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Buffalo Highlands vs The Villages at Buffalo Run

Buffalo Highlands and The Villages at Buffalo Run are both neighbourhoods of Commerce City, CO. There are 13 homes for sale in Buffalo Highlands and 15 in The Villages at Buffalo Run as this page loaded. The Villages at Buffalo Run is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $650,000 against $535,000 in Buffalo Highlands, about 21% higher. By the foot it is $241 in Buffalo Highlands against $195 in The Villages at Buffalo Run — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in The Villages at Buffalo Run are simply bigger. A typical home is 2,312 square feet in Buffalo Highlands and 3,244 in The Villages at Buffalo Run, built around 2024 and 2016 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Buffalo Highlands: a median of 54 days on the market against 94 in The Villages at Buffalo Run. Both are in the School District 27-J school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.

Side by side

MeasureBuffalo HighlandsThe Villages at Buffalo Run
For sale today
Homes for sale1315
Median asking price$535,000$650,000
Cheapest home for sale$450,000$415,000
Dearest home for sale$625,000$739,900
Median price per sq ft$241$195
Median days on market5494
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)2,3123,244
Median bedrooms34
Typical year built20242016
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold7626
Median sold price$572,995$600,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtSchool District 27-JSchool District 27-J
ElementarySouthlawnTurnberry
MiddleOtho StuartPrairie View
High schoolPrairie ViewPrairie View
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability4/106/10
Transit5/105/10
Biking5/107/10
Quiet4/106/10
Calm streets4/107/10
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.

Buffalo Highlands

13
Homes for sale
$535,000
Median asking price
$241
Median per sq ft
54
Median days on market

The Villages at Buffalo Run

15
Homes for sale
$650,000
Median asking price
$195
Median per sq ft
94
Median days on market

What each one is like

Buffalo Highlands

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.

Full Buffalo Highlands guide

The Villages at Buffalo Run

The Villages at Buffalo Run is a master-planned community in Commerce City offering suburban convenience with modern amenities. Located northeast of downtown Denver, it provides family-friendly living with parks, trails, and shopping nearby.

Full The Villages at Buffalo Run guide

Questions people ask

Is Buffalo Highlands or The Villages at Buffalo Run more expensive?

The Villages at Buffalo Run is more expensive. The median asking price is $650,000 in The Villages at Buffalo Run against $535,000 in Buffalo Highlands. By price per square foot they run $241 in Buffalo Highlands and $195 in The Villages at Buffalo Run, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Buffalo Highlands or The Villages at Buffalo Run?

A typical home for sale is 2,312 square feet in Buffalo Highlands and 3,244 square feet in The Villages at Buffalo Run, with a median of 3 and 4 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, The Villages at Buffalo Run is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2016, against 2024 in Buffalo Highlands.

Which sells faster, Buffalo Highlands or The Villages at Buffalo Run?

Homes for sale in Buffalo Highlands have been listed a median of 54 days, against 94 days in The Villages at Buffalo Run. Over the last twelve months 76 homes sold in Buffalo Highlands and 26 in The Villages at Buffalo Run, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Buffalo Highlands and The Villages at Buffalo Run?

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 The Villages at Buffalo Run it is Turnberry Elementary, Prairie View Middle, Prairie View High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Buffalo Highlands or The Villages at Buffalo Run?

Symbio rates The Villages at Buffalo Run 6 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Buffalo Highlands. On transit they score 5 and 5.

How current are these figures?

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.

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Look at either one on its own

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.

Common questions, answered with live Colorado numbers

These figures were worked out from the live MLS feed at October 27, 2026 at 12:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.