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Torrey Pines vs Willow Park

Torrey Pines and Willow Park are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Torrey Pines and 6 in Willow Park as this page loaded. Willow Park is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $479,450 against $142,500 in Torrey Pines, about 236% higher. By the foot it is $170 in Torrey Pines against $253 in Willow Park. A typical home is 972 square feet in Torrey Pines and 1,782 in Willow Park, built around 1972 and 1980 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Willow Park: a median of 62 days on the market against 152 in Torrey Pines. Torrey Pines is in the Cherry Creek 5 school district and Willow Park is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J.

Side by side

MeasureTorrey PinesWillow Park
For sale today
Homes for sale66
Median asking price$142,500$479,450
Cheapest home for sale$78,400$324,900
Dearest home for sale$200,000$525,000
Median price per sq ft$170$253
Median days on market15262
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)9721,782
Median bedrooms24
Typical year built19721980
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold217
Median sold price$191,000$465,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtCherry Creek 5Adams-Arapahoe 28J
ElementaryEastridgeJewell
MiddlePrairieAurora Hills
High schoolOverlandGateway
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability5/105/10
Transit4/104/10
Biking5/105/10
Quiet7/107/10
Calm streets7/107/10
Getting around8/107/10

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.

Torrey Pines

6
Homes for sale
$142,500
Median asking price
$170
Median per sq ft
152
Median days on market

Willow Park

6
Homes for sale
$479,450
Median asking price
$253
Median per sq ft
62
Median days on market

What each one is like

Torrey Pines

Torrey Pines is a well-established residential neighborhood in southeast Aurora, known for tree-lined streets and single-family homes on spacious lots. The area offers a quiet, suburban feel with good proximity to shopping, dining, and schools. I-225 and E-470 provide convenient access to downtown Denver and the rest of the metro area.

Full Torrey Pines guide

Willow Park

Willow Park is a well-established residential neighborhood in central Aurora, CO, offering a mix of single-family homes and tree-lined streets. Located near major retail corridors and within reasonable driving distance of downtown Denver, it provides suburban convenience with good access to schools, parks, and shopping.

Full Willow Park guide

Questions people ask

Is Torrey Pines or Willow Park more expensive?

Willow Park is more expensive. The median asking price is $479,450 in Willow Park against $142,500 in Torrey Pines. By price per square foot they run $170 in Torrey Pines and $253 in Willow Park, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Torrey Pines or Willow Park?

A typical home for sale is 972 square feet in Torrey Pines and 1,782 square feet in Willow Park, with a median of 2 and 4 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Torrey Pines is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1972, against 1980 in Willow Park.

Which sells faster, Torrey Pines or Willow Park?

Homes for sale in Willow Park have been listed a median of 62 days, against 152 days in Torrey Pines. Over the last twelve months 2 homes sold in Torrey Pines and 17 in Willow Park, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Torrey Pines and Willow Park?

Torrey Pines is in the Cherry Creek 5 district and Willow Park is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J. The homes for sale in Torrey Pines are most often assigned to Eastridge Elementary, Prairie Middle, Overland High School; in Willow Park it is Jewell Elementary, Aurora Hills Middle, Gateway High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Torrey Pines or Willow Park?

Symbio rates both 5 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 4 and 4.

How current are these figures?

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.

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Look at either one on its own

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.

Common questions, answered with live Colorado numbers

These figures were worked out from the live MLS feed at October 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.