Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBrown Farm and East Ridge 2nd Filing are both neighbourhoods of Fort Collins, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Brown Farm and 6 in East Ridge 2nd Filing as this page loaded. East Ridge 2nd Filing is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $575,000 against $532,000 in Brown Farm, about 8% higher. By the foot it is $305 in Brown Farm against $295 in East Ridge 2nd Filing — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in East Ridge 2nd Filing are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,720 square feet in Brown Farm and 2,034 in East Ridge 2nd Filing, built around 1976 and 2018 respectively. Homes are moving faster in East Ridge 2nd Filing: a median of 28 days on the market against 45 in Brown Farm. Both are in the Poudre R-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Brown Farm | East Ridge 2nd Filing |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $532,000 | $575,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $475,000 | $509,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $589,900 | $635,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $305 | $295 |
| Median days on market | 45 | 28 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,720 | 2,034 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1976 | 2018 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 24 | 12 |
| Median sold price | $562,500 | $590,750 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Poudre R-1 | Poudre R-1 |
| Elementary | Bauder | Laurel |
| Middle | Blevins | Lincoln |
| High school | Rocky Mountain | Fort Collins |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 8/10 |
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.
Brown Farm is a residential neighborhood in northwest Fort Collins, offering a mix of established homes and newer developments. The area balances suburban quiet with convenient access to shopping, dining, and schools. Proximity to major corridors like College Avenue and I-25 makes commuting straightforward, while local parks and trails provide outdoor recreation.
East Ridge 2nd Filing is a residential neighborhood in north-central Fort Collins, offering suburban comfort with convenient access to shopping, dining, and schools. The area features tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and a mix of newer and established properties.
East Ridge 2nd Filing is more expensive. The median asking price is $575,000 in East Ridge 2nd Filing against $532,000 in Brown Farm. By price per square foot they run $305 in Brown Farm and $295 in East Ridge 2nd Filing, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,720 square feet in Brown Farm and 2,034 square feet in East Ridge 2nd Filing, with a median of 4 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Brown Farm is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1976, against 2018 in East Ridge 2nd Filing.
Homes for sale in East Ridge 2nd Filing have been listed a median of 28 days, against 45 days in Brown Farm. Over the last twelve months 24 homes sold in Brown Farm and 12 in East Ridge 2nd Filing, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Poudre R-1 school district. The homes for sale in Brown Farm are most often assigned to Bauder Elementary, Blevins Middle, Rocky Mountain High School; in East Ridge 2nd Filing it is Laurel Elementary, Lincoln Middle, Fort Collins 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 4.
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 12:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.