Founders Village and Montaine are both neighbourhoods of Castle Rock, CO. There are 24 homes for sale in Founders Village and 27 in Montaine as this page loaded. Montaine is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $910,000 against $559,400 in Founders Village, about 63% higher. By the foot it is $273 in Founders Village against $347 in Montaine. A typical home is 1,994 square feet in Founders Village and 2,720 in Montaine, built around 2000 and 2026 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Montaine: a median of 41 days on the market against 42 in Founders Village. Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Founders Village | Montaine |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 24 | 27 |
| Median asking price | $559,400 | $910,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $440,000 | $725,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $775,000 | $1,300,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $273 | $347 |
| Median days on market | 42 | 41 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,994 | 2,720 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 2000 | 2026 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 143 | 67 |
| Median sold price | $525,000 | $850,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Douglas RE-1 | Douglas RE-1 |
| Elementary | Rock Ridge | South Ridge |
| Middle | Mesa | Mesa |
| High school | Douglas County | Douglas County |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| 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.
Founders Village is a master-planned community in Castle Rock, Colorado, offering a blend of suburban convenience and planned amenities. Located south of Denver, the neighborhood features well-maintained streets, parks, and community facilities designed for families. Residents enjoy proximity to I-25 for commuting while maintaining a quieter residential feel.
Montaine is a newer residential community in Castle Rock, Colorado, situated in the southern Denver metro area. The neighborhood features modern single-family homes, good schools, and planned amenities within a growing suburban setting. Castle Rock itself offers shopping, dining, and recreation along I-25, with easy access to downtown Denver and Colorado Springs.
Montaine is more expensive. The median asking price is $910,000 in Montaine against $559,400 in Founders Village. By price per square foot they run $273 in Founders Village and $347 in Montaine, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,994 square feet in Founders Village and 2,720 square feet in Montaine, both with a median of 3 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Founders Village is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2000, against 2026 in Montaine.
Homes for sale in Montaine have been listed a median of 41 days, against 42 days in Founders Village. Over the last twelve months 143 homes sold in Founders Village and 67 in Montaine, 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 Founders Village are most often assigned to Rock Ridge Elementary, Mesa Middle, Douglas County High School; in Montaine it is South Ridge Elementary, Mesa Middle, Douglas County High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Founders Village 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Montaine. On transit they score 2 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.