Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingPtarmigan and Ridgewood Hills are both neighbourhoods of Fort Collins, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Ptarmigan and 5 in Ridgewood Hills as this page loaded. Ptarmigan is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $900,000 against $595,000 in Ridgewood Hills, about 51% higher. By the foot it is $219 in Ptarmigan against $219 in Ridgewood Hills. A typical home is 3,988 square feet in Ptarmigan and 2,737 in Ridgewood Hills, built around 1995 and 2002 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Ridgewood Hills: a median of 62 days on the market against 81 in Ptarmigan. Ptarmigan is in the Poudre R-1 school district and Ridgewood Hills is in Thompson R2-J.
| Measure | Ptarmigan | Ridgewood Hills |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $900,000 | $595,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $525,000 | $400,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,095,000 | $599,999 |
| Median price per sq ft | $219 | $219 |
| Median days on market | 81 | 62 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 3,988 | 2,737 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1995 | 2002 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 18 | 15 |
| Median sold price | $880,000 | $590,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Poudre R-1 | Thompson R2-J |
| Elementary | Other | Coyote Ridge |
| Middle | Preston | Lucile Erwin |
| High school | Fossil Ridge | Loveland |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| 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.
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.
Ridgewood Hills is a well-established residential neighborhood in Fort Collins offering a blend of suburban comfort and convenient access to the city. Tree-lined streets and single-family homes create a peaceful setting while proximity to shopping, dining, and major roadways keeps daily errands manageable.
Ptarmigan is more expensive. The median asking price is $900,000 in Ptarmigan against $595,000 in Ridgewood Hills. By price per square foot they run $219 in Ptarmigan and $219 in Ridgewood Hills, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 3,988 square feet in Ptarmigan and 2,737 square feet in Ridgewood Hills, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Ptarmigan is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1995, against 2002 in Ridgewood Hills.
Homes for sale in Ridgewood Hills have been listed a median of 62 days, against 81 days in Ptarmigan. Over the last twelve months 18 homes sold in Ptarmigan and 15 in Ridgewood Hills, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Ptarmigan is in the Poudre R-1 district and Ridgewood Hills is in Thompson R2-J. The homes for sale in Ptarmigan are most often assigned to Other Elementary, Preston Middle, Fossil Ridge High School; in Ridgewood Hills it is Coyote Ridge 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 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 9:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.