Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBow Mar Heights and Cheltenham Heights are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Bow Mar Heights and 7 in Cheltenham Heights as this page loaded. Cheltenham Heights is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $720,000 against $530,000 in Bow Mar Heights, about 36% higher. By the foot it is $275 in Bow Mar Heights against $449 in Cheltenham Heights. A typical home is 1,954 square feet in Bow Mar Heights and 1,504 in Cheltenham Heights, built around 1969 and 2016 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Bow Mar Heights: a median of 25 days on the market against 39 in Cheltenham Heights. 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 | Cheltenham Heights |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 7 | 7 |
| Median asking price | $530,000 | $720,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $195,000 | $294,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $750,000 | $769,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $275 | $449 |
| Median days on market | 25 | 39 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,954 | 1,504 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1969 | 2016 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 24 | 10 |
| Median sold price | $562,500 | $662,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Denver 1 | Denver 1 |
| Elementary | Kaiser | Cheltenham |
| Middle | Henry | Lake |
| High school | John F. Kennedy | North |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 7/10 |
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.
Cheltenham Heights is a residential neighborhood in southeast Denver known for its tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and quiet, family-friendly atmosphere. Located near the Arapahoe Road corridor, it offers convenient access to shopping, dining, and major thoroughfares while maintaining a peaceful, established character.
Cheltenham Heights is more expensive. The median asking price is $720,000 in Cheltenham Heights against $530,000 in Bow Mar Heights. By price per square foot they run $275 in Bow Mar Heights and $449 in Cheltenham Heights, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,954 square feet in Bow Mar Heights and 1,504 square feet in Cheltenham Heights, with a median of 4 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Bow Mar Heights is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1969, against 2016 in Cheltenham Heights.
Homes for sale in Bow Mar Heights have been listed a median of 25 days, against 39 days in Cheltenham Heights. Over the last twelve months 24 homes sold in Bow Mar Heights and 10 in Cheltenham Heights, 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 Cheltenham Heights it is Cheltenham Elementary, Lake Middle, North High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Cheltenham Heights 6 out of 10 for walkability, against 5 for Bow Mar Heights. On transit they score 4 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.