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Heather Gardens vs The Timbers

Heather Gardens and The Timbers are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 77 homes for sale in Heather Gardens and 8 in The Timbers as this page loaded. The Timbers is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $397,500 against $275,000 in Heather Gardens, about 45% higher. By the foot it is $213 in Heather Gardens against $215 in The Timbers. A typical home is 1,230 square feet in Heather Gardens and 1,862 in The Timbers, built around 1977 and 1975 respectively. Homes are moving faster in The Timbers: a median of 34 days on the market against 102 in Heather Gardens. Heather Gardens is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and The Timbers is in Cherry Creek 5.

Side by side

MeasureHeather GardensThe Timbers
For sale today
Homes for sale778
Median asking price$275,000$397,500
Cheapest home for sale$159,900$159,000
Dearest home for sale$470,000$624,900
Median price per sq ft$213$215
Median days on market10234
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)1,2301,862
Median bedrooms23
Typical year built19771975
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold14023
Median sold price$273,622$320,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtAdams-Arapahoe 28JCherry Creek 5
ElementaryPoltonIndependence
MiddleAurora HillsLaredo
High schoolGatewaySmoky Hill
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability5/104/10
Transit5/103/10
Biking5/105/10
Quiet6/107/10
Calm streets6/107/10
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

The Timbers

8
Homes for sale
$397,500
Median asking price
$215
Median per sq ft
34
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

The Timbers

The Timbers is a well-established residential community in south Aurora, characterized by tree-lined streets and single-family homes on spacious lots. The neighborhood offers a quieter, family-oriented atmosphere while remaining accessible to major retail, dining, and employment centers via nearby E-470 and I-25 corridors.

Full The Timbers guide

Questions people ask

Is Heather Gardens or The Timbers more expensive?

The Timbers is more expensive. The median asking price is $397,500 in The Timbers against $275,000 in Heather Gardens. By price per square foot they run $213 in Heather Gardens and $215 in The Timbers, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Heather Gardens or The Timbers?

A typical home for sale is 1,230 square feet in Heather Gardens and 1,862 square feet in The Timbers, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, The Timbers 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 The Timbers?

Homes for sale in The Timbers have been listed a median of 34 days, against 102 days in Heather Gardens. Over the last twelve months 140 homes sold in Heather Gardens and 23 in The Timbers, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Heather Gardens and The Timbers?

Heather Gardens is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district and The Timbers 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 The Timbers it is Independence Elementary, Laredo Middle, Smoky Hill High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Heather Gardens or The Timbers?

Symbio rates Heather Gardens 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for The Timbers. On transit they score 5 and 3.

How current are these figures?

They are not a monthly snapshot. Both neighbourhoods are read from the live MLS feed at the same instant, when you open this page, so the two sides are always measured against each other rather than against different weeks.

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Look at either one on its own

Both neighbourhoods are recalculated from the live MLS feed at the moment this page loads, and both are read at 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.