Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBeacon Point and Heather Gardens are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Beacon Point and 72 in Heather Gardens as this page loaded. Beacon Point is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $849,000 against $272,450 in Heather Gardens, about 212% higher. By the foot it is $250 in Beacon Point against $213 in Heather Gardens. A typical home is 3,614 square feet in Beacon Point and 1,200 in Heather Gardens, built around 2007 and 1977 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Beacon Point: a median of 35 days on the market against 132 in Heather Gardens. Beacon Point is in the Cherry Creek 5 school district and Heather Gardens is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J.
| Measure | Beacon Point | Heather Gardens |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 72 |
| Median asking price | $849,000 | $272,450 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $719,000 | $141,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,100,000 | $450,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $250 | $213 |
| Median days on market | 35 | 132 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 3,614 | 1,200 |
| Median bedrooms | 5 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 2007 | 1977 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 27 | 128 |
| Median sold price | $765,000 | $282,450 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Cherry Creek 5 | Adams-Arapahoe 28J |
| Elementary | Pine Ridge | Polton |
| Middle | Fox Ridge | Aurora Hills |
| High school | Cherokee Trail | Gateway |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 5/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 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.
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.
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.
Beacon Point is more expensive. The median asking price is $849,000 in Beacon Point against $272,450 in Heather Gardens. By price per square foot they run $250 in Beacon Point and $213 in Heather Gardens, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 3,614 square feet in Beacon Point and 1,200 square feet in Heather Gardens, with a median of 5 and 2 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Heather Gardens is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1977, against 2007 in Beacon Point.
Homes for sale in Beacon Point have been listed a median of 35 days, against 132 days in Heather Gardens. Over the last twelve months 27 homes sold in Beacon Point and 128 in Heather Gardens, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Beacon Point is in the Cherry Creek 5 district and Heather Gardens is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J. The homes for sale in Beacon Point are most often assigned to Pine Ridge Elementary, Fox Ridge Middle, Cherokee Trail 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 3 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.