Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingHeather Gardens and Village East are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 77 homes for sale in Heather Gardens and 11 in Village East as this page loaded. Village East is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $549,900 against $275,000 in Heather Gardens, about 100% higher. By the foot it is $213 in Heather Gardens against $229 in Village East. A typical home is 1,230 square feet in Heather Gardens and 2,480 in Village East, built around 1977 and 1969 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Village East: a median of 54 days on the market against 102 in Heather Gardens. Heather Gardens is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and Village East is in Cherry Creek 5.
| Measure | Heather Gardens | Village East |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 77 | 11 |
| Median asking price | $275,000 | $549,900 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $159,900 | $400,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $470,000 | $695,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $213 | $229 |
| Median days on market | 102 | 54 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,230 | 2,480 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1977 | 1969 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 140 | 47 |
| Median sold price | $273,622 | $550,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Polton | Village East |
| 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 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Calm streets | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 8/10 |
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.
Village East is a residential neighborhood in Aurora, Colorado, situated in the southeast quadrant of the metro area. It offers a suburban feel with convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along major corridors. The area is family-oriented with tree-lined streets and a mix of single-family homes and townhomes.
Village East is more expensive. The median asking price is $549,900 in Village East against $275,000 in Heather Gardens. By price per square foot they run $213 in Heather Gardens and $229 in Village East, 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 2,480 square feet in Village East, with a median of 2 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Village East is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1969, against 1977 in Heather Gardens.
Homes for sale in Village East have been listed a median of 54 days, against 102 days in Heather Gardens. Over the last twelve months 140 homes sold in Heather Gardens and 47 in Village East, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Heather Gardens is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district and Village East 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 Village East it is Village East 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 9:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.