Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingCarriage Hills and Little Valley are both neighbourhoods of Estes Park, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Carriage Hills and 5 in Little Valley as this page loaded. Little Valley is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $1,550,000 against $769,000 in Carriage Hills, about 102% higher. By the foot it is $293 in Carriage Hills against $434 in Little Valley. A typical home is 2,716 square feet in Carriage Hills and 2,061 in Little Valley, built around 1996 and 1991 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Carriage Hills: a median of 74 days on the market against 80 in Little Valley. Both are in the Estes Park R-3 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Carriage Hills | Little Valley |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 7 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $769,000 | $1,550,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $515,000 | $725,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,215,000 | $1,600,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $293 | $434 |
| Median days on market | 74 | 80 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,716 | 2,061 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1996 | 1991 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 25 | 3 |
| Median sold price | $799,500 | $1,450,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Estes Park R-3 | Estes Park R-3 |
| Elementary | Estes Park | Estes Park |
| Middle | Estes Park | Estes Park |
| High school | Estes Park | Estes Park |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 3/10 | 2/10 |
| Transit | 1/10 | 1/10 |
| Biking | 4/10 | 3/10 |
| Quiet | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 5/10 |
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.
Carriage Hills is a residential neighborhood in Estes Park, nestled in the Rocky Mountain foothills northwest of downtown. It offers a quiet, semi-rural setting with mountain views and access to outdoor recreation.
Little Valley is a small, peaceful residential area nestled in Estes Park, Colorado, offering a quiet mountain community feel. Residents enjoy proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park and outdoor recreation while maintaining a low-density, family-friendly environment. The neighborhood is characterized by wooded lots, modest homes, and a rural atmosphere despite being within Estes Park's town limits.
Little Valley is more expensive. The median asking price is $1,550,000 in Little Valley against $769,000 in Carriage Hills. By price per square foot they run $293 in Carriage Hills and $434 in Little Valley, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,716 square feet in Carriage Hills and 2,061 square feet in Little Valley, both with a median of 3 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Little Valley is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1991, against 1996 in Carriage Hills.
Homes for sale in Carriage Hills have been listed a median of 74 days, against 80 days in Little Valley. Over the last twelve months 25 homes sold in Carriage Hills and 3 in Little Valley, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Estes Park R-3 school district. The homes for sale in Carriage Hills are most often assigned to Estes Park Elementary, Estes Park Middle, Estes Park High School; in Little Valley it is Estes Park Elementary, Estes Park Middle, Estes Park High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Carriage Hills 3 out of 10 for walkability, against 2 for Little Valley. On transit they score 1 and 1.
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 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.