Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingPiney Creek and Smoky Hill are both neighbourhoods of Centennial, CO. There are 8 homes for sale in Piney Creek and 6 in Smoky Hill as this page loaded. Piney Creek is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $700,000 against $582,450 in Smoky Hill, about 20% higher. By the foot it is $200 in Piney Creek against $216 in Smoky Hill — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Piney Creek are simply bigger. A typical home is 3,491 square feet in Piney Creek and 2,589 in Smoky Hill, built around 1986 and 1980 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Smoky Hill: a median of 26 days on the market against 61 in Piney Creek. Both are in the Cherry Creek 5 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Piney Creek | Smoky Hill |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 8 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $700,000 | $582,450 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $645,000 | $449,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $965,000 | $600,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $200 | $216 |
| Median days on market | 61 | 26 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 3,491 | 2,589 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1986 | 1980 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 56 | 37 |
| Median sold price | $708,500 | $537,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Cherry Creek 5 | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Indian Ridge | Trails West |
| Middle | Laredo | Falcon Creek |
| High school | Smoky Hill | Grandview |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 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.
Piney Creek is a quiet, residential community in Centennial, CO, characterized by tree-lined streets and well-maintained single-family homes. Located south of the Denver metro core, it offers a suburban feel with proximity to parks and schools.
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.
Piney Creek is more expensive. The median asking price is $700,000 in Piney Creek against $582,450 in Smoky Hill. By price per square foot they run $200 in Piney Creek and $216 in Smoky Hill, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 3,491 square feet in Piney Creek and 2,589 square feet in Smoky Hill, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.
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 1986 in Piney Creek.
Homes for sale in Smoky Hill have been listed a median of 26 days, against 61 days in Piney Creek. Over the last twelve months 56 homes sold in Piney Creek and 37 in Smoky Hill, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Cherry Creek 5 school district. The homes for sale in Piney Creek are most often assigned to Indian Ridge Elementary, Laredo Middle, Smoky Hill 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.
Symbio rates both 4 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 3 and 3.
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 October 30, 2026 at 12:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.