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Whispering Pines vs Willow Park

Whispering Pines and Willow Park are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Whispering Pines and 6 in Willow Park as this page loaded. Whispering Pines is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $987,500 against $474,900 in Willow Park, about 108% higher. By the foot it is $219 in Whispering Pines against $250 in Willow Park — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Whispering Pines are simply bigger. A typical home is 4,570 square feet in Whispering Pines and 1,782 in Willow Park, built around 2017 and 1980 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Willow Park: a median of 64 days on the market against 118 in Whispering Pines. Whispering Pines is in the Cherry Creek 5 school district and Willow Park is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J.

Side by side

MeasureWhispering PinesWillow Park
For sale today
Homes for sale66
Median asking price$987,500$474,900
Cheapest home for sale$799,999$324,900
Dearest home for sale$1,200,000$525,000
Median price per sq ft$219$250
Median days on market11864
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)4,5701,782
Median bedrooms54
Typical year built20171980
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold2018
Median sold price$859,500$465,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtCherry Creek 5Adams-Arapahoe 28J
ElementaryBlack Forest HillsJewell
MiddleFox RidgeAurora Hills
High schoolCherokee TrailGateway
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability5/105/10
Transit5/104/10
Biking6/105/10
Quiet7/107/10
Calm streets7/107/10
Getting around7/107/10

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.

Whispering Pines

6
Homes for sale
$987,500
Median asking price
$219
Median per sq ft
118
Median days on market

Willow Park

6
Homes for sale
$474,900
Median asking price
$250
Median per sq ft
64
Median days on market

What each one is like

Whispering Pines

Whispering Pines is a residential neighborhood in Aurora offering a quieter, more suburban feel within the growing city. Tree-lined streets and single-family homes create a family-oriented community with good access to shopping, dining, and schools. The area benefits from proximity to major employment centers and I-225, making commutes manageable for many residents.

Full Whispering 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 Whispering Pines or Willow Park more expensive?

Whispering Pines is more expensive. The median asking price is $987,500 in Whispering Pines against $474,900 in Willow Park. By price per square foot they run $219 in Whispering Pines and $250 in Willow Park, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Whispering Pines or Willow Park?

A typical home for sale is 4,570 square feet in Whispering Pines and 1,782 square feet in Willow Park, with a median of 5 and 4 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Willow Park is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1980, against 2017 in Whispering Pines.

Which sells faster, Whispering Pines or Willow Park?

Homes for sale in Willow Park have been listed a median of 64 days, against 118 days in Whispering Pines. Over the last twelve months 20 homes sold in Whispering Pines and 18 in Willow Park, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Whispering Pines and Willow Park?

Whispering Pines is in the Cherry Creek 5 district and Willow Park is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J. The homes for sale in Whispering Pines are most often assigned to Black Forest Hills Elementary, Fox Ridge Middle, Cherokee Trail 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, Whispering Pines or Willow Park?

Symbio rates both 5 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 5 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 30, 2026 at 12:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.