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Piney Creek vs Southglenn

Piney Creek and Southglenn are both neighbourhoods of Centennial, CO. There are 9 homes for sale in Piney Creek and 6 in Southglenn as this page loaded. Asking prices are roughly the same in both: a median of $670,000 in Piney Creek and $662,500 in Southglenn. By the foot it is $215 in Piney Creek against $254 in Southglenn — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Piney Creek are simply bigger. A typical home is 3,121 square feet in Piney Creek and 2,478 in Southglenn, built around 1987 and 1965 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Piney Creek: a median of 38 days on the market against 48 in Southglenn. Piney Creek is in the Cherry Creek 5 school district and Southglenn is in Littleton 6.

Side by side

MeasurePiney CreekSouthglenn
For sale today
Homes for sale96
Median asking price$670,000$662,500
Cheapest home for sale$597,500$549,900
Dearest home for sale$775,000$850,000
Median price per sq ft$215$254
Median days on market3848
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)3,1212,478
Median bedrooms44
Typical year built19871965
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold5945
Median sold price$710,000$657,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtCherry Creek 5Littleton 6
ElementaryIndian RidgeGudy Gaskill
MiddleLaredoPowell
High schoolSmoky HillArapahoe
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.

Piney Creek

9
Homes for sale
$670,000
Median asking price
$215
Median per sq ft
38
Median days on market

Southglenn

6
Homes for sale
$662,500
Median asking price
$254
Median per sq ft
48
Median days on market

What each one is like

Piney Creek

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.

Full Piney Creek guide

Southglenn

Southglenn is a mature, well-established suburban community in Centennial offering tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and a stable residential character. Located south of I-25 and east of I-225, it provides convenient access to the Denver Tech Center, Cherry Creek, and downtown Denver while maintaining a quieter, family-oriented feel. The area includes parks, shopping at nearby centers, and good school access.

Full Southglenn guide

Questions people ask

Is Piney Creek or Southglenn more expensive?

Piney Creek is more expensive. The median asking price is $670,000 in Piney Creek against $662,500 in Southglenn. By price per square foot they run $215 in Piney Creek and $254 in Southglenn, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Piney Creek or Southglenn?

A typical home for sale is 3,121 square feet in Piney Creek and 2,478 square feet in Southglenn, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Southglenn is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1965, against 1987 in Piney Creek.

Which sells faster, Piney Creek or Southglenn?

Homes for sale in Piney Creek have been listed a median of 38 days, against 48 days in Southglenn. Over the last twelve months 59 homes sold in Piney Creek and 45 in Southglenn, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Piney Creek and Southglenn?

Piney Creek is in the Cherry Creek 5 district and Southglenn is in Littleton 6. The homes for sale in Piney Creek are most often assigned to Indian Ridge Elementary, Laredo Middle, Smoky Hill High School; in Southglenn it is Gudy Gaskill Elementary, Powell Middle, Arapahoe High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Piney Creek or Southglenn?

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 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.

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Look at either one on its own

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.