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Canyon Ranch vs Highland Walk

Canyon Ranch and Highland Walk are both neighbourhoods of Highlands Ranch, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Canyon Ranch and 5 in Highland Walk as this page loaded. Highland Walk is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $509,000 against $340,000 in Canyon Ranch, about 50% higher. By the foot it is $316 in Canyon Ranch against $298 in Highland Walk — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Highland Walk are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,077 square feet in Canyon Ranch and 1,699 in Highland Walk, built around 1996 and 2004 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Highland Walk: a median of 46 days on the market against 88 in Canyon Ranch. Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.

Side by side

MeasureCanyon RanchHighland Walk
For sale today
Homes for sale55
Median asking price$340,000$509,000
Cheapest home for sale$259,900$475,000
Dearest home for sale$345,000$650,000
Median price per sq ft$316$298
Median days on market8846
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)1,0771,699
Median bedrooms22
Typical year built19962004
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold1212
Median sold price$342,500$576,500
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtDouglas RE-1Douglas RE-1
ElementaryCougar RunCopper Mesa
MiddleMountain RidgeMountain Ridge
High schoolHighlands RanchMountain Vista
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability5/106/10
Transit3/103/10
Biking6/107/10
Quiet7/108/10
Calm streets7/108/10
Getting around8/107/10

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.

Canyon Ranch

5
Homes for sale
$340,000
Median asking price
$316
Median per sq ft
88
Median days on market

Highland Walk

5
Homes for sale
$509,000
Median asking price
$298
Median per sq ft
46
Median days on market

What each one is like

Canyon Ranch

Canyon Ranch is an established residential community within Highlands Ranch, located south of Denver in Douglas County. The neighborhood features a mix of single-family homes, tree-lined streets, and convenient access to schools, shopping, and dining. Residents enjoy proximity to major employers via I-25 and C-470, while maintaining a quieter, suburban feel.

Full Canyon Ranch guide

Highland Walk

Highland Walk is a master-planned community in Highlands Ranch offering suburban comfort with planned amenities. The neighborhood features tree-lined streets, parks, and trails connecting to the broader Highlands Ranch trail system. Shopping and dining are accessible via nearby Town Center locations.

Full Highland Walk guide

Questions people ask

Is Canyon Ranch or Highland Walk more expensive?

Highland Walk is more expensive. The median asking price is $509,000 in Highland Walk against $340,000 in Canyon Ranch. By price per square foot they run $316 in Canyon Ranch and $298 in Highland Walk, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Canyon Ranch or Highland Walk?

A typical home for sale is 1,077 square feet in Canyon Ranch and 1,699 square feet in Highland Walk, both with a median of 2 bedrooms.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Canyon Ranch is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1996, against 2004 in Highland Walk.

Which sells faster, Canyon Ranch or Highland Walk?

Homes for sale in Highland Walk have been listed a median of 46 days, against 88 days in Canyon Ranch. Over the last twelve months 12 homes sold in Canyon Ranch and 12 in Highland Walk, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Canyon Ranch and Highland Walk?

Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district. The homes for sale in Canyon Ranch are most often assigned to Cougar Run Elementary, Mountain Ridge Middle, Highlands Ranch High School; in Highland Walk it is Copper Mesa Elementary, Mountain Ridge Middle, Mountain Vista High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Canyon Ranch or Highland Walk?

Symbio rates Highland Walk 6 out of 10 for walkability, against 5 for Canyon Ranch. On transit they score 3 and 3.

How current are these figures?

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.

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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.