Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBrown Farm and Northfield are both neighbourhoods of Fort Collins, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Brown Farm and 12 in Northfield as this page loaded. Brown Farm is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $515,000 against $492,180 in Northfield, about 5% higher. By the foot it is $309 in Brown Farm against $298 in Northfield. A typical home is 1,628 square feet in Brown Farm and 1,658 in Northfield, built around 1974 and 2026 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Brown Farm: a median of 42 days on the market against 57 in Northfield. 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 | Northfield |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 7 | 12 |
| Median asking price | $515,000 | $492,180 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $475,000 | $339,650 |
| Dearest home for sale | $589,900 | $549,840 |
| Median price per sq ft | $309 | $298 |
| Median days on market | 42 | 57 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,628 | 1,658 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1974 | 2026 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 24 | 25 |
| Median sold price | $562,500 | $462,660 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Poudre R-1 | Poudre R-1 |
| Elementary | Bauder | Tavelli |
| 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 | 6/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 7/10 |
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.
Northfield is a growing residential neighborhood in Fort Collins, situated north of downtown with convenient access to major corridors and local shopping. The area features newer single-family homes and a mix of retail amenities, making it appealing to families and professionals. Parks and recreational spaces support an active lifestyle, while proximity to I-25 and US-287 provides easy regional connectivity.
Brown Farm is more expensive. The median asking price is $515,000 in Brown Farm against $492,180 in Northfield. By price per square foot they run $309 in Brown Farm and $298 in Northfield, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,628 square feet in Brown Farm and 1,658 square feet in Northfield, with a median of 4 and 2 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 1974, against 2026 in Northfield.
Homes for sale in Brown Farm have been listed a median of 42 days, against 57 days in Northfield. Over the last twelve months 24 homes sold in Brown Farm and 25 in Northfield, 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 Northfield it is Tavelli 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 30, 2026 at 8:23 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.