Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingSunshine Canyon Area and Walnut Crossing Condos are both neighbourhoods of Boulder, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Sunshine Canyon Area and 5 in Walnut Crossing Condos as this page loaded. Sunshine Canyon Area is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $1,995,000 against $1,860,000 in Walnut Crossing Condos, about 7% higher. By the foot it is $749 in Sunshine Canyon Area against $894 in Walnut Crossing Condos — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Sunshine Canyon Area are simply bigger. A typical home is 2,852 square feet in Sunshine Canyon Area and 2,139 in Walnut Crossing Condos, built around 1978 and 2021 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Sunshine Canyon Area: a median of 22 days on the market against 68 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 | Sunshine Canyon Area | Walnut Crossing Condos |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $1,995,000 | $1,860,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $850,000 | $1,489,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $3,995,000 | $2,100,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $749 | $894 |
| Median days on market | 22 | 68 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,852 | 2,139 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1978 | 2021 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 2 | 1 |
| Median sold price | $1,065,000 | $1,490,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Boulder Valley RE 2 | Boulder Valley RE 2 |
| Elementary | Flatirons | Whittier E-8 |
| Middle | Casey | Casey |
| High school | Boulder | Boulder |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 7/10 |
| Transit | 2/10 | 6/10 |
| Biking | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Quiet | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 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.
Sunshine Canyon Area sits in the foothills northwest of Boulder, offering a serene mountain setting with easy access to outdoor recreation. Residents enjoy proximity to hiking trails, open space, and natural beauty while remaining close to downtown Boulder's shops, restaurants, and services.
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.
Sunshine Canyon Area is more expensive. The median asking price is $1,995,000 in Sunshine Canyon Area against $1,860,000 in Walnut Crossing Condos. By price per square foot they run $749 in Sunshine Canyon Area and $894 in Walnut Crossing Condos, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,852 square feet in Sunshine Canyon Area and 2,139 square feet in Walnut Crossing Condos, both with a median of 3 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Sunshine Canyon Area is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1978, against 2021 in Walnut Crossing Condos.
Homes for sale in Sunshine Canyon Area have been listed a median of 22 days, against 68 days in Walnut Crossing Condos. Over the last twelve months 2 homes sold in Sunshine Canyon Area 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 Sunshine Canyon Area are most often assigned to Flatirons Elementary, Casey 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.
Symbio rates Walnut Crossing Condos 7 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Sunshine Canyon Area. On transit they score 2 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 September 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.