Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingSouth Central and Walnut Crossing Condos are both neighbourhoods of Boulder, CO. There are 13 homes for sale in South Central and 6 in Walnut Crossing Condos as this page loaded. Walnut Crossing Condos is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $1,720,000 against $1,575,000 in South Central, about 9% higher. By the foot it is $613 in South Central against $929 in Walnut Crossing Condos. A typical home is 2,826 square feet in South Central and 2,010 in Walnut Crossing Condos, built around 1976 and 2021 respectively. Homes are moving faster in South Central: a median of 96 days on the market against 99 in Walnut Crossing Condos. Both are in the Boulder Valley RE 2 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | South Central | Walnut Crossing Condos |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 13 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $1,575,000 | $1,720,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $959,000 | $1,435,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $9,999,900 | $2,100,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $613 | $929 |
| Median days on market | 96 | 99 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,826 | 2,010 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1976 | 2021 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 13 | 1 |
| Median sold price | $1,200,000 | $1,490,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Boulder Valley RE 2 | Boulder Valley RE 2 |
| Elementary | Douglass | Whittier E-8 |
| Middle | Platt | Casey |
| High school | Fairview | Boulder |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Transit | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Biking | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Quiet | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| 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.
South Central Boulder is a residential neighborhood offering convenient proximity to downtown and the University of Colorado campus. The area features a mix of older and newer homes with tree-lined streets and good access to schools, parks, and local shopping. Daily life centers around walkable corridors with cafes, markets, and community spaces, while nearby open space and trails provide outdoor recreation.
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.
Walnut Crossing Condos is more expensive. The median asking price is $1,720,000 in Walnut Crossing Condos against $1,575,000 in South Central. By price per square foot they run $613 in South Central and $929 in Walnut Crossing Condos, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,826 square feet in South Central and 2,010 square feet in Walnut Crossing Condos, with a median of 4 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, South Central is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1976, against 2021 in Walnut Crossing Condos.
Homes for sale in South Central have been listed a median of 96 days, against 99 days in Walnut Crossing Condos. Over the last twelve months 13 homes sold in South Central and 1 in Walnut Crossing 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 South Central are most often assigned to Douglass Elementary, Platt Middle, Fairview 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.
Symbio rates both 7 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 6 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 2:23 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.