Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingPainted Prairie and The Aurora Highlands are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 43 homes for sale in Painted Prairie and 64 in The Aurora Highlands as this page loaded. The Aurora Highlands is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $699,994 against $514,000 in Painted Prairie, about 36% higher. By the foot it is $267 in Painted Prairie against $274 in The Aurora Highlands. A typical home is 1,867 square feet in Painted Prairie and 2,780 in The Aurora Highlands, built around 2026 and 2026 respectively. Homes are moving faster in The Aurora Highlands: a median of 88 days on the market against 95 in Painted Prairie. Both are in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Painted Prairie | The Aurora Highlands |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 43 | 64 |
| Median asking price | $514,000 | $699,994 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $390,000 | $425,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $755,000 | $1,439,990 |
| Median price per sq ft | $267 | $274 |
| Median days on market | 95 | 88 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,867 | 2,780 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 2026 | 2026 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 141 | 89 |
| Median sold price | $510,000 | $599,950 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Adams-Arapahoe 28J |
| Elementary | Aurora Highlands | Aurora Highlands |
| Middle | Aurora Highlands | Aurora Highlands |
| High school | Vista Peak | Vista Peak |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 5/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| 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.
Painted Prairie is a suburban residential community in Aurora, Colorado, characterized by single-family homes, quiet streets, and a family-oriented atmosphere. The neighborhood offers convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along major corridors, with good proximity to I-225 and E-470 for commuters. Parks and open spaces provide recreational opportunities for residents.
The Aurora Highlands is a established residential neighborhood in central Aurora, offering a mix of single-family homes and townhomes with convenient access to major corridors. The area features tree-lined streets and proximity to shopping, dining, and services along East Colfax Avenue and nearby commercial districts.
The Aurora Highlands is more expensive. The median asking price is $699,994 in The Aurora Highlands against $514,000 in Painted Prairie. By price per square foot they run $267 in Painted Prairie and $274 in The Aurora Highlands, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,867 square feet in Painted Prairie and 2,780 square feet in The Aurora Highlands, with a median of 3 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, both were typically built around 2026.
Homes for sale in The Aurora Highlands have been listed a median of 88 days, against 95 days in Painted Prairie. Over the last twelve months 141 homes sold in Painted Prairie and 89 in The Aurora Highlands, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district. The homes for sale in Painted Prairie are most often assigned to Aurora Highlands Elementary, Aurora Highlands Middle, Vista Peak High School; in The Aurora Highlands it is Aurora Highlands Elementary, Aurora Highlands Middle, Vista Peak 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 5.
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.