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Willow Park vs Willow Trace

Willow Park and Willow Trace are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Willow Park and 6 in Willow Trace as this page loaded. Willow Trace is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $607,500 against $479,450 in Willow Park, about 27% higher. By the foot it is $253 in Willow Park against $245 in Willow Trace — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Willow Trace are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,782 square feet in Willow Park and 2,464 in Willow Trace, built around 1980 and 2000 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Willow Park: a median of 62 days on the market against 90 in Willow Trace. Willow Park is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and Willow Trace is in Cherry Creek 5.

Side by side

MeasureWillow ParkWillow Trace
For sale today
Homes for sale66
Median asking price$479,450$607,500
Cheapest home for sale$324,900$525,000
Dearest home for sale$525,000$692,500
Median price per sq ft$253$245
Median days on market6290
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)1,7822,464
Median bedrooms44
Typical year built19802000
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold1717
Median sold price$465,000$580,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtAdams-Arapahoe 28JCherry Creek 5
ElementaryJewellAspen Crossing
MiddleAurora HillsSky Vista
High schoolGatewayEaglecrest
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability5/105/10
Transit4/103/10
Biking5/105/10
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.

Willow Park

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

Willow Trace

6
Homes for sale
$607,500
Median asking price
$245
Median per sq ft
90
Median days on market

What each one is like

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

Willow Trace

Willow Trace is a residential neighborhood in Aurora offering suburban convenience with a family-friendly atmosphere. The area features tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and local parks within reach. Shopping, dining, and services cluster nearby along major corridors, making everyday errands manageable.

Full Willow Trace guide

Questions people ask

Is Willow Park or Willow Trace more expensive?

Willow Trace is more expensive. The median asking price is $607,500 in Willow Trace against $479,450 in Willow Park. By price per square foot they run $253 in Willow Park and $245 in Willow Trace, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Willow Park or Willow Trace?

A typical home for sale is 1,782 square feet in Willow Park and 2,464 square feet in Willow Trace, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.

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 2000 in Willow Trace.

Which sells faster, Willow Park or Willow Trace?

Homes for sale in Willow Park have been listed a median of 62 days, against 90 days in Willow Trace. Over the last twelve months 17 homes sold in Willow Park and 17 in Willow Trace, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Willow Park and Willow Trace?

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

Which is more walkable, Willow Park or Willow Trace?

Symbio rates both 5 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 4 and 3.

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 12:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.