Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingEast Quincy Highlands and Heather Ridge are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in East Quincy Highlands and 6 in Heather Ridge as this page loaded. East Quincy Highlands is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $534,450 against $364,500 in Heather Ridge, about 47% higher. By the foot it is $244 in East Quincy Highlands against $184 in Heather Ridge. A typical home is 2,067 square feet in East Quincy Highlands and 2,154 in Heather Ridge, built around 2000 and 1976 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Heather Ridge: a median of 25 days on the market against 72 in East Quincy Highlands. Both are in the Cherry Creek 5 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | East Quincy Highlands | Heather Ridge |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $534,450 | $364,500 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $490,000 | $260,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $652,400 | $449,025 |
| Median price per sq ft | $244 | $184 |
| Median days on market | 72 | 25 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,067 | 2,154 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 2000 | 1976 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 31 | 16 |
| Median sold price | $534,000 | $346,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Cherry Creek 5 | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Mountain Vista | Eastridge |
| Middle | Sky Vista | Prairie |
| High school | Cherokee Trail | Overland |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| 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.
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.
Heather Ridge is a well-established residential community in Aurora, Colorado, situated in the southeastern metro area. The neighborhood offers a suburban feel with tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and a mix of age-appropriate housing stock.
East Quincy Highlands is more expensive. The median asking price is $534,450 in East Quincy Highlands against $364,500 in Heather Ridge. By price per square foot they run $244 in East Quincy Highlands and $184 in Heather Ridge, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,067 square feet in East Quincy Highlands and 2,154 square feet in Heather Ridge, with a median of 4 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Heather Ridge is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1976, against 2000 in East Quincy Highlands.
Homes for sale in Heather Ridge have been listed a median of 25 days, against 72 days in East Quincy Highlands. Over the last twelve months 31 homes sold in East Quincy Highlands and 16 in Heather Ridge, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Cherry Creek 5 school district. The homes for sale in East Quincy Highlands are most often assigned to Mountain Vista Elementary, Sky Vista Middle, Cherokee Trail High School; in Heather Ridge it is Eastridge Elementary, Prairie Middle, Overland High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Heather Ridge 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for East Quincy Highlands. On transit they score 4 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 September 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.