Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingHeather Gardens and Spinnaker Run are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 77 homes for sale in Heather Gardens and 5 in Spinnaker Run as this page loaded. Heather Gardens is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $275,000 against $225,000 in Spinnaker Run, about 22% higher. By the foot it is $213 in Heather Gardens against $221 in Spinnaker Run — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Heather Gardens are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,230 square feet in Heather Gardens and 1,016 in Spinnaker Run, built around 1977 and 1980 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Heather Gardens: a median of 102 days on the market against 115 in Spinnaker Run. Heather Gardens is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and Spinnaker Run is in Cherry Creek 5.
| Measure | Heather Gardens | Spinnaker Run |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 77 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $275,000 | $225,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $159,900 | $179,999 |
| Dearest home for sale | $470,000 | $234,900 |
| Median price per sq ft | $213 | $221 |
| Median days on market | 102 | 115 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,230 | 1,016 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1977 | 1980 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 140 | 3 |
| Median sold price | $273,622 | $199,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Polton | Polton |
| Middle | Aurora Hills | Prairie |
| High school | Gateway | Overland |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Quiet | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 6/10 | 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.
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.
Spinnaker Run is a well-established residential community in Aurora, Colorado, situated in the southeastern portion of the metro area. The neighborhood features single-family homes on tree-lined streets with convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along nearby corridors. Residents enjoy proximity to parks, schools, and major roadways that connect easily to downtown Denver and the broader metro region.
Heather Gardens is more expensive. The median asking price is $275,000 in Heather Gardens against $225,000 in Spinnaker Run. By price per square foot they run $213 in Heather Gardens and $221 in Spinnaker Run, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,230 square feet in Heather Gardens and 1,016 square feet in Spinnaker Run, both with a median of 2 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Heather Gardens is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1977, against 1980 in Spinnaker Run.
Homes for sale in Heather Gardens have been listed a median of 102 days, against 115 days in Spinnaker Run. Over the last twelve months 140 homes sold in Heather Gardens and 3 in Spinnaker Run, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Heather Gardens is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district and Spinnaker Run 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 Spinnaker Run it is Polton Elementary, Prairie Middle, Overland High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 5 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 5 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 8:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.