Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingSummer Valley and The Aurora Highlands are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 20 homes for sale in Summer Valley and 50 in The Aurora Highlands as this page loaded. The Aurora Highlands is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $697,470 against $409,950 in Summer Valley, about 70% higher. By the foot it is $324 in Summer Valley against $274 in The Aurora Highlands — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in The Aurora Highlands are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,206 square feet in Summer Valley and 2,599 in The Aurora Highlands, built around 1982 and 2026 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Summer Valley: a median of 38 days on the market against 119 in The Aurora Highlands. Summer Valley is in the Cherry Creek 5 school district and The Aurora Highlands is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J.
| Measure | Summer Valley | The Aurora Highlands |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 20 | 50 |
| Median asking price | $409,950 | $697,470 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $203,999 | $425,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $570,000 | $1,439,990 |
| Median price per sq ft | $324 | $274 |
| Median days on market | 38 | 119 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,206 | 2,599 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1982 | 2026 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 94 | 82 |
| Median sold price | $431,500 | $597,475 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Cherry Creek 5 | Adams-Arapahoe 28J |
| Elementary | Meadow Point | Aurora Highlands |
| Middle | Falcon Creek | Aurora Highlands |
| High school | Grandview | 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.
Summer Valley is a residential community in southeast Aurora offering a quieter suburban lifestyle with good access to major corridors. The neighborhood features single-family homes, parks, and schools, appealing to families seeking affordability and space. Nearby shopping, dining, and services cluster along East Alameda Avenue and other main streets.
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 $697,470 in The Aurora Highlands against $409,950 in Summer Valley. By price per square foot they run $324 in Summer Valley and $274 in The Aurora Highlands, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,206 square feet in Summer Valley and 2,599 square feet in The Aurora Highlands, with a median of 3 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Summer Valley is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1982, against 2026 in The Aurora Highlands.
Homes for sale in Summer Valley have been listed a median of 38 days, against 119 days in The Aurora Highlands. Over the last twelve months 94 homes sold in Summer Valley and 82 in The Aurora Highlands, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Summer Valley is in the Cherry Creek 5 district and The Aurora Highlands is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J. The homes for sale in Summer Valley are most often assigned to Meadow Point Elementary, Falcon Creek Middle, Grandview 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 October 27, 2026 at 2:23 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.