Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingDream House Acres and Homestead in the Willows are both neighbourhoods of Centennial, CO. There are 10 homes for sale in Dream House Acres and 7 in Homestead in the Willows as this page loaded. Homestead in the Willows is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $725,000 against $670,000 in Dream House Acres, about 8% higher. By the foot it is $313 in Dream House Acres against $247 in Homestead in the Willows — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Homestead in the Willows are simply bigger. A typical home is 2,320 square feet in Dream House Acres and 2,486 in Homestead in the Willows, built around 1960 and 1981 respectively. Both are sitting at a median of 57 days on the market. Dream House Acres is in the Littleton 6 school district and Homestead in the Willows is in Cherry Creek 5.
| Measure | Dream House Acres | Homestead in the Willows |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 10 | 7 |
| Median asking price | $670,000 | $725,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $550,000 | $550,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,275,000 | $899,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $313 | $247 |
| Median days on market | 57 | 57 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,320 | 2,486 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1960 | 1981 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 16 | 34 |
| Median sold price | $707,500 | $930,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Littleton 6 | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Lois Lenski | Homestead |
| Middle | Newton | West |
| High school | Littleton | Cherry Creek |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 3/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 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.
Dream House Acres is a well-established residential neighborhood in Centennial, Colorado, situated in the south Denver metro area. The community features a mix of single-family homes on spacious lots, offering a quieter, more suburban feel while remaining accessible to major employment centers and shopping corridors.
Homestead in the Willows is a established residential community in Centennial, south of Denver, known for tree-lined streets and single-family homes. The neighborhood offers a quiet, suburban feel with good access to shopping, dining, and schools via nearby Arapahoe Road and I-25.
Homestead in the Willows is more expensive. The median asking price is $725,000 in Homestead in the Willows against $670,000 in Dream House Acres. By price per square foot they run $313 in Dream House Acres and $247 in Homestead in the Willows, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,320 square feet in Dream House Acres and 2,486 square feet in Homestead in the Willows, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Dream House Acres is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1960, against 1981 in Homestead in the Willows.
Both are sitting at a median of 57 days on the market. Over the last twelve months 16 homes sold in Dream House Acres and 34 in Homestead in the Willows, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Dream House Acres is in the Littleton 6 district and Homestead in the Willows is in Cherry Creek 5. The homes for sale in Dream House Acres are most often assigned to Lois Lenski Elementary, Newton Middle, Littleton High School; in Homestead in the Willows it is Homestead Elementary, West Middle, Cherry Creek High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Homestead in the Willows 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 3 for Dream House Acres. On transit they score 3 and 4.
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 November 7, 2026 at 2:53 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.