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Heather Gardens vs Tollgate Crossing

Heather Gardens and Tollgate Crossing are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 77 homes for sale in Heather Gardens and 7 in Tollgate Crossing as this page loaded. Tollgate Crossing is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $549,998 against $275,000 in Heather Gardens, about 100% higher. By the foot it is $213 in Heather Gardens against $321 in Tollgate Crossing. A typical home is 1,230 square feet in Heather Gardens and 1,803 in Tollgate Crossing, built around 1977 and 2006 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Tollgate Crossing: a median of 45 days on the market against 102 in Heather Gardens. Heather Gardens is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and Tollgate Crossing is in Cherry Creek 5.

Side by side

MeasureHeather GardensTollgate Crossing
For sale today
Homes for sale777
Median asking price$275,000$549,998
Cheapest home for sale$159,900$385,000
Dearest home for sale$470,000$850,000
Median price per sq ft$213$321
Median days on market10245
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)1,2301,803
Median bedrooms23
Typical year built19772006
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold14052
Median sold price$273,622$595,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtAdams-Arapahoe 28JCherry Creek 5
ElementaryPoltonBuffalo Trail
MiddleAurora HillsFox Ridge
High schoolGatewayCherokee Trail
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability5/103/10
Transit5/104/10
Biking5/104/10
Quiet6/107/10
Calm streets6/107/10
Getting around7/108/10

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

Tollgate Crossing

7
Homes for sale
$549,998
Median asking price
$321
Median per sq ft
45
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

Tollgate Crossing

Tollgate Crossing is a suburban residential community in Aurora, CO, positioned between I-25 and Parker Road. It's a relatively newer development with single-family homes, offering convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along Parker Road. The area benefits from proximity to major employment corridors and is family-oriented with good schools nearby.

Full Tollgate Crossing guide

Questions people ask

Is Heather Gardens or Tollgate Crossing more expensive?

Tollgate Crossing is more expensive. The median asking price is $549,998 in Tollgate Crossing against $275,000 in Heather Gardens. By price per square foot they run $213 in Heather Gardens and $321 in Tollgate Crossing, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Heather Gardens or Tollgate Crossing?

A typical home for sale is 1,230 square feet in Heather Gardens and 1,803 square feet in Tollgate Crossing, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

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 2006 in Tollgate Crossing.

Which sells faster, Heather Gardens or Tollgate Crossing?

Homes for sale in Tollgate Crossing have been listed a median of 45 days, against 102 days in Heather Gardens. Over the last twelve months 140 homes sold in Heather Gardens and 52 in Tollgate Crossing, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Heather Gardens and Tollgate Crossing?

Heather Gardens is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district and Tollgate Crossing 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 Tollgate Crossing it is Buffalo Trail Elementary, Fox Ridge Middle, Cherokee Trail High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Heather Gardens or Tollgate Crossing?

Symbio rates Heather Gardens 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 3 for Tollgate Crossing. 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.