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Gunbarrel Green vs Walnut Crossing Condos

Gunbarrel Green and Walnut Crossing Condos are both neighbourhoods of Boulder, CO. There are 12 homes for sale in Gunbarrel Green and 5 in Walnut Crossing Condos as this page loaded. Gunbarrel Green is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $2,172,500 against $1,860,000 in Walnut Crossing Condos, about 17% higher. By the foot it is $479 in Gunbarrel Green against $894 in Walnut Crossing Condos — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Gunbarrel Green are simply bigger. A typical home is 3,775 square feet in Gunbarrel Green and 2,139 in Walnut Crossing Condos, built around 1972 and 2021 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Walnut Crossing Condos: a median of 68 days on the market against 75 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.

Side by side

MeasureGunbarrel GreenWalnut Crossing Condos
For sale today
Homes for sale125
Median asking price$2,172,500$1,860,000
Cheapest home for sale$1,010,000$1,489,000
Dearest home for sale$4,750,000$2,100,000
Median price per sq ft$479$894
Median days on market7568
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)3,7752,139
Median bedrooms53
Typical year built19722021
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold271
Median sold price$1,295,000$1,490,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtBoulder Valley RE 2Boulder Valley RE 2
ElementaryHeatherwoodWhittier E-8
MiddlePlattCasey
High schoolBoulderBoulder
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability7/107/10
Transit5/106/10
Biking8/108/10
Quiet7/107/10
Calm streets7/107/10
Getting around8/108/10

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

12
Homes for sale
$2,172,500
Median asking price
$479
Median per sq ft
75
Median days on market

Walnut Crossing Condos

5
Homes for sale
$1,860,000
Median asking price
$894
Median per sq ft
68
Median days on market

What each one is like

Gunbarrel Green

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.

Full Gunbarrel Green guide

Walnut Crossing Condos

Walnut Crossing Condos is a well-established residential community in Boulder, offering convenient access to the city's downtown core and outdoor recreation. The neighborhood features low-rise multi-family housing with a focus on walkability and community amenities.

Full Walnut Crossing Condos guide

Questions people ask

Is Gunbarrel Green or Walnut Crossing Condos more expensive?

Gunbarrel Green is more expensive. The median asking price is $2,172,500 in Gunbarrel Green against $1,860,000 in Walnut Crossing Condos. By price per square foot they run $479 in Gunbarrel Green and $894 in Walnut Crossing Condos, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Gunbarrel Green or Walnut Crossing Condos?

A typical home for sale is 3,775 square feet in Gunbarrel Green and 2,139 square feet in Walnut Crossing Condos, with a median of 5 and 3 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Gunbarrel Green is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1972, against 2021 in Walnut Crossing Condos.

Which sells faster, Gunbarrel Green or Walnut Crossing Condos?

Homes for sale in Walnut Crossing Condos have been listed a median of 68 days, against 75 days in Gunbarrel Green. Over the last twelve months 27 homes sold in Gunbarrel Green and 1 in Walnut Crossing Condos, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Gunbarrel Green and Walnut Crossing Condos?

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 Walnut Crossing Condos it is Whittier E-8 Elementary, Casey Middle, Boulder High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Gunbarrel Green or Walnut Crossing Condos?

Symbio rates both 7 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 5 and 6.

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 September 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.