Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingGunbarrel Green and Spanish Towers Condos are both neighbourhoods of Boulder, CO. There are 12 homes for sale in Gunbarrel Green and 7 in Spanish Towers Condos as this page loaded. Gunbarrel Green is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $2,172,500 against $359,000 in Spanish Towers Condos, about 505% higher. By the foot it is $502 in Gunbarrel Green against $457 in Spanish Towers Condos. A typical home is 3,775 square feet in Gunbarrel Green and 785 in Spanish Towers Condos, built around 1972 and 1969 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Spanish Towers Condos: a median of 60 days on the market against 86 in Gunbarrel Green. Both are in the Boulder Valley RE 2 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Gunbarrel Green | Spanish Towers Condos |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 12 | 7 |
| Median asking price | $2,172,500 | $359,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $1,450,000 | $325,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $3,100,000 | $425,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $502 | $457 |
| Median days on market | 86 | 60 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 3,775 | 785 |
| Median bedrooms | 5 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1972 | 1969 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 25 | 3 |
| Median sold price | $1,455,000 | $385,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Boulder Valley RE 2 | Boulder Valley RE 2 |
| Elementary | Heatherwood | Creekside |
| Middle | Platt | Manhattan |
| High school | Boulder | Fairview |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Transit | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Biking | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 8/10 |
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.
Gunbarrel Green is a modern residential community in Boulder's northeast quadrant, designed around walkability and green space. The neighborhood features contemporary homes, parks, and trails with easy access to shopping and dining.
Spanish Towers is a well-established condominium community in Boulder, offering convenient urban living with easy access to downtown and the Pearl Street corridor. The neighborhood combines a residential feel with proximity to shops, restaurants, and services, making it appealing for those seeking community amenities without sprawl.
Gunbarrel Green is more expensive. The median asking price is $2,172,500 in Gunbarrel Green against $359,000 in Spanish Towers Condos. By price per square foot they run $502 in Gunbarrel Green and $457 in Spanish Towers Condos, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 3,775 square feet in Gunbarrel Green and 785 square feet in Spanish Towers Condos, with a median of 5 and 2 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Spanish Towers Condos is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1969, against 1972 in Gunbarrel Green.
Homes for sale in Spanish Towers Condos have been listed a median of 60 days, against 86 days in Gunbarrel Green. Over the last twelve months 25 homes sold in Gunbarrel Green and 3 in Spanish Towers Condos, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Boulder Valley RE 2 school district. The homes for sale in Gunbarrel Green are most often assigned to Heatherwood Elementary, Platt Middle, Boulder High School; in Spanish Towers Condos it is Creekside Elementary, Manhattan Middle, Fairview High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 7 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 5 and 6.
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 October 27, 2026 at 1:23 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.