Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBurns and East Quincy Highlands are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Burns and 7 in East Quincy Highlands as this page loaded. East Quincy Highlands is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $519,000 against $339,000 in Burns, about 53% higher. By the foot it is $405 in Burns against $270 in East Quincy Highlands — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in East Quincy Highlands are simply bigger. A typical home is 744 square feet in Burns and 1,929 in East Quincy Highlands, built around 1954 and 2000 respectively. Homes are moving faster in East Quincy Highlands: a median of 32 days on the market against 67 in Burns. Burns is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and East Quincy Highlands is in Cherry Creek 5.
| Measure | Burns | East Quincy Highlands |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 7 | 7 |
| Median asking price | $339,000 | $519,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $298,000 | $450,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $435,000 | $649,900 |
| Median price per sq ft | $405 | $270 |
| Median days on market | 67 | 32 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 744 | 1,929 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1954 | 2000 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 15 | 33 |
| Median sold price | $345,000 | $534,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Kenton | Mountain Vista |
| Middle | South | Sky Vista |
| High school | Aurora Central | Cherokee Trail |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 8/10 |
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.
Burns is a residential neighborhood in Aurora, Colorado, characterized by single-family homes and tree-lined streets. Located in the southeastern portion of Aurora, it offers a quieter, suburban feel while remaining accessible to major corridors like I-225 and E-470. The area is primarily residential with shopping and dining options available along nearby commercial strips.
East Quincy Highlands is a residential neighborhood in Aurora with tree-lined streets and a mix of single-family homes and townhomes. Located east of I-225, it offers convenient access to shopping, dining, and employment centers across the metro area. The neighborhood has a quiet, family-friendly feel with good schools nearby and reasonable commute times to downtown Denver and the tech corridor.
East Quincy Highlands is more expensive. The median asking price is $519,000 in East Quincy Highlands against $339,000 in Burns. By price per square foot they run $405 in Burns and $270 in East Quincy Highlands, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 744 square feet in Burns and 1,929 square feet in East Quincy Highlands, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Burns is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1954, against 2000 in East Quincy Highlands.
Homes for sale in East Quincy Highlands have been listed a median of 32 days, against 67 days in Burns. Over the last twelve months 15 homes sold in Burns and 33 in East Quincy Highlands, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Burns is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district and East Quincy Highlands is in Cherry Creek 5. The homes for sale in Burns are most often assigned to Kenton Elementary, South Middle, Aurora Central High School; in East Quincy Highlands it is Mountain Vista Elementary, Sky Vista Middle, Cherokee Trail High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 4 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 3 and 4.
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 1:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.