Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingShadow Wood and Trails at Parkfield Lake are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Shadow Wood and 6 in Trails at Parkfield Lake as this page loaded. Trails at Parkfield Lake is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $255,000 against $227,000 in Shadow Wood, about 12% higher. By the foot it is $248 in Shadow Wood against $249 in Trails at Parkfield Lake. A typical home is 920 square feet in Shadow Wood and 1,048 in Trails at Parkfield Lake, built around 1978 and 2002 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Shadow Wood: a median of 26 days on the market against 72 in Trails at Parkfield Lake. Both are in the Denver 1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Shadow Wood | Trails at Parkfield Lake |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $227,000 | $255,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $219,900 | $235,900 |
| Dearest home for sale | $268,000 | $280,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $248 | $249 |
| Median days on market | 26 | 72 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 920 | 1,048 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1978 | 2002 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 10 | 7 |
| Median sold price | $232,500 | $279,900 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Denver 1 | Denver 1 |
| Elementary | Holm | Lena Archuleta |
| Middle | Hamilton | DSST: Conservatory Green |
| High school | Thomas Jefferson | DSST: Green Valley Ranch |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 6/10 | 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.
Shadow Wood is an established residential neighborhood in south Denver, known for tree-lined streets and single-family homes on spacious lots. The area offers a quieter, suburban feel while maintaining reasonable proximity to shopping, dining, and employment centers along major corridors like I-25 and Evans Avenue. Residents enjoy access to parks, local schools, and nearby retail districts.
Trails at Parkfield Lake is a newer residential community in southeast Denver offering modern homes with access to planned parks and recreational amenities. The neighborhood features tree-lined streets and a mix of single-family homes designed for families and professionals seeking suburban convenience within the metro area.
Trails at Parkfield Lake is more expensive. The median asking price is $255,000 in Trails at Parkfield Lake against $227,000 in Shadow Wood. By price per square foot they run $248 in Shadow Wood and $249 in Trails at Parkfield Lake, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 920 square feet in Shadow Wood and 1,048 square feet in Trails at Parkfield Lake, both with a median of 2 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Shadow Wood is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1978, against 2002 in Trails at Parkfield Lake.
Homes for sale in Shadow Wood have been listed a median of 26 days, against 72 days in Trails at Parkfield Lake. Over the last twelve months 10 homes sold in Shadow Wood and 7 in Trails at Parkfield Lake, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Denver 1 school district. The homes for sale in Shadow Wood are most often assigned to Holm Elementary, Hamilton Middle, Thomas Jefferson High School; in Trails at Parkfield Lake it is Lena Archuleta Elementary, DSST: Conservatory Green Middle, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 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 3.
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.