Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingCottonwood Villas and Hampden South are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 8 homes for sale in Cottonwood Villas and 8 in Hampden South as this page loaded. Hampden South is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $395,000 against $184,500 in Cottonwood Villas, about 114% higher. By the foot it is $202 in Cottonwood Villas against $239 in Hampden South. A typical home is 904 square feet in Cottonwood Villas and 1,733 in Hampden South, built around 1972 and 1978 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Hampden South: a median of 75 days on the market against 170 in Cottonwood Villas. Cottonwood Villas is in the Adams 12 5 Star Schl school district and Hampden South is in Denver 1.
| Measure | Cottonwood Villas | Hampden South |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 8 | 8 |
| Median asking price | $184,500 | $395,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $169,900 | $188,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $220,000 | $694,999 |
| Median price per sq ft | $202 | $239 |
| Median days on market | 170 | 75 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 904 | 1,733 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1972 | 1978 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 15 | 12 |
| Median sold price | $200,000 | $327,500 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams 12 5 Star Schl | Denver 1 |
| Elementary | Arapahoe Ridge | Southmoor |
| Middle | Silver Hills | Hamilton |
| High school | Mountain Range | Thomas Jefferson |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| 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.
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.
Hampden South is a residential neighborhood in south Denver characterized by tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and a quiet, established feel. The area offers convenient access to shopping and dining along nearby commercial corridors, with good proximity to major roadways like I-25 and Evans Avenue.
Hampden South is more expensive. The median asking price is $395,000 in Hampden South against $184,500 in Cottonwood Villas. By price per square foot they run $202 in Cottonwood Villas and $239 in Hampden South, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 904 square feet in Cottonwood Villas and 1,733 square feet in Hampden South, both with a median of 2 bedrooms.
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 1978 in Hampden South.
Homes for sale in Hampden South have been listed a median of 75 days, against 170 days in Cottonwood Villas. Over the last twelve months 15 homes sold in Cottonwood Villas and 12 in Hampden South, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Cottonwood Villas is in the Adams 12 5 Star Schl district and Hampden South is in Denver 1. The homes for sale in Cottonwood Villas are most often assigned to Arapahoe Ridge Elementary, Silver Hills Middle, Mountain Range High School; in Hampden South it is Southmoor Elementary, Hamilton Middle, Thomas Jefferson High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 5 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 4 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 October 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.