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.
| Measure | Brandychase | Heather Gardens |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 77 |
| 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 market | 116 | 102 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 946 | 1,230 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1980 | 1977 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 5 | 140 |
| Median sold price | $205,000 | $273,622 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Cherry Creek 5 | Adams-Arapahoe 28J |
| Elementary | Eastridge | Polton |
| Middle | Prairie | Aurora Hills |
| High school | Overland | Gateway |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Symbio rates Heather Gardens 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Brandychase. On transit they score 4 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.