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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 14 homes for sale in Buffalo Highlands and 16 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 $655,950 against $545,000 in Buffalo Highlands, about 20% higher. By the foot it is $244 in Buffalo Highlands against $199 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 2,250 square feet in Buffalo Highlands and 3,098 in The Villages at Buffalo Run, built around 2024 and 2016 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Buffalo Highlands: a median of 33 days on the market against 63 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 sale1416
Median asking price$545,000$655,950
Cheapest home for sale$459,900$415,000
Dearest home for sale$630,500$767,000
Median price per sq ft$244$199
Median days on market3363
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)2,2503,098
Median bedrooms34
Typical year built20242016
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold7426
Median sold price$574,870$630,000
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

14
Homes for sale
$545,000
Median asking price
$244
Median per sq ft
33
Median days on market

The Villages at Buffalo Run

16
Homes for sale
$655,950
Median asking price
$199
Median per sq ft
63
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 $655,950 in The Villages at Buffalo Run against $545,000 in Buffalo Highlands. By price per square foot they run $244 in Buffalo Highlands and $199 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 2,250 square feet in Buffalo Highlands and 3,098 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 33 days, against 63 days in The Villages at Buffalo Run. Over the last twelve months 74 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.

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.