Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingNorthgate Highlands and Pine Creek are both neighbourhoods of Colorado Springs, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Northgate Highlands and 5 in Pine Creek as this page loaded. Pine Creek is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $778,000 against $750,000 in Northgate Highlands, about 4% higher. By the foot it is $223 in Northgate Highlands against $207 in Pine Creek — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Pine Creek are simply bigger. A typical home is 4,164 square feet in Northgate Highlands and 3,604 in Pine Creek, built around 2005 and 2000 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Northgate Highlands: a median of 43 days on the market against 93 in Pine Creek. Both are in the Academy 20 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Northgate Highlands | Pine Creek |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $750,000 | $778,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $525,000 | $625,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,195,000 | $835,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $223 | $207 |
| Median days on market | 43 | 93 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 4,164 | 3,604 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 5 |
| Typical year built | 2005 | 2000 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 6 | 18 |
| Median sold price | $825,000 | $853,250 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Academy 20 | Academy 20 |
| Elementary | Antelope Trails | Mountain View |
| Middle | Discovery Canyon | Challenger |
| High school | Discovery Canyon | Pine Creek |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Quiet | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 6/10 | 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.
Northgate Highlands is a residential neighborhood in northeast Colorado Springs offering a mix of suburban comfort and proximity to the city's growing commercial corridors. The area features tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and convenient access to major shopping and dining along nearby corridors.
Pine Creek is a residential neighborhood in central Colorado Springs, Colorado, offering a mix of established homes and convenient access to major thoroughfares. The area balances suburban living with proximity to shopping, dining, and services along nearby corridors. It appeals to families and professionals seeking moderate density with relatively easy commutes to downtown and employment centers.
Pine Creek is more expensive. The median asking price is $778,000 in Pine Creek against $750,000 in Northgate Highlands. By price per square foot they run $223 in Northgate Highlands and $207 in Pine Creek, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 4,164 square feet in Northgate Highlands and 3,604 square feet in Pine Creek, with a median of 4 and 5 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Pine Creek is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2000, against 2005 in Northgate Highlands.
Homes for sale in Northgate Highlands have been listed a median of 43 days, against 93 days in Pine Creek. Over the last twelve months 6 homes sold in Northgate Highlands and 18 in Pine Creek, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Academy 20 school district. The homes for sale in Northgate Highlands are most often assigned to Antelope Trails Elementary, Discovery Canyon Middle, Discovery Canyon High School; in Pine Creek it is Mountain View Elementary, Challenger Middle, Pine Creek High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 5 out of 10 for walkability. 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 October 30, 2026 at 9:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.