Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBrown Farm and Trail Head are both neighbourhoods of Fort Collins, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Brown Farm and 7 in Trail Head as this page loaded. Trail Head is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $595,000 against $515,000 in Brown Farm, about 16% higher. By the foot it is $309 in Brown Farm against $330 in Trail Head. A typical home is 1,628 square feet in Brown Farm and 1,594 in Trail Head, built around 1974 and 2019 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Brown Farm: a median of 42 days on the market against 170 in Trail Head. 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 | Trail Head |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 7 | 7 |
| Median asking price | $515,000 | $595,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $475,000 | $433,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $589,900 | $649,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $309 | $330 |
| Median days on market | 42 | 170 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,628 | 1,594 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1974 | 2019 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 24 | 10 |
| Median sold price | $562,500 | $615,000 |
| 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 | 6/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| 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.
Trail Head is a newer residential development in north Fort Collins, designed with outdoor recreation and family living in mind. The neighborhood features tree-lined streets, parks, and easy access to the extensive Fort Collins trail system—ideal for walking, biking, and hiking.
Trail Head is more expensive. The median asking price is $595,000 in Trail Head against $515,000 in Brown Farm. By price per square foot they run $309 in Brown Farm and $330 in Trail Head, 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 1,594 square feet in Trail Head, 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 1974, against 2019 in Trail Head.
Homes for sale in Brown Farm have been listed a median of 42 days, against 170 days in Trail Head. Over the last twelve months 24 homes sold in Brown Farm and 10 in Trail Head, 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 Trail Head 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 Trail Head 6 out of 10 for walkability, against 5 for Brown Farm. 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 5:08 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.