Buffalo Highlands and Fronterra Village are both neighbourhoods of Commerce City, CO. There are 14 homes for sale in Buffalo Highlands and 13 in Fronterra Village as this page loaded. Buffalo Highlands is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $545,000 against $489,000 in Fronterra Village, about 11% higher. By the foot it is $244 in Buffalo Highlands against $235 in Fronterra Village. A typical home is 2,250 square feet in Buffalo Highlands and 2,132 in Fronterra Village, built around 2024 and 2005 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Buffalo Highlands: a median of 33 days on the market against 55 in Fronterra Village. Both are in the School District 27-J school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Buffalo Highlands | Fronterra Village |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 14 | 13 |
| Median asking price | $545,000 | $489,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $459,900 | $319,900 |
| Dearest home for sale | $630,500 | $575,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $244 | $235 |
| Median days on market | 33 | 55 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,250 | 2,132 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 2024 | 2005 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 74 | 44 |
| Median sold price | $574,870 | $420,750 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | School District 27-J | School District 27-J |
| Elementary | Southlawn | Second Creek |
| Middle | Otho Stuart | Otho Stuart |
| High school | Prairie View | Prairie View |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 5/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 4/10 | 6/10 |
| Calm streets | 4/10 | 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.
Buffalo Highlands in Commerce City offers affordable housing in an industrial-residential area north of Denver. The neighborhood sits along major corridors with convenient access to I-270 and I-76, making commuting straightforward. Local amenities include shopping and dining along nearby commercial strips, with parks and recreational spaces serving the community.
Fronterra Village is a newer, master-planned community in Commerce City positioned northeast of Denver with convenient access to I-270 and I-76. The neighborhood features modern residential development, parks, and retail amenities designed for growing families. Its location offers proximity to employment centers in north Denver and the broader metro area while maintaining a newer suburban feel.
Buffalo Highlands is more expensive. The median asking price is $545,000 in Buffalo Highlands against $489,000 in Fronterra Village. By price per square foot they run $244 in Buffalo Highlands and $235 in Fronterra Village, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,250 square feet in Buffalo Highlands and 2,132 square feet in Fronterra Village, with a median of 3 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Fronterra Village is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2005, against 2024 in Buffalo Highlands.
Homes for sale in Buffalo Highlands have been listed a median of 33 days, against 55 days in Fronterra Village. Over the last twelve months 74 homes sold in Buffalo Highlands and 44 in Fronterra Village, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the School District 27-J school district. The homes for sale in Buffalo Highlands are most often assigned to Southlawn Elementary, Otho Stuart Middle, Prairie View High School; in Fronterra Village it is Second Creek Elementary, Otho Stuart Middle, Prairie View 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 5 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 September 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.