Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingKensington and Mar Lee are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Kensington and 5 in Mar Lee as this page loaded. Mar Lee is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $475,000 against $430,000 in Kensington, about 10% higher. By the foot it is $311 in Kensington against $287 in Mar Lee — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Mar Lee are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,540 square feet in Kensington and 1,748 in Mar Lee, built around 1948 and 1954 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Kensington: a median of 12 days on the market against 22 in Mar Lee. Both are in the Denver 1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Kensington | Mar Lee |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $430,000 | $475,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $395,000 | $333,200 |
| Dearest home for sale | $615,000 | $539,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $311 | $287 |
| Median days on market | 12 | 22 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,540 | 1,748 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1948 | 1954 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 18 | 36 |
| Median sold price | $440,000 | $437,500 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Denver 1 | Denver 1 |
| Elementary | Montclair | Force |
| Middle | Hill | Strive Federal |
| High school | George Washington | John F. Kennedy |
| 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.
Kensington is a well-established residential neighborhood in northwest Denver, known for its tree-lined streets and solid single-family homes. The area offers a quiet, suburban feel while remaining accessible to major thoroughfares and Denver's central job markets.
Mar Lee is a residential neighborhood in south Denver offering a quieter, more suburban feel while maintaining reasonable proximity to the city center. The area features tree-lined streets with single-family homes and a mix of older and mid-century architecture.
Mar Lee is more expensive. The median asking price is $475,000 in Mar Lee against $430,000 in Kensington. By price per square foot they run $311 in Kensington and $287 in Mar Lee, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,540 square feet in Kensington and 1,748 square feet in Mar Lee, with a median of 3 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Kensington is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1948, against 1954 in Mar Lee.
Homes for sale in Kensington have been listed a median of 12 days, against 22 days in Mar Lee. Over the last twelve months 18 homes sold in Kensington and 36 in Mar Lee, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Denver 1 school district. The homes for sale in Kensington are most often assigned to Montclair Elementary, Hill Middle, George Washington High School; in Mar Lee it is Force Elementary, Strive Federal Middle, John F. Kennedy High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Kensington 7 out of 10 for walkability, against 5 for Mar Lee. 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 22, 2026 at 8:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.