Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingKentucky Gardens and Mar Lee are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Kentucky Gardens and 7 in Mar Lee as this page loaded. Mar Lee is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $475,000 against $420,000 in Kentucky Gardens, about 13% higher. By the foot it is $406 in Kentucky Gardens against $391 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 975 square feet in Kentucky Gardens and 1,192 in Mar Lee, built around 1940 and 1955 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Mar Lee: a median of 43 days on the market against 116 in Kentucky Gardens. Both are in the Denver 1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Kentucky Gardens | Mar Lee |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 7 | 7 |
| Median asking price | $420,000 | $475,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $287,000 | $365,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $925,000 | $525,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $406 | $391 |
| Median days on market | 116 | 43 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 975 | 1,192 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1940 | 1955 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 7 | 35 |
| Median sold price | $385,000 | $432,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Denver 1 | Denver 1 |
| Elementary | Force | Force |
| Middle | Kepner | Kepner |
| High school | John F. Kennedy | John F. Kennedy |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 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.
Kentucky Gardens is a residential neighborhood in south Denver, characterized by tree-lined streets and single-family homes built largely in the mid-20th century. The area offers a quieter, more established feel while remaining accessible to major commercial corridors and I-25.
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 $420,000 in Kentucky Gardens. By price per square foot they run $406 in Kentucky Gardens and $391 in Mar Lee, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 975 square feet in Kentucky Gardens and 1,192 square feet in Mar Lee, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Kentucky Gardens is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1940, against 1955 in Mar Lee.
Homes for sale in Mar Lee have been listed a median of 43 days, against 116 days in Kentucky Gardens. Over the last twelve months 7 homes sold in Kentucky Gardens and 35 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 Kentucky Gardens are most often assigned to Force Elementary, Kepner Middle, John F. Kennedy High School; in Mar Lee it is Force Elementary, Kepner Middle, John F. Kennedy 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 November 7, 2026 at 2:53 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.