Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingValley of the Sun and Warm Springs are both neighbourhoods of Fairplay, CO. There are 31 homes for sale in Valley of the Sun and 12 in Warm Springs as this page loaded. Asking prices are roughly the same in both: a median of $700,000 in Valley of the Sun and $712,000 in Warm Springs. By the foot it is $405 in Valley of the Sun against $351 in Warm Springs — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Warm Springs are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,872 square feet in Valley of the Sun and 2,132 in Warm Springs, built around 2006 and 2001 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Valley of the Sun: a median of 93 days on the market against 126 in Warm Springs. Both are in the Park County RE-2 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Valley of the Sun | Warm Springs |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 31 | 12 |
| Median asking price | $700,000 | $712,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $424,000 | $395,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,120,000 | $1,399,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $405 | $351 |
| Median days on market | 93 | 126 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,872 | 2,132 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 2006 | 2001 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 31 | 14 |
| Median sold price | $750,000 | $644,500 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Park County RE-2 | Park County RE-2 |
| Elementary | Edith Teter | Edith Teter |
| Middle | South Park | South Park |
| High school | South Park | South Park |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 1/10 | 1/10 |
| Transit | 0/10 | 0/10 |
| Biking | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Quiet | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Getting around | 2/10 | 4/10 |
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.
Valley of the Sun in Fairplay, CO is a remote mountain community nestled in South Park at roughly 9,900 feet elevation. This quiet area offers stunning alpine scenery, open spaces, and a genuine rural character. Residents enjoy outdoor recreation including hiking, fishing, and off-road activities, with proximity to the Mosquito Range and surrounding wilderness.
Warm Springs is a small, rural community in Park County near Fairplay, situated in the South Park basin at high elevation. It offers a quiet, mountain lifestyle with stunning views and access to outdoor recreation including hiking, fishing, and skiing nearby. The area is characterized by sparse development, natural beauty, and a strong sense of community among year-round and seasonal residents.
Warm Springs is more expensive. The median asking price is $712,000 in Warm Springs against $700,000 in Valley of the Sun. By price per square foot they run $405 in Valley of the Sun and $351 in Warm Springs, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,872 square feet in Valley of the Sun and 2,132 square feet in Warm Springs, both with a median of 3 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Warm Springs is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2001, against 2006 in Valley of the Sun.
Homes for sale in Valley of the Sun have been listed a median of 93 days, against 126 days in Warm Springs. Over the last twelve months 31 homes sold in Valley of the Sun and 14 in Warm Springs, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Park County RE-2 school district. The homes for sale in Valley of the Sun are most often assigned to Edith Teter Elementary, South Park Middle, South Park High School; in Warm Springs it is Edith Teter Elementary, South Park Middle, South Park High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 1 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 0 and 0.
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.