Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBow Mar Heights and Brooks Tower are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Bow Mar Heights and 6 in Brooks Tower as this page loaded. Bow Mar Heights is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $379,450 against $282,500 in Brooks Tower, about 34% higher. By the foot it is $238 in Bow Mar Heights against $325 in Brooks Tower — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Bow Mar Heights are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,568 square feet in Bow Mar Heights and 998 in Brooks Tower, built around 1970 and 1967 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Bow Mar Heights: a median of 74 days on the market against 116 in Brooks Tower. Both are in the Denver 1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Bow Mar Heights | Brooks Tower |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $379,450 | $282,500 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $195,000 | $50,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $620,000 | $999,900 |
| Median price per sq ft | $238 | $325 |
| Median days on market | 74 | 116 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,568 | 998 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1970 | 1967 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 20 | 2 |
| Median sold price | $509,500 | $288,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Denver 1 | Denver 1 |
| Elementary | Kaiser | Greenlee |
| Middle | Henry | Kepner |
| High school | John F. Kennedy | West |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 9/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 9/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 4/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 4/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 9/10 |
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.
Bow Mar Heights is an established residential neighborhood in southwest Denver, characterized by tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and a quiet, family-oriented atmosphere. The area offers convenient access to major shopping and dining along South Broadway and nearby commercial corridors, while maintaining a peaceful suburban feel.
Brooks Tower is a vibrant downtown Denver neighborhood centered around the historic Brooks Tower building in the LoDo district. The area blends urban living with walkable streets, featuring galleries, restaurants, breweries, and shops within close proximity. Residents enjoy easy access to the South Platte River, Union Station, and downtown employment hubs.
Bow Mar Heights is more expensive. The median asking price is $379,450 in Bow Mar Heights against $282,500 in Brooks Tower. By price per square foot they run $238 in Bow Mar Heights and $325 in Brooks Tower, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,568 square feet in Bow Mar Heights and 998 square feet in Brooks Tower, both with a median of 2 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Brooks Tower is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1967, against 1970 in Bow Mar Heights.
Homes for sale in Bow Mar Heights have been listed a median of 74 days, against 116 days in Brooks Tower. Over the last twelve months 20 homes sold in Bow Mar Heights and 2 in Brooks Tower, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Denver 1 school district. The homes for sale in Bow Mar Heights are most often assigned to Kaiser Elementary, Henry Middle, John F. Kennedy High School; in Brooks Tower it is Greenlee Elementary, Kepner Middle, West High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Brooks Tower 9 out of 10 for walkability, against 5 for Bow Mar Heights. On transit they score 4 and 9.
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 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.