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Carriage Hills vs Meadowdale Hills

Carriage Hills and Meadowdale Hills are both neighbourhoods of Estes Park, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Carriage Hills and 5 in Meadowdale Hills as this page loaded. Carriage Hills is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $769,000 against $640,000 in Meadowdale Hills, about 20% higher. By the foot it is $293 in Carriage Hills against $550 in Meadowdale Hills — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Carriage Hills are simply bigger. A typical home is 2,716 square feet in Carriage Hills and 1,234 in Meadowdale Hills, built around 1996 and 1969 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Carriage Hills: a median of 74 days on the market against 120 in Meadowdale Hills. Both are in the Estes Park R-3 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.

Side by side

MeasureCarriage HillsMeadowdale Hills
For sale today
Homes for sale75
Median asking price$769,000$640,000
Cheapest home for sale$515,000$540,000
Dearest home for sale$1,215,000$849,000
Median price per sq ft$293$550
Median days on market74120
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)2,7161,234
Median bedrooms33
Typical year built19961969
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold253
Median sold price$799,500$713,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtEstes Park R-3Estes Park R-3
ElementaryEstes ParkEstes Park
MiddleEstes ParkEstes Park
High schoolEstes ParkEstes Park
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability3/103/10
Transit1/102/10
Biking4/104/10
Quiet8/107/10
Calm streets8/107/10
Getting around7/106/10

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

7
Homes for sale
$769,000
Median asking price
$293
Median per sq ft
74
Median days on market

Meadowdale Hills

5
Homes for sale
$640,000
Median asking price
$550
Median per sq ft
120
Median days on market

What each one is like

Carriage Hills

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.

Full Carriage Hills guide

Meadowdale Hills

Meadowdale Hills is a residential neighborhood in Estes Park, nestled near Rocky Mountain National Park. The area offers mountain views and access to outdoor recreation, with a quieter, more secluded feel typical of higher-elevation Colorado communities. Local amenities include shops and dining along US-36 and the main Estes Park corridor, though services require short drives.

Full Meadowdale Hills guide

Questions people ask

Is Carriage Hills or Meadowdale Hills more expensive?

Carriage Hills is more expensive. The median asking price is $769,000 in Carriage Hills against $640,000 in Meadowdale Hills. By price per square foot they run $293 in Carriage Hills and $550 in Meadowdale Hills, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Carriage Hills or Meadowdale Hills?

A typical home for sale is 2,716 square feet in Carriage Hills and 1,234 square feet in Meadowdale Hills, both with a median of 3 bedrooms.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Meadowdale Hills is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1969, against 1996 in Carriage Hills.

Which sells faster, Carriage Hills or Meadowdale Hills?

Homes for sale in Carriage Hills have been listed a median of 74 days, against 120 days in Meadowdale Hills. Over the last twelve months 25 homes sold in Carriage Hills and 3 in Meadowdale Hills, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Carriage Hills and Meadowdale Hills?

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 Meadowdale Hills 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.

Which is more walkable, Carriage Hills or Meadowdale Hills?

Symbio rates both 3 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 1 and 2.

How current are these figures?

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.

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Look at either one on its own

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.