Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingCottonwood Villas and Windsor Gardens are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 10 homes for sale in Cottonwood Villas and 100 in Windsor Gardens as this page loaded. Windsor Gardens is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $204,250 against $191,000 in Cottonwood Villas, about 7% higher. By the foot it is $217 in Cottonwood Villas against $199 in Windsor Gardens — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Windsor Gardens are simply bigger. A typical home is 900 square feet in Cottonwood Villas and 1,200 in Windsor Gardens, built around 1972 and 1969 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Windsor Gardens: a median of 100 days on the market against 130 in Cottonwood Villas. Cottonwood Villas is in the Adams 12 5 Star Schl school district and Windsor Gardens is in Denver 1.
| Measure | Cottonwood Villas | Windsor Gardens |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 10 | 100 |
| Median asking price | $191,000 | $204,250 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $169,900 | $140,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $220,000 | $359,900 |
| Median price per sq ft | $217 | $199 |
| Median days on market | 130 | 100 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 900 | 1,200 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1972 | 1969 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 17 | 126 |
| Median sold price | $205,000 | $175,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams 12 5 Star Schl | Denver 1 |
| Elementary | Arapahoe Ridge | Place Bridge Academy |
| Middle | Silver Hills | Place Bridge Academy |
| High school | Mountain Range | George Washington |
| 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.
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.
Windsor Gardens is a residential neighborhood in north-central Denver characterized by tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and a quiet, family-oriented atmosphere. The area offers convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along nearby corridors, with good proximity to major employers and downtown Denver.
Windsor Gardens is more expensive. The median asking price is $204,250 in Windsor Gardens against $191,000 in Cottonwood Villas. By price per square foot they run $217 in Cottonwood Villas and $199 in Windsor Gardens, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 900 square feet in Cottonwood Villas and 1,200 square feet in Windsor Gardens, both with a median of 2 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Windsor Gardens is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1969, against 1972 in Cottonwood Villas.
Homes for sale in Windsor Gardens have been listed a median of 100 days, against 130 days in Cottonwood Villas. Over the last twelve months 17 homes sold in Cottonwood Villas and 126 in Windsor Gardens, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Cottonwood Villas is in the Adams 12 5 Star Schl district and Windsor Gardens 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 Windsor Gardens it is Place Bridge Academy Elementary, Place Bridge Academy Middle, George Washington High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Windsor Gardens 6 out of 10 for walkability, against 5 for Cottonwood Villas. On transit they score 4 and 5.
They are not a monthly snapshot. Both neighbourhoods are read from the live MLS feed at the same instant, when you open this page, so the two sides are always measured against each other rather than against different weeks.
Both neighbourhoods are recalculated from the live MLS feed at the moment this page loads, and both are read at 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.