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City Park vs Cottonwood Villas

City Park and Cottonwood Villas are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 9 homes for sale in City Park and 9 in Cottonwood Villas as this page loaded. City Park is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $795,000 against $185,000 in Cottonwood Villas, about 330% higher. By the foot it is $426 in City Park against $210 in Cottonwood Villas. A typical home is 1,584 square feet in City Park and 900 in Cottonwood Villas, built around 2006 and 1972 respectively. Homes are moving faster in City Park: a median of 39 days on the market against 145 in Cottonwood Villas. City Park is in the Denver 1 school district and Cottonwood Villas is in Adams 12 5 Star Schl.

Side by side

MeasureCity ParkCottonwood Villas
For sale today
Homes for sale99
Median asking price$795,000$185,000
Cheapest home for sale$459,000$169,900
Dearest home for sale$985,000$220,000
Median price per sq ft$426$210
Median days on market39145
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)1,584900
Median bedrooms32
Typical year built20061972
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold2615
Median sold price$747,500$200,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtDenver 1Adams 12 5 Star Schl
ElementaryTellerArapahoe Ridge
MiddleMoreySilver Hills
High schoolEastMountain Range
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability8/105/10
Transit7/104/10
Biking8/106/10
Quiet6/107/10
Calm streets7/107/10
Getting around8/107/10

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.

City Park

9
Homes for sale
$795,000
Median asking price
$426
Median per sq ft
39
Median days on market

Cottonwood Villas

9
Homes for sale
$185,000
Median asking price
$210
Median per sq ft
145
Median days on market

What each one is like

City Park

City Park is one of Denver's most desirable urban neighborhoods, centered around the 330-acre City Park itself. Tree-lined streets feature a mix of historic homes and updated properties, with easy access to the Denver Zoo, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and downtown. The area blends residential charm with walkable retail and dining along Evans Avenue and around the park perimeter.

Full City Park guide

Cottonwood Villas

Cottonwood Villas is a residential neighborhood in southwest Denver offering a quieter, family-oriented setting with tree-lined streets and a mix of single-family homes and townhomes. The area provides convenient access to major corridors like Santa Fe Drive and I-25, making commutes to downtown and the metro area manageable while maintaining a more peaceful, established community feel.

Full Cottonwood Villas guide

Questions people ask

Is City Park or Cottonwood Villas more expensive?

City Park is more expensive. The median asking price is $795,000 in City Park against $185,000 in Cottonwood Villas. By price per square foot they run $426 in City Park and $210 in Cottonwood Villas, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, City Park or Cottonwood Villas?

A typical home for sale is 1,584 square feet in City Park and 900 square feet in Cottonwood Villas, with a median of 3 and 2 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Cottonwood Villas is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1972, against 2006 in City Park.

Which sells faster, City Park or Cottonwood Villas?

Homes for sale in City Park have been listed a median of 39 days, against 145 days in Cottonwood Villas. Over the last twelve months 26 homes sold in City Park and 15 in Cottonwood Villas, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve City Park and Cottonwood Villas?

City Park is in the Denver 1 district and Cottonwood Villas is in Adams 12 5 Star Schl. The homes for sale in City Park are most often assigned to Teller Elementary, Morey Middle, East High School; in Cottonwood Villas it is Arapahoe Ridge Elementary, Silver Hills Middle, Mountain Range High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, City Park or Cottonwood Villas?

Symbio rates City Park 8 out of 10 for walkability, against 5 for Cottonwood Villas. On transit they score 7 and 4.

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 September 22, 2026 at 9:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.