Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBell Mountain Ranch and Escavera are both neighbourhoods of Castle Rock, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Bell Mountain Ranch and 6 in Escavera as this page loaded. Bell Mountain Ranch is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $1,650,000 against $1,497,500 in Escavera, about 10% higher. By the foot it is $310 in Bell Mountain Ranch against $307 in Escavera. A typical home is 5,317 square feet in Bell Mountain Ranch and 4,160 in Escavera, built around 2003 and 2006 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Escavera: a median of 78 days on the market against 87 in Bell Mountain Ranch. Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Bell Mountain Ranch | Escavera |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $1,650,000 | $1,497,500 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $1,249,999 | $660,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $5,500,000 | $2,300,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $310 | $307 |
| Median days on market | 87 | 78 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 5,317 | 4,160 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 2003 | 2006 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 16 | 8 |
| Median sold price | $1,459,000 | $1,172,500 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Douglas RE-1 | Douglas RE-1 |
| Elementary | South Ridge | Castle Rock |
| Middle | Mesa | Mesa |
| High school | Douglas County | Douglas County |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 2/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 7/10 |
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.
Bell Mountain Ranch is a newer residential community in Castle Rock, CO, characterized by modern single-family homes on spacious lots. The neighborhood sits in the fast-growing southern Denver metro, offering a suburban feel with proximity to I-25 for commuters. Residents enjoy access to local parks, schools, and shopping centers, with the Cherry Creek area and downtown Castle Rock within a short drive.
Escavera is a newer master-planned community in Castle Rock, Colorado, located south of Denver in Douglas County. The neighborhood features modern single-family homes, well-maintained parks, and schools, with a suburban character designed for families. Residents enjoy planned amenities including trails, recreation areas, and proximity to shopping and dining along Castle Rock's main corridors.
Bell Mountain Ranch is more expensive. The median asking price is $1,650,000 in Bell Mountain Ranch against $1,497,500 in Escavera. By price per square foot they run $310 in Bell Mountain Ranch and $307 in Escavera, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 5,317 square feet in Bell Mountain Ranch and 4,160 square feet in Escavera, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Bell Mountain Ranch is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2003, against 2006 in Escavera.
Homes for sale in Escavera have been listed a median of 78 days, against 87 days in Bell Mountain Ranch. Over the last twelve months 16 homes sold in Bell Mountain Ranch and 8 in Escavera, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district. The homes for sale in Bell Mountain Ranch are most often assigned to South Ridge Elementary, Mesa Middle, Douglas County High School; in Escavera it is Castle Rock Elementary, Mesa Middle, Douglas County High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 4 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 3 and 2.
They are not a monthly snapshot. Both neighbourhoods are read from the live MLS feed at the same instant, when you open this page, so the two sides are always measured against each other rather than against different weeks.
Both neighbourhoods are recalculated from the live MLS feed at the moment this page loads, and both are read at 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.