Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBuffalo Highlands and Settlers Crossing are both neighbourhoods of Commerce City, CO. There are 14 homes for sale in Buffalo Highlands and 10 in Settlers Crossing as this page loaded. Buffalo Highlands is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $545,000 against $503,000 in Settlers Crossing, about 8% higher. By the foot it is $244 in Buffalo Highlands against $257 in Settlers Crossing — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Buffalo Highlands are simply bigger. A typical home is 2,250 square feet in Buffalo Highlands and 1,938 in Settlers Crossing, built around 2024 and 2026 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Settlers Crossing: a median of 32 days on the market against 33 in Buffalo Highlands. 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 | Settlers Crossing |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 14 | 10 |
| Median asking price | $545,000 | $503,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $459,900 | $394,995 |
| Dearest home for sale | $630,500 | $825,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $244 | $257 |
| Median days on market | 33 | 32 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,250 | 1,938 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 2024 | 2026 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 74 | 76 |
| Median sold price | $574,870 | $506,000 |
| 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 | 5/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Quiet | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Calm streets | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| 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.
Settlers Crossing is a developing residential community in Commerce City, positioned between Denver and the northern suburbs. The neighborhood features newer single-family homes and townhomes with modern amenities, appealing to families and first-time buyers.
Buffalo Highlands is more expensive. The median asking price is $545,000 in Buffalo Highlands against $503,000 in Settlers Crossing. By price per square foot they run $244 in Buffalo Highlands and $257 in Settlers Crossing, 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 1,938 square feet in Settlers Crossing, with a median of 3 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Buffalo Highlands is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2024, against 2026 in Settlers Crossing.
Homes for sale in Settlers Crossing have been listed a median of 32 days, against 33 days in Buffalo Highlands. Over the last twelve months 74 homes sold in Buffalo Highlands and 76 in Settlers Crossing, 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 Settlers Crossing 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 5.
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.