Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingForbes Park and Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch are both neighbourhoods of Fort Garland, CO. There are 19 homes for sale in Forbes Park and 5 in Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch as this page loaded. Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $849,000 against $369,000 in Forbes Park, about 130% higher. By the foot it is $230 in Forbes Park against $294 in Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch. A typical home is 1,908 square feet in Forbes Park and 3,411 in Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch, built around 2009 and 2006 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Forbes Park: a median of 81 days on the market against 121 in Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch. Both are in the Sierra Grande R-30 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Forbes Park | Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 19 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $369,000 | $849,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $80,000 | $567,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $750,000 | $1,900,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $230 | $294 |
| Median days on market | 81 | 121 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,908 | 3,411 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 2009 | 2006 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 11 | 1 |
| Median sold price | $385,000 | $475,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Sierra Grande R-30 | Sierra Grande R-30 |
| Elementary | Sierra Grande | Sierra Grande |
| Middle | Sierra Grande | Sierra Grande |
| High school | Sierra Grande | Sierra Grande |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Transit | 1/10 | 1/10 |
| Biking | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Quiet | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Getting around | 4/10 | 4/10 |
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.
Forbes Park in Fort Garland is a small, rural residential community in southern Colorado's San Luis Valley. This quiet area offers a slower pace of life with wide-open spaces and mountain views. Residents enjoy access to outdoor recreation and a tight-knit community atmosphere. The neighborhood is characterized by modest homes on larger lots, typical of the valley's agricultural heritage.
Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch is a rural residential community in Fort Garland, Colorado, situated in the San Luis Valley at high elevation. The area is characterized by open spaces, mountain views, and a quiet, dispersed development pattern typical of Colorado's mountain valleys. Residents enjoy proximity to outdoor recreation, including hiking, fishing, and access to public lands.
Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch is more expensive. The median asking price is $849,000 in Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch against $369,000 in Forbes Park. By price per square foot they run $230 in Forbes Park and $294 in Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,908 square feet in Forbes Park and 3,411 square feet in Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2006, against 2009 in Forbes Park.
Homes for sale in Forbes Park have been listed a median of 81 days, against 121 days in Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch. Over the last twelve months 11 homes sold in Forbes Park and 1 in Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Sierra Grande R-30 school district. The homes for sale in Forbes Park are most often assigned to Sierra Grande Elementary, Sierra Grande Middle, Sierra Grande High School; in Forbes Wagon Creek Ranch it is Sierra Grande Elementary, Sierra Grande Middle, Sierra Grande High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 2 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 1 and 1.
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.