Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingMacanta and The Meadows are both neighbourhoods of Castle Rock, CO. There are 22 homes for sale in Macanta and 80 in The Meadows as this page loaded. Macanta is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $982,445 against $649,450 in The Meadows, about 51% higher. By the foot it is $300 in Macanta against $253 in The Meadows. A typical home is 3,232 square feet in Macanta and 2,597 in The Meadows, built around 2026 and 2008 respectively. Homes are moving faster in The Meadows: a median of 65 days on the market against 70 in Macanta. Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Macanta | The Meadows |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 22 | 80 |
| Median asking price | $982,445 | $649,450 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $725,000 | $435,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,850,000 | $1,199,995 |
| Median price per sq ft | $300 | $253 |
| Median days on market | 70 | 65 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 3,232 | 2,597 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 2026 | 2008 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 74 | 346 |
| Median sold price | $922,500 | $635,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Douglas RE-1 | Douglas RE-1 |
| Elementary | Sage Canyon | Meadow View |
| Middle | Mesa | Castle Rock |
| High school | Douglas County | Castle View |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 3/10 |
| Transit | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| 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.
Macanta is a newer suburban residential community in Castle Rock, Colorado, located south of Denver in Douglas County. The neighborhood features modern single-family homes with larger lots, tree-lined streets, and a quieter, family-oriented atmosphere. Residents enjoy proximity to Castle Rock's downtown area, schools, and parks, with easy access to I-25 for commuting north to Denver or south toward Colorado Springs.
The Meadows is a suburban residential community in Castle Rock, CO, located south of Denver with convenient access to I-25. The neighborhood features single-family homes on spacious lots, tree-lined streets, and a family-oriented atmosphere. Nearby amenities include Castle Rock schools, shopping centers, and parks.
Macanta is more expensive. The median asking price is $982,445 in Macanta against $649,450 in The Meadows. By price per square foot they run $300 in Macanta and $253 in The Meadows, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 3,232 square feet in Macanta and 2,597 square feet in The Meadows, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, The Meadows is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2008, against 2026 in Macanta.
Homes for sale in The Meadows have been listed a median of 65 days, against 70 days in Macanta. Over the last twelve months 74 homes sold in Macanta and 346 in The Meadows, 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 Macanta are most often assigned to Sage Canyon Elementary, Mesa Middle, Douglas County High School; in The Meadows it is Meadow View Elementary, Castle Rock Middle, Castle View High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Macanta 4 out of 10 for walkability, against 3 for The Meadows. 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.