Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingInspiration and Southshore are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 15 homes for sale in Inspiration and 16 in Southshore as this page loaded. Inspiration is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $835,000 against $787,000 in Southshore, about 6% higher. By the foot it is $229 in Inspiration against $224 in Southshore. A typical home is 3,569 square feet in Inspiration and 3,796 in Southshore, built around 2020 and 2021 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Inspiration: a median of 51 days on the market against 108 in Southshore. Inspiration is in the Douglas RE-1 school district and Southshore is in Cherry Creek 5.
| Measure | Inspiration | Southshore |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 15 | 16 |
| Median asking price | $835,000 | $787,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $670,000 | $650,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $999,000 | $1,095,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $229 | $224 |
| Median days on market | 51 | 108 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 3,569 | 3,796 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 5 |
| Typical year built | 2020 | 2021 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 34 | 79 |
| Median sold price | $820,000 | $825,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Douglas RE-1 | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Pine Lane Prim/Inter | Altitude |
| Middle | Sierra | Fox Ridge |
| High school | Chaparral | Cherokee Trail |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 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.
Inspiration is a master-planned community in southeast Aurora offering newer construction and planned amenities. Located near I-225 and E-470, it provides convenient access to Denver and the tech corridor while maintaining a residential feel. The neighborhood emphasizes parks, trails, and community spaces designed for families and active residents.
SouthShore is a residential neighborhood in south Aurora, Colorado, characterized by single-family homes, tree-lined streets, and a suburban feel. The area offers convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along South Santa Fe Drive and nearby commercial corridors.
Inspiration is more expensive. The median asking price is $835,000 in Inspiration against $787,000 in Southshore. By price per square foot they run $229 in Inspiration and $224 in Southshore, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 3,569 square feet in Inspiration and 3,796 square feet in Southshore, with a median of 4 and 5 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Inspiration is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2020, against 2021 in Southshore.
Homes for sale in Inspiration have been listed a median of 51 days, against 108 days in Southshore. Over the last twelve months 34 homes sold in Inspiration and 79 in Southshore, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Inspiration is in the Douglas RE-1 district and Southshore is in Cherry Creek 5. The homes for sale in Inspiration are most often assigned to Pine Lane Prim/Inter Elementary, Sierra Middle, Chaparral High School; in Southshore it is Altitude Elementary, Fox Ridge Middle, Cherokee Trail High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 4 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 3 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 October 30, 2026 at 12:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.