Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBurns and The Timbers are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Burns and 8 in The Timbers as this page loaded. The Timbers is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $351,500 against $339,000 in Burns, about 4% higher. By the foot it is $405 in Burns against $191 in The Timbers — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in The Timbers are simply bigger. A typical home is 744 square feet in Burns and 1,896 in The Timbers, built around 1954 and 1975 respectively. Homes are moving faster in The Timbers: a median of 63 days on the market against 67 in Burns. Burns is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and The Timbers is in Cherry Creek 5.
| Measure | Burns | The Timbers |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 7 | 8 |
| Median asking price | $339,000 | $351,500 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $298,000 | $149,900 |
| Dearest home for sale | $435,000 | $579,900 |
| Median price per sq ft | $405 | $191 |
| Median days on market | 67 | 63 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 744 | 1,896 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1954 | 1975 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 15 | 22 |
| Median sold price | $345,000 | $315,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Kenton | Independence |
| Middle | South | Laredo |
| High school | Aurora Central | Smoky Hill |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| 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.
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.
The Timbers is a well-established residential community in south Aurora, characterized by tree-lined streets and single-family homes on spacious lots. The neighborhood offers a quieter, family-oriented atmosphere while remaining accessible to major retail, dining, and employment centers via nearby E-470 and I-25 corridors.
The Timbers is more expensive. The median asking price is $351,500 in The Timbers against $339,000 in Burns. By price per square foot they run $405 in Burns and $191 in The Timbers, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 744 square feet in Burns and 1,896 square feet in The Timbers, 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 1975 in The Timbers.
Homes for sale in The Timbers have been listed a median of 63 days, against 67 days in Burns. Over the last twelve months 15 homes sold in Burns and 22 in The Timbers, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Burns is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district and The Timbers 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 The Timbers it is Independence Elementary, Laredo Middle, Smoky Hill 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 3.
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.