Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingCottonwood Greens and Vista Meadows are both neighbourhoods of Fort Lupton, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Cottonwood Greens and 6 in Vista Meadows as this page loaded. Asking prices are roughly the same in both: a median of $500,900 in Cottonwood Greens and $494,900 in Vista Meadows. By the foot it is $268 in Cottonwood Greens against $220 in Vista Meadows. A typical home is 1,870 square feet in Cottonwood Greens and 2,222 in Vista Meadows, built around 2025 and 2026 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Vista Meadows: a median of 49 days on the market against 353 in Cottonwood Greens. Both are in the Weld County RE-8 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Cottonwood Greens | Vista Meadows |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 7 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $500,900 | $494,900 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $470,900 | $487,990 |
| Dearest home for sale | $570,900 | $519,900 |
| Median price per sq ft | $268 | $220 |
| Median days on market | 353 | 49 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,870 | 2,222 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 2025 | 2026 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 12 | 64 |
| Median sold price | $488,900 | $485,822 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Weld County RE-8 | Weld County RE-8 |
| Elementary | Twombly | Butler |
| Middle | Fort Lupton | Fort Lupton |
| High school | Fort Lupton | Fort Lupton |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Transit | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Biking | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 6/10 | 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.
Cottonwood Greens is a residential community in Fort Lupton, a small city in Weld County northeast of Denver. The neighborhood offers a quieter, small-town atmosphere with lower density than metro Denver, making it appealing to families and those seeking affordability and space. Local schools and parks serve the community, and I-25 access provides a commute corridor to the greater Denver region.
Vista Meadows is a residential community in Fort Lupton, a small town in Weld County north of Denver. The neighborhood offers a quieter, small-town feel with affordable homes and open space typical of northern Colorado's suburban and rural character. Daily life centers on local schools, community services, and nearby shopping along main commercial corridors.
Cottonwood Greens is more expensive. The median asking price is $500,900 in Cottonwood Greens against $494,900 in Vista Meadows. By price per square foot they run $268 in Cottonwood Greens and $220 in Vista Meadows, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,870 square feet in Cottonwood Greens and 2,222 square feet in Vista Meadows, with a median of 3 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Cottonwood Greens is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2025, against 2026 in Vista Meadows.
Homes for sale in Vista Meadows have been listed a median of 49 days, against 353 days in Cottonwood Greens. Over the last twelve months 12 homes sold in Cottonwood Greens and 64 in Vista Meadows, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Weld County RE-8 school district. The homes for sale in Cottonwood Greens are most often assigned to Twombly Elementary, Fort Lupton Middle, Fort Lupton High School; in Vista Meadows it is Butler Elementary, Fort Lupton Middle, Fort Lupton High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 3 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 2 and 2.
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.