Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingChateau at The Meadows and Crystal Valley are both neighbourhoods of Castle Rock, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Chateau at The Meadows and 7 in Crystal Valley as this page loaded. Chateau at The Meadows is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $1,329,950 against $775,000 in Crystal Valley, about 72% higher. By the foot it is $236 in Chateau at The Meadows against $268 in Crystal Valley — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Chateau at The Meadows are simply bigger. A typical home is 5,693 square feet in Chateau at The Meadows and 3,367 in Crystal Valley, built around 2025 and 2023 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Crystal Valley: a median of 63 days on the market against 124 in Chateau at The Meadows. Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Chateau at The Meadows | Crystal Valley |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 7 |
| Median asking price | $1,329,950 | $775,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $1,034,060 | $530,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,424,950 | $1,125,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $236 | $268 |
| Median days on market | 124 | 63 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 5,693 | 3,367 |
| Median bedrooms | 5 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 2025 | 2023 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 6 | 31 |
| Median sold price | $1,287,450 | $655,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Douglas RE-1 | Douglas RE-1 |
| Elementary | Meadow View | Flagstone |
| Middle | Castle Rock | Mesa |
| High school | Castle View | Douglas County |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 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.
Chateau at The Meadows is a master-planned community in Castle Rock, Colorado, positioned between Denver and Colorado Springs along the I-25 corridor. The neighborhood features mixed-use development with residential, commercial, and recreational spaces, designed around a central town center concept with shops, dining, and services within the community.
Crystal Valley is a newer residential community in Castle Rock, Colorado, offering modern suburban living with convenient access to the Denver metro area. The neighborhood features planned single-family home developments with good schools and parks, making it popular with families.
Chateau at The Meadows is more expensive. The median asking price is $1,329,950 in Chateau at The Meadows against $775,000 in Crystal Valley. By price per square foot they run $236 in Chateau at The Meadows and $268 in Crystal Valley, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 5,693 square feet in Chateau at The Meadows and 3,367 square feet in Crystal Valley, with a median of 5 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Crystal Valley is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2023, against 2025 in Chateau at The Meadows.
Homes for sale in Crystal Valley have been listed a median of 63 days, against 124 days in Chateau at The Meadows. Over the last twelve months 6 homes sold in Chateau at The Meadows and 31 in Crystal Valley, 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 Chateau at The Meadows are most often assigned to Meadow View Elementary, Castle Rock Middle, Castle View High School; in Crystal Valley it is Flagstone 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 2 and 2.
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 12:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.