Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingDAM East and Heather Gardens are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in DAM East and 74 in Heather Gardens as this page loaded. DAM East is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $490,000 against $276,750 in Heather Gardens, about 77% higher. By the foot it is $242 in DAM East against $211 in Heather Gardens. A typical home is 2,048 square feet in DAM East and 1,200 in Heather Gardens, built around 1973 and 1977 respectively. Homes are moving faster in DAM East: a median of 46 days on the market against 131 in Heather Gardens. DAM East is in the Cherry Creek 5 school district and Heather Gardens is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J.
| Measure | DAM East | Heather Gardens |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 74 |
| Median asking price | $490,000 | $276,750 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $369,999 | $141,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $579,000 | $475,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $242 | $211 |
| Median days on market | 46 | 131 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,048 | 1,200 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1973 | 1977 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 18 | 129 |
| Median sold price | $520,000 | $276,794 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Cherry Creek 5 | Adams-Arapahoe 28J |
| Elementary | Polton | Polton |
| Middle | Prairie | Aurora Hills |
| High school | Overland | Gateway |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 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.
DAM East is a residential area in Aurora situated east of the Damascus area, offering a quieter, more suburban feel with newer and established home stock. The neighborhood provides convenient access to major corridors like I-225 and E-470, making commutes to downtown Denver and the tech corridor manageable.
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.
DAM East is more expensive. The median asking price is $490,000 in DAM East against $276,750 in Heather Gardens. By price per square foot they run $242 in DAM East and $211 in Heather Gardens, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,048 square feet in DAM East and 1,200 square feet in Heather Gardens, with a median of 4 and 2 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, DAM East is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1973, against 1977 in Heather Gardens.
Homes for sale in DAM East have been listed a median of 46 days, against 131 days in Heather Gardens. Over the last twelve months 18 homes sold in DAM East and 129 in Heather Gardens, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
DAM East is in the Cherry Creek 5 district and Heather Gardens is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J. The homes for sale in DAM East are most often assigned to Polton 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 DAM East. 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 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.