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Highland View vs Smoky Hill

Highland View and Smoky Hill are both neighbourhoods of Centennial, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Highland View and 6 in Smoky Hill as this page loaded. Smoky Hill is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $582,450 against $362,000 in Highland View, about 61% higher. By the foot it is $289 in Highland View against $216 in Smoky Hill — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Smoky Hill are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,238 square feet in Highland View and 2,589 in Smoky Hill, built around 1984 and 1980 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Smoky Hill: a median of 26 days on the market against 151 in Highland View. Highland View is in the Littleton 6 school district and Smoky Hill is in Cherry Creek 5.

Side by side

MeasureHighland ViewSmoky Hill
For sale today
Homes for sale66
Median asking price$362,000$582,450
Cheapest home for sale$289,000$449,000
Dearest home for sale$375,000$600,000
Median price per sq ft$289$216
Median days on market15126
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)1,2382,589
Median bedrooms24
Typical year built19841980
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold637
Median sold price$360,000$537,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtLittleton 6Cherry Creek 5
ElementaryHopkinsTrails West
MiddlePowellFalcon Creek
High schoolArapahoeGrandview
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability4/104/10
Transit3/103/10
Biking5/105/10
Quiet7/107/10
Calm streets7/107/10
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.

Highland View

6
Homes for sale
$362,000
Median asking price
$289
Median per sq ft
151
Median days on market

Smoky Hill

6
Homes for sale
$582,450
Median asking price
$216
Median per sq ft
26
Median days on market

What each one is like

Highland View

Highland View is a well-established residential neighborhood in Centennial, Colorado, offering a quiet, family-friendly environment with tree-lined streets and a mix of single-family homes. Located in south Denver's suburbs, it provides easy access to shopping, dining, and outdoor recreation while maintaining a peaceful suburban feel.

Full Highland View guide

Smoky Hill

Smoky Hill is a well-established residential neighborhood in Centennial, located in southern metro Denver with convenient access to I-25 and major shopping corridors. The area features a mix of single-family homes on tree-lined streets, with good proximity to schools, parks, and retail amenities including the Smoky Hill area commercial districts.

Full Smoky Hill guide

Questions people ask

Is Highland View or Smoky Hill more expensive?

Smoky Hill is more expensive. The median asking price is $582,450 in Smoky Hill against $362,000 in Highland View. By price per square foot they run $289 in Highland View and $216 in Smoky Hill, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Highland View or Smoky Hill?

A typical home for sale is 1,238 square feet in Highland View and 2,589 square feet in Smoky Hill, with a median of 2 and 4 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Smoky Hill is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1980, against 1984 in Highland View.

Which sells faster, Highland View or Smoky Hill?

Homes for sale in Smoky Hill have been listed a median of 26 days, against 151 days in Highland View. Over the last twelve months 6 homes sold in Highland View and 37 in Smoky Hill, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Highland View and Smoky Hill?

Highland View is in the Littleton 6 district and Smoky Hill is in Cherry Creek 5. The homes for sale in Highland View are most often assigned to Hopkins Elementary, Powell Middle, Arapahoe High School; in Smoky Hill it is Trails West Elementary, Falcon Creek Middle, Grandview High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Highland View or Smoky Hill?

Symbio rates both 4 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 3 and 3.

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 30, 2026 at 12:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.