Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBrown Farm and Stanton Creek are both neighbourhoods of Fort Collins, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Brown Farm and 8 in Stanton Creek as this page loaded. Stanton Creek is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $589,450 against $515,000 in Brown Farm, about 14% higher. By the foot it is $309 in Brown Farm against $266 in Stanton Creek — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Stanton Creek are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,749 square feet in Brown Farm and 2,192 in Stanton Creek, built around 1977 and 2000 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Stanton Creek: a median of 23 days on the market against 49 in Brown Farm. Brown Farm is in the Poudre R-1 school district and Stanton Creek is in Thompson R2-J.
| Measure | Brown Farm | Stanton Creek |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 7 | 8 |
| Median asking price | $515,000 | $589,450 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $505,000 | $299,900 |
| Dearest home for sale | $589,900 | $699,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $309 | $266 |
| Median days on market | 49 | 23 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,749 | 2,192 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1977 | 2000 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 25 | 21 |
| Median sold price | $570,000 | $350,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Poudre R-1 | Thompson R2-J |
| Elementary | Bauder | Cottonwood |
| Middle | Blevins | Lucile Erwin |
| High school | Rocky Mountain | Loveland |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 3/10 |
| 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.
Stanton Creek is a newer residential community in Fort Collins' northeast quadrant, characterized by modern single-family homes and planned community amenities. The neighborhood offers a quieter, family-oriented setting with nearby parks, schools, and retail corridors along major roads like East Harmony Road.
Stanton Creek is more expensive. The median asking price is $589,450 in Stanton Creek against $515,000 in Brown Farm. By price per square foot they run $309 in Brown Farm and $266 in Stanton Creek, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,749 square feet in Brown Farm and 2,192 square feet in Stanton Creek, 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 1977, against 2000 in Stanton Creek.
Homes for sale in Stanton Creek have been listed a median of 23 days, against 49 days in Brown Farm. Over the last twelve months 25 homes sold in Brown Farm and 21 in Stanton Creek, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Brown Farm is in the Poudre R-1 district and Stanton Creek is in Thompson R2-J. The homes for sale in Brown Farm are most often assigned to Bauder Elementary, Blevins Middle, Rocky Mountain High School; in Stanton Creek it is Cottonwood Elementary, Lucile Erwin Middle, Loveland 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 3.
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 22, 2026 at 8:23 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.