Green Valley Ranch and LoDo are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 78 homes for sale in Green Valley Ranch and 51 in LoDo as this page loaded. LoDo is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $699,000 against $459,994 in Green Valley Ranch, about 52% higher. By the foot it is $263 in Green Valley Ranch against $488 in LoDo. A typical home is 1,730 square feet in Green Valley Ranch and 1,396 in LoDo, built around 2006 and 1997 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Green Valley Ranch: a median of 40 days on the market against 73 in LoDo. Both are in the Denver 1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Green Valley Ranch | LoDo |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 78 | 51 |
| Median asking price | $459,994 | $699,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $275,000 | $330,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,050,000 | $4,300,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $263 | $488 |
| Median days on market | 40 | 73 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,730 | 1,396 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 2006 | 1997 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 245 | 50 |
| Median sold price | $460,000 | $700,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Denver 1 | Denver 1 |
| Elementary | Waller | Greenlee |
| Middle | DSST: Green Valley Ranch | Kepner |
| High school | DSST: Green Valley Ranch | West |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 9/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 9/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 4/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 3/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 9/10 |
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.
Green Valley Ranch is a newer master-planned community in northeast Denver, roughly 15 miles from downtown. Built in the 2000s–2010s, it features modern single-family homes, townhomes, and mixed-use areas with a focus on family living. The neighborhood includes parks, trails, and retail centers, making it relatively self-contained.
LoDo (Lower Downtown) is Denver's historic warehouse district transformed into a vibrant urban neighborhood. Brick lofts, galleries, breweries, and restaurants line pedestrian-friendly streets anchored by Union Station and the South Platte River. It's the city's cultural and nightlife hub with walkable access to Coors Field, the Ballpark, and downtown core.
LoDo is more expensive. The median asking price is $699,000 in LoDo against $459,994 in Green Valley Ranch. By price per square foot they run $263 in Green Valley Ranch and $488 in LoDo, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,730 square feet in Green Valley Ranch and 1,396 square feet in LoDo, with a median of 3 and 2 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, LoDo is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1997, against 2006 in Green Valley Ranch.
Homes for sale in Green Valley Ranch have been listed a median of 40 days, against 73 days in LoDo. Over the last twelve months 245 homes sold in Green Valley Ranch and 50 in LoDo, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Denver 1 school district. The homes for sale in Green Valley Ranch are most often assigned to Waller Elementary, DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle, DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School; in LoDo it is Greenlee Elementary, Kepner Middle, West High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates LoDo 9 out of 10 for walkability, against 5 for Green Valley Ranch. On transit they score 3 and 9.
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.