The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East and The Shores are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 9 homes for sale in The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East and 9 in The Shores as this page loaded. The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $424,990 against $365,000 in The Shores, about 16% higher. By the foot it is $285 in The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East against $212 in The Shores. A typical home is 1,698 square feet in The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East and 1,768 in The Shores, built around 2026 and 1974 respectively. Homes are moving faster in The Shores: a median of 35 days on the market against 73 in The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East. The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and The Shores is in Cherry Creek 5.
| Measure | The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East | The Shores |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 9 | 9 |
| Median asking price | $424,990 | $365,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $364,999 | $280,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $663,990 | $415,900 |
| Median price per sq ft | $285 | $212 |
| Median days on market | 73 | 35 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,698 | 1,768 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 2026 | 1974 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 21 | 15 |
| Median sold price | $498,735 | $350,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Harmony Ridge P-8 | Polton |
| Middle | Harmony Ridge P-8 | Prairie |
| High school | Vista Peak | Overland |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 4/10 |
| 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.
The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East is a master-planned community in Aurora offering suburban comfort with modern amenities. Located in southeast Aurora, the neighborhood features newer single-family homes, parks, and schools within a planned development framework.
The Shores is a residential community in Aurora, Colorado, characterized by suburban streets and single-family homes. Located in the southeastern Denver metro area, it offers convenient access to major thoroughfares like I-225 and E-470, making commutes to downtown Denver and the airport feasible. The neighborhood features parks, shopping centers, and dining options typical of Aurora's suburban landscape.
The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East is more expensive. The median asking price is $424,990 in The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East against $365,000 in The Shores. By price per square foot they run $285 in The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East and $212 in The Shores, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,698 square feet in The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East and 1,768 square feet in The Shores, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, The Shores is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1974, against 2026 in The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East.
Homes for sale in The Shores have been listed a median of 35 days, against 73 days in The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East. Over the last twelve months 21 homes sold in The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East and 15 in The Shores, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district and The Shores is in Cherry Creek 5. The homes for sale in The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East are most often assigned to Harmony Ridge P-8 Elementary, Harmony Ridge P-8 Middle, Vista Peak High School; in The Shores it is Polton Elementary, Prairie Middle, Overland High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates The Reserve at Green Valley Ranch East 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for The Shores. On transit they score 3 and 3.
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.