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Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ vs Red Sky

Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ and Red Sky are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ and 7 in Red Sky as this page loaded. Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $840,000 against $149,900 in Red Sky, about 460% higher. By the foot it is $322 in Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ against $182 in Red Sky. A typical home is 2,824 square feet in Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ and 734 in Red Sky, built around 2022 and 1980 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Hilltop at Inspiration 55+: a median of 22 days on the market against 45 in Red Sky. Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ is in the Douglas RE-1 school district and Red Sky is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J.

Side by side

MeasureHilltop at Inspiration 55+Red Sky
For sale today
Homes for sale77
Median asking price$840,000$149,900
Cheapest home for sale$680,000$115,000
Dearest home for sale$1,084,900$179,000
Median price per sq ft$322$182
Median days on market2245
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)2,824734
Median bedrooms31
Typical year built20221980
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold64
Median sold price$857,500$188,500
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtDouglas RE-1Adams-Arapahoe 28J
ElementaryPine Lane Prim/InterSixth Avenue
MiddleSierraEast
High schoolChaparralHinkley
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability3/105/10
Transit2/104/10
Biking3/106/10
Quiet8/107/10
Calm streets8/107/10
Getting around6/108/10

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.

Hilltop at Inspiration 55+

7
Homes for sale
$840,000
Median asking price
$322
Median per sq ft
22
Median days on market

Red Sky

7
Homes for sale
$149,900
Median asking price
$182
Median per sq ft
45
Median days on market

What each one is like

Hilltop at Inspiration 55+

Hilltop at Inspiration is a 55+ active adult community in Aurora offering resort-style living with age-restricted amenities and maintained grounds. Residents enjoy a vibrant social calendar, fitness facilities, and thoughtfully designed homes in a secure setting. The community sits in southeast Aurora with convenient access to shopping, dining, and medical services via nearby corridors.

Full Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ guide

Red Sky

Red Sky is a newer master-planned community in south Aurora, CO, known for its modern residential design and family-oriented amenities. The neighborhood features contemporary homes, parks, and trails, with convenient access to Cherry Creek and I-225. Daily life centers around community spaces and shopping at nearby retail corridors along Arapahoe Road and Parker Road.

Full Red Sky guide

Questions people ask

Is Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ or Red Sky more expensive?

Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ is more expensive. The median asking price is $840,000 in Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ against $149,900 in Red Sky. By price per square foot they run $322 in Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ and $182 in Red Sky, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ or Red Sky?

A typical home for sale is 2,824 square feet in Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ and 734 square feet in Red Sky, with a median of 3 and 1 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Red Sky is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1980, against 2022 in Hilltop at Inspiration 55+.

Which sells faster, Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ or Red Sky?

Homes for sale in Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ have been listed a median of 22 days, against 45 days in Red Sky. Over the last twelve months 6 homes sold in Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ and 4 in Red Sky, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ and Red Sky?

Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ is in the Douglas RE-1 district and Red Sky is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J. The homes for sale in Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ are most often assigned to Pine Lane Prim/Inter Elementary, Sierra Middle, Chaparral High School; in Red Sky it is Sixth Avenue Elementary, East Middle, Hinkley High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Hilltop at Inspiration 55+ or Red Sky?

Symbio rates Red Sky 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 3 for Hilltop at Inspiration 55+. On transit they score 2 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.

Common questions, answered with live Colorado numbers

These figures were worked out from the live MLS feed at October 30, 2026 at 8:23 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.