurora is more expensive. The median asking price is $380,000 in Aurora against $275,000 in Heather Gardens. By price per square foot they run $338 in Aurora and $213 in Heather Gardens, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,176 square feet in Aurora and 1,230 square feet in Heather Gardens, both with a median of 2 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Aurora is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1927, against 1977 in Heather Gardens.
Homes for sale in Aurora have been listed a median of 82 days, against 102 days in Heather Gardens. Over the last twelve months 35 homes sold in Aurora and 140 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 Aurora are most often assigned to Crawford Elementary, Aurora West 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 6 and 5.
They are not a monthly snapshot. Both neighbourhoods are read from the live MLS feed at the same instant, when you open this page, so the two sides are always measured against each other rather than against different weeks.
Both neighbourhoods are recalculated from the live MLS feed at the moment this page loads, and both are read at 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.