Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingPtarmigan and Sidehill Condos are both neighbourhoods of Fort Collins, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Ptarmigan and 7 in Sidehill Condos as this page loaded. Ptarmigan is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $840,000 against $325,000 in Sidehill Condos, about 158% higher. By the foot it is $215 in Ptarmigan against $318 in Sidehill Condos — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Ptarmigan are simply bigger. A typical home is 3,907 square feet in Ptarmigan and 1,018 in Sidehill Condos, built around 1995 and 2010 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Sidehill Condos: a median of 59 days on the market against 104 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 | Ptarmigan | Sidehill Condos |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 7 | 7 |
| Median asking price | $840,000 | $325,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $515,000 | $310,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,095,000 | $385,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $215 | $318 |
| Median days on market | 104 | 59 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 3,907 | 1,018 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1995 | 2010 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 13 | 7 |
| Median sold price | $925,000 | $329,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Poudre R-1 | Poudre R-1 |
| Elementary | Other | Riffenburgh |
| Middle | Preston | Lesher |
| High school | Fossil Ridge | Fort Collins |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 7/10 | 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.
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.
Sidehill Condos is a residential condo community in Fort Collins, CO, situated in a established neighborhood with convenient access to local shopping, dining, and services. The area offers a quieter suburban feel while remaining close to downtown Fort Collins and major employment centers. Well-maintained streets and proximity to schools make it appealing for families and professionals alike.
Ptarmigan is more expensive. The median asking price is $840,000 in Ptarmigan against $325,000 in Sidehill Condos. By price per square foot they run $215 in Ptarmigan and $318 in Sidehill Condos, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 3,907 square feet in Ptarmigan and 1,018 square feet in Sidehill Condos, with a median of 4 and 2 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Ptarmigan is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1995, against 2010 in Sidehill Condos.
Homes for sale in Sidehill Condos have been listed a median of 59 days, against 104 days in Ptarmigan. Over the last twelve months 13 homes sold in Ptarmigan and 7 in Sidehill Condos, 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 Ptarmigan are most often assigned to Other Elementary, Preston Middle, Fossil Ridge High School; in Sidehill Condos it is Riffenburgh Elementary, Lesher 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 27, 2026 at 11:53 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.