Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingSouthshore and The Aurora Highlands are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 23 homes for sale in Southshore and 64 in The Aurora Highlands as this page loaded. Southshore is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $839,900 against $699,994 in The Aurora Highlands, about 20% higher. By the foot it is $238 in Southshore against $274 in The Aurora Highlands — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Southshore are simply bigger. A typical home is 3,716 square feet in Southshore and 2,780 in The Aurora Highlands, built around 2019 and 2026 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Southshore: a median of 60 days on the market against 88 in The Aurora Highlands. Southshore is in the Cherry Creek 5 school district and The Aurora Highlands is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J.
| Measure | Southshore | The Aurora Highlands |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 23 | 64 |
| Median asking price | $839,900 | $699,994 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $637,500 | $425,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,549,900 | $1,439,990 |
| Median price per sq ft | $238 | $274 |
| Median days on market | 60 | 88 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 3,716 | 2,780 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 2019 | 2026 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 82 | 89 |
| Median sold price | $856,500 | $599,950 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Cherry Creek 5 | Adams-Arapahoe 28J |
| Elementary | Altitude | Aurora Highlands |
| Middle | Fox Ridge | Aurora Highlands |
| High school | Cherokee Trail | Vista Peak |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 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.
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.
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.
Southshore is more expensive. The median asking price is $839,900 in Southshore against $699,994 in The Aurora Highlands. By price per square foot they run $238 in Southshore and $274 in The Aurora Highlands, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 3,716 square feet in Southshore and 2,780 square feet in The Aurora Highlands, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Southshore is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2019, against 2026 in The Aurora Highlands.
Homes for sale in Southshore have been listed a median of 60 days, against 88 days in The Aurora Highlands. Over the last twelve months 82 homes sold in Southshore and 89 in The Aurora Highlands, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Southshore is in the Cherry Creek 5 district and The Aurora Highlands is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J. The homes for sale in Southshore are most often assigned to Altitude Elementary, Fox Ridge Middle, Cherokee Trail 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 4 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.