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Founders Village vs Montaine

Founders Village and Montaine are both neighbourhoods of Castle Rock, CO. There are 29 homes for sale in Founders Village and 25 in Montaine as this page loaded. Montaine is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $859,900 against $525,000 in Founders Village, about 64% higher. By the foot it is $266 in Founders Village against $314 in Montaine. A typical home is 1,960 square feet in Founders Village and 2,773 in Montaine, built around 1999 and 2025 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Founders Village: a median of 46 days on the market against 63 in Montaine. Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.

Side by side

MeasureFounders VillageMontaine
For sale today
Homes for sale2925
Median asking price$525,000$859,900
Cheapest home for sale$429,000$725,000
Dearest home for sale$649,900$1,350,000
Median price per sq ft$266$314
Median days on market4663
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)1,9602,773
Median bedrooms33
Typical year built19992025
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold13269
Median sold price$530,000$850,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtDouglas RE-1Douglas RE-1
ElementaryRock RidgeSouth Ridge
MiddleMesaMesa
High schoolDouglas CountyDouglas County
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability5/104/10
Transit2/102/10
Biking6/105/10
Quiet8/107/10
Calm streets8/107/10
Getting around7/108/10

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

29
Homes for sale
$525,000
Median asking price
$266
Median per sq ft
46
Median days on market

Montaine

25
Homes for sale
$859,900
Median asking price
$314
Median per sq ft
63
Median days on market

What each one is like

Founders Village

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.

Full Founders Village guide

Montaine

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.

Full Montaine guide

Questions people ask

Is Founders Village or Montaine more expensive?

Montaine is more expensive. The median asking price is $859,900 in Montaine against $525,000 in Founders Village. By price per square foot they run $266 in Founders Village and $314 in Montaine, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Founders Village or Montaine?

A typical home for sale is 1,960 square feet in Founders Village and 2,773 square feet in Montaine, both with a median of 3 bedrooms.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Founders Village is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1999, against 2025 in Montaine.

Which sells faster, Founders Village or Montaine?

Homes for sale in Founders Village have been listed a median of 46 days, against 63 days in Montaine. Over the last twelve months 132 homes sold in Founders Village and 69 in Montaine, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Founders Village and Montaine?

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.

Which is more walkable, Founders Village or Montaine?

Symbio rates Founders Village 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Montaine. On transit they score 2 and 2.

How current are these figures?

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.

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Look at either one on its own

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.

Common questions, answered with live Colorado numbers

These figures were worked out from the live MLS feed at October 27, 2026 at 11:08 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.