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Heather Gardens vs Heather Ridge

Heather Gardens and Heather Ridge are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 77 homes for sale in Heather Gardens and 6 in Heather Ridge as this page loaded. Heather Ridge is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $364,500 against $275,000 in Heather Gardens, about 33% higher. By the foot it is $213 in Heather Gardens against $184 in Heather Ridge — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Heather Ridge are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,230 square feet in Heather Gardens and 2,154 in Heather Ridge, built around 1977 and 1976 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Heather Ridge: a median of 25 days on the market against 102 in Heather Gardens. Heather Gardens is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and Heather Ridge is in Cherry Creek 5.

Side by side

MeasureHeather GardensHeather Ridge
For sale today
Homes for sale776
Median asking price$275,000$364,500
Cheapest home for sale$159,900$260,000
Dearest home for sale$470,000$449,025
Median price per sq ft$213$184
Median days on market10225
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)1,2302,154
Median bedrooms23
Typical year built19771976
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold14016
Median sold price$273,622$346,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtAdams-Arapahoe 28JCherry Creek 5
ElementaryPoltonEastridge
MiddleAurora HillsPrairie
High schoolGatewayOverland
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability5/105/10
Transit5/104/10
Biking5/105/10
Quiet6/106/10
Calm streets6/106/10
Getting around7/107/10

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.

Heather Gardens

77
Homes for sale
$275,000
Median asking price
$213
Median per sq ft
102
Median days on market

Heather Ridge

6
Homes for sale
$364,500
Median asking price
$184
Median per sq ft
25
Median days on market

What each one is like

Heather Gardens

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.

Full Heather Gardens guide

Heather Ridge

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.

Full Heather Ridge guide

Questions people ask

Is Heather Gardens or Heather Ridge more expensive?

Heather Ridge is more expensive. The median asking price is $364,500 in Heather Ridge against $275,000 in Heather Gardens. By price per square foot they run $213 in Heather Gardens and $184 in Heather Ridge, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Heather Gardens or Heather Ridge?

A typical home for sale is 1,230 square feet in Heather Gardens and 2,154 square feet in Heather Ridge, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

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 1977 in Heather Gardens.

Which sells faster, Heather Gardens or Heather Ridge?

Homes for sale in Heather Ridge have been listed a median of 25 days, against 102 days in Heather Gardens. Over the last twelve months 140 homes sold in Heather Gardens and 16 in Heather Ridge, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Heather Gardens and Heather Ridge?

Heather Gardens is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district and Heather Ridge is in Cherry Creek 5. The homes for sale in Heather Gardens are most often assigned to Polton Elementary, Aurora Hills Middle, Gateway 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.

Which is more walkable, Heather Gardens or Heather Ridge?

Symbio rates both 5 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 5 and 4.

How current are these figures?

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.

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Look at either one on its own

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.