Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingCory-Merrill and Cottonwood Villas are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 10 homes for sale in Cory-Merrill and 10 in Cottonwood Villas as this page loaded. Cory-Merrill is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $2,149,500 against $191,000 in Cottonwood Villas, about 1025% higher. By the foot it is $437 in Cory-Merrill against $217 in Cottonwood Villas. A typical home is 4,652 square feet in Cory-Merrill and 900 in Cottonwood Villas, built around 2016 and 1972 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Cory-Merrill: a median of 47 days on the market against 130 in Cottonwood Villas. Cory-Merrill is in the Denver 1 school district and Cottonwood Villas is in Adams 12 5 Star Schl.
| Measure | Cory-Merrill | Cottonwood Villas |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 10 | 10 |
| Median asking price | $2,149,500 | $191,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $619,000 | $169,900 |
| Dearest home for sale | $3,995,000 | $220,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $437 | $217 |
| Median days on market | 47 | 130 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 4,652 | 900 |
| Median bedrooms | 5 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 2016 | 1972 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 63 | 17 |
| Median sold price | $1,165,000 | $205,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Denver 1 | Adams 12 5 Star Schl |
| Elementary | Cory | Arapahoe Ridge |
| Middle | Merrill | Silver Hills |
| High school | South | Mountain Range |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 7/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 6/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 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.
Cory-Merrill is a well-established residential neighborhood in south-central Denver, known for tree-lined streets, diverse housing stock, and a strong sense of community. The area offers convenient access to Washington Park, local shops, and restaurants along South Gaylord Street and Evans Avenue.
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.
Cory-Merrill is more expensive. The median asking price is $2,149,500 in Cory-Merrill against $191,000 in Cottonwood Villas. By price per square foot they run $437 in Cory-Merrill and $217 in Cottonwood Villas, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 4,652 square feet in Cory-Merrill and 900 square feet in Cottonwood Villas, with a median of 5 and 2 bedrooms respectively.
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 2016 in Cory-Merrill.
Homes for sale in Cory-Merrill have been listed a median of 47 days, against 130 days in Cottonwood Villas. Over the last twelve months 63 homes sold in Cory-Merrill and 17 in Cottonwood Villas, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Cory-Merrill is in the Denver 1 district and Cottonwood Villas is in Adams 12 5 Star Schl. The homes for sale in Cory-Merrill are most often assigned to Cory Elementary, Merrill Middle, South 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.
Symbio rates Cory-Merrill 7 out of 10 for walkability, against 5 for Cottonwood Villas. On transit they score 6 and 4.
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.