Sloans Lake and Uptown are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 31 homes for sale in Sloans Lake and 32 in Uptown as this page loaded. Sloans Lake is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $949,500 against $377,500 in Uptown, about 152% higher. By the foot it is $472 in Sloans Lake against $406 in Uptown. A typical home is 2,145 square feet in Sloans Lake and 847 in Uptown, built around 2016 and 1997 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Sloans Lake: a median of 40 days on the market against 60 in Uptown. Both are in the Denver 1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Sloans Lake | Uptown |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 31 | 32 |
| Median asking price | $949,500 | $377,500 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $450,000 | $222,500 |
| Dearest home for sale | $2,995,000 | $700,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $472 | $406 |
| Median days on market | 40 | 60 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,145 | 847 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 2016 | 1997 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 86 | 34 |
| Median sold price | $756,250 | $427,950 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Denver 1 | Denver 1 |
| Elementary | Brown | Cole Arts And Science Academy |
| Middle | Lake | Whittier E-8 |
| High school | North | East |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 7/10 | 9/10 |
| Transit | 5/10 | 8/10 |
| Biking | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Quiet | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 4/10 |
| 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.
Sloan's Lake is a vibrant northwest Denver neighborhood centered around its namesake 162-acre lake and park. The tree-lined streets feature a mix of historic and updated homes, attracting young families and professionals seeking walkable urban living with outdoor recreation.
Uptown is Denver's vibrant urban core, anchored by the Denver Art Museum and known for its eclectic mix of galleries, restaurants, and boutique shops. The neighborhood thrives with foot traffic, weekend crowds, and cultural events, making it ideal for those seeking walkable urban living with strong arts and dining scenes.
Sloans Lake is more expensive. The median asking price is $949,500 in Sloans Lake against $377,500 in Uptown. By price per square foot they run $472 in Sloans Lake and $406 in Uptown, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,145 square feet in Sloans Lake and 847 square feet in Uptown, with a median of 4 and 2 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Uptown is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1997, against 2016 in Sloans Lake.
Homes for sale in Sloans Lake have been listed a median of 40 days, against 60 days in Uptown. Over the last twelve months 86 homes sold in Sloans Lake and 34 in Uptown, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Denver 1 school district. The homes for sale in Sloans Lake are most often assigned to Brown Elementary, Lake Middle, North High School; in Uptown it is Cole Arts And Science Academy Elementary, Whittier E-8 Middle, East High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Uptown 9 out of 10 for walkability, against 7 for Sloans Lake. On transit they score 5 and 8.
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.