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Brandychase vs Heather Gardens

Brandychase and Heather Gardens are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Brandychase and 77 in Heather Gardens as this page loaded. Heather Gardens is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $275,000 against $214,750 in Brandychase, about 28% higher. By the foot it is $227 in Brandychase 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 946 square feet in Brandychase and 1,230 in Heather Gardens, built around 1980 and 1977 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Heather Gardens: a median of 102 days on the market against 116 in Brandychase. Brandychase is in the Cherry Creek 5 school district and Heather Gardens is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J.

Side by side

MeasureBrandychaseHeather Gardens
For sale today
Homes for sale677
Median asking price$214,750$275,000
Cheapest home for sale$139,900$159,900
Dearest home for sale$225,000$470,000
Median price per sq ft$227$213
Median days on market116102
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)9461,230
Median bedrooms22
Typical year built19801977
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold5140
Median sold price$205,000$273,622
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtCherry Creek 5Adams-Arapahoe 28J
ElementaryEastridgePolton
MiddlePrairieAurora Hills
High schoolOverlandGateway
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability4/105/10
Transit4/105/10
Biking5/105/10
Quiet7/106/10
Calm streets7/106/10
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.

Brandychase

6
Homes for sale
$214,750
Median asking price
$227
Median per sq ft
116
Median days on market

Heather Gardens

77
Homes for sale
$275,000
Median asking price
$213
Median per sq ft
102
Median days on market

What each one is like

Brandychase

Brandychase is a suburban residential neighborhood in Aurora, Colorado, characterized by single-family homes, tree-lined streets, and a family-oriented atmosphere. Located in southeast Aurora, it offers convenient access to shopping, dining, and schools while maintaining a quieter, more residential feel than the city core.

Full Brandychase guide

Heather Gardens

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.

Full Heather Gardens guide

Questions people ask

Is Brandychase or Heather Gardens more expensive?

Heather Gardens is more expensive. The median asking price is $275,000 in Heather Gardens against $214,750 in Brandychase. By price per square foot they run $227 in Brandychase and $213 in Heather Gardens, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Brandychase or Heather Gardens?

A typical home for sale is 946 square feet in Brandychase and 1,230 square feet in Heather Gardens, both with a median of 2 bedrooms.

Which is the older neighborhood?

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 1980 in Brandychase.

Which sells faster, Brandychase or Heather Gardens?

Homes for sale in Heather Gardens have been listed a median of 102 days, against 116 days in Brandychase. Over the last twelve months 5 homes sold in Brandychase and 140 in Heather Gardens, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Brandychase and Heather Gardens?

Brandychase is in the Cherry Creek 5 district and Heather Gardens is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J. The homes for sale in Brandychase are most often assigned to Eastridge Elementary, Prairie Middle, Overland 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.

Which is more walkable, Brandychase or Heather Gardens?

Symbio rates Heather Gardens 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Brandychase. On transit they score 4 and 5.

How current are these figures?

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.

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Look at either one on its own

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.