Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingElk Creek Highlands and Harris Park are both neighbourhoods of Bailey, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Elk Creek Highlands and 12 in Harris Park as this page loaded. Elk Creek Highlands is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $642,500 against $357,500 in Harris Park, about 80% higher. By the foot it is $279 in Elk Creek Highlands against $339 in Harris Park — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Elk Creek Highlands are simply bigger. A typical home is 2,088 square feet in Elk Creek Highlands and 993 in Harris Park, built around 1996 and 1968 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Elk Creek Highlands: a median of 48 days on the market against 88 in Harris Park. Both are in the Platte Canyon RE-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Elk Creek Highlands | Harris Park |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 12 |
| Median asking price | $642,500 | $357,500 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $439,000 | $135,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $829,000 | $599,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $279 | $339 |
| Median days on market | 48 | 88 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,088 | 993 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1996 | 1968 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 12 | 18 |
| Median sold price | $538,250 | $400,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Platte Canyon RE-1 | Platte Canyon RE-1 |
| Elementary | Fitzsimmons | Fitzsimmons |
| Middle | Platte Canyon | Platte Canyon |
| High school | Platte Canyon | Platte Canyon |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Transit | 1/10 | 1/10 |
| Biking | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Quiet | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Getting around | 5/10 | 6/10 |
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.
Elk Creek Highlands is a rural mountain community in Bailey, Colorado, situated at elevation in the foothills west of Denver. The neighborhood offers a quieter, more secluded lifestyle with larger lots and forest surroundings, attracting those seeking privacy and natural beauty away from urban density. Residents enjoy outdoor recreation including hiking, wildlife viewing, and access to public lands.
Harris Park is a small, rural community in Park County, Colorado, nestled in the foothills southwest of Denver. The area is characterized by open space, mountain views, and a quiet, countryside lifestyle. Residents enjoy proximity to outdoor recreation, including hiking and access to the Pike National Forest.
Elk Creek Highlands is more expensive. The median asking price is $642,500 in Elk Creek Highlands against $357,500 in Harris Park. By price per square foot they run $279 in Elk Creek Highlands and $339 in Harris Park, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,088 square feet in Elk Creek Highlands and 993 square feet in Harris Park, with a median of 3 and 2 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Harris Park is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1968, against 1996 in Elk Creek Highlands.
Homes for sale in Elk Creek Highlands have been listed a median of 48 days, against 88 days in Harris Park. Over the last twelve months 12 homes sold in Elk Creek Highlands and 18 in Harris Park, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Platte Canyon RE-1 school district. The homes for sale in Elk Creek Highlands are most often assigned to Fitzsimmons Elementary, Platte Canyon Middle, Platte Canyon High School; in Harris Park it is Fitzsimmons Elementary, Platte Canyon Middle, Platte Canyon High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 2 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 1 and 1.
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.