Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingHeather Gardens and Willow Trace are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 73 homes for sale in Heather Gardens and 6 in Willow Trace as this page loaded. Willow Trace is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $607,500 against $278,500 in Heather Gardens, about 118% higher. By the foot it is $212 in Heather Gardens against $245 in Willow Trace. A typical home is 1,200 square feet in Heather Gardens and 2,464 in Willow Trace, built around 1977 and 2000 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Willow Trace: a median of 90 days on the market against 131 in Heather Gardens. Heather Gardens is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and Willow Trace is in Cherry Creek 5.
| Measure | Heather Gardens | Willow Trace |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 73 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $278,500 | $607,500 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $141,000 | $525,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $475,000 | $692,500 |
| Median price per sq ft | $212 | $245 |
| Median days on market | 131 | 90 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,200 | 2,464 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1977 | 2000 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 129 | 17 |
| Median sold price | $276,794 | $580,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Polton | Aspen Crossing |
| Middle | Aurora Hills | Sky Vista |
| High school | Gateway | Eaglecrest |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 5/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| 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.
Willow Trace is a residential neighborhood in Aurora offering suburban convenience with a family-friendly atmosphere. The area features tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and local parks within reach. Shopping, dining, and services cluster nearby along major corridors, making everyday errands manageable.
Willow Trace is more expensive. The median asking price is $607,500 in Willow Trace against $278,500 in Heather Gardens. By price per square foot they run $212 in Heather Gardens and $245 in Willow Trace, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,200 square feet in Heather Gardens and 2,464 square feet in Willow Trace, with a median of 2 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
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 2000 in Willow Trace.
Homes for sale in Willow Trace have been listed a median of 90 days, against 131 days in Heather Gardens. Over the last twelve months 129 homes sold in Heather Gardens and 17 in Willow Trace, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Heather Gardens is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district and Willow Trace 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 Willow Trace it is Aspen Crossing Elementary, Sky Vista Middle, Eaglecrest 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 3.
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 October 27, 2026 at 2:23 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.