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Heather Gardens vs Heather Ridge

Heather Gardens and Heather Ridge are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 74 homes for sale in Heather Gardens and 8 in Heather Ridge as this page loaded. Heather Ridge is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $337,450 against $276,750 in Heather Gardens, about 22% higher. By the foot it is $211 in Heather Gardens against $192 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 1,200 square feet in Heather Gardens and 1,474 in Heather Ridge, built around 1977 and 1975 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Heather Ridge: a median of 72 days on the market against 131 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 sale748
Median asking price$276,750$337,450
Cheapest home for sale$141,000$184,900
Dearest home for sale$475,000$449,025
Median price per sq ft$211$192
Median days on market13172
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)1,2001,474
Median bedrooms22
Typical year built19771975
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold12915
Median sold price$276,794$350,000
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

74
Homes for sale
$276,750
Median asking price
$211
Median per sq ft
131
Median days on market

Heather Ridge

8
Homes for sale
$337,450
Median asking price
$192
Median per sq ft
72
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 $337,450 in Heather Ridge against $276,750 in Heather Gardens. By price per square foot they run $211 in Heather Gardens and $192 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 1,200 square feet in Heather Gardens and 1,474 square feet in Heather Ridge, both with a median of 2 bedrooms.

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 1975, 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 72 days, against 131 days in Heather Gardens. Over the last twelve months 129 homes sold in Heather Gardens and 15 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.

Common questions, answered with live Colorado numbers

These figures were worked out from the live MLS feed at October 27, 2026 at 12:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.