Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingMountain Range Shadows and Ptarmigan are both neighbourhoods of Fort Collins, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Mountain Range Shadows and 5 in Ptarmigan as this page loaded. Ptarmigan is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $900,000 against $374,000 in Mountain Range Shadows, about 141% higher. By the foot it is $255 in Mountain Range Shadows against $219 in Ptarmigan — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Ptarmigan are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,344 square feet in Mountain Range Shadows and 3,988 in Ptarmigan, built around 1978 and 1995 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Mountain Range Shadows: a median of 68 days on the market against 81 in Ptarmigan. Both are in the Poudre R-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Mountain Range Shadows | Ptarmigan |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $374,000 | $900,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $215,000 | $525,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $425,000 | $1,095,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $255 | $219 |
| Median days on market | 68 | 81 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,344 | 3,988 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1978 | 1995 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 15 | 18 |
| Median sold price | $375,000 | $880,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Poudre R-1 | Poudre R-1 |
| Elementary | Bacon | Other |
| Middle | Preston | Preston |
| High school | Fossil Ridge | Fossil Ridge |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 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.
Mountain Range Shadows is a residential neighborhood in Fort Collins offering a quieter, more suburban feel with views toward the foothills. The area provides convenient access to shopping, dining, and schools while maintaining a sense of community away from the busiest corridors.
Ptarmigan is a residential neighborhood in northwest Fort Collins, characterized by tree-lined streets and a mix of single-family homes. The area offers a quieter, more suburban feel while maintaining reasonable access to shopping, dining, and employment centers via major corridors like College Avenue and Mountain Avenue. Daily life centers around local parks, schools, and neighborhood amenities.
Ptarmigan is more expensive. The median asking price is $900,000 in Ptarmigan against $374,000 in Mountain Range Shadows. By price per square foot they run $255 in Mountain Range Shadows and $219 in Ptarmigan, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,344 square feet in Mountain Range Shadows and 3,988 square feet in Ptarmigan, with a median of 3 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Mountain Range Shadows is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1978, against 1995 in Ptarmigan.
Homes for sale in Mountain Range Shadows have been listed a median of 68 days, against 81 days in Ptarmigan. Over the last twelve months 15 homes sold in Mountain Range Shadows and 18 in Ptarmigan, 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 Mountain Range Shadows are most often assigned to Bacon Elementary, Preston Middle, Fossil Ridge High School; in Ptarmigan it is Other Elementary, Preston Middle, Fossil Ridge High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Ptarmigan 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Mountain Range Shadows. On transit they score 3 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 September 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.