Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingJefferson Green and Sun Valley Estates are both neighbourhoods of Lakewood, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Jefferson Green and 6 in Sun Valley Estates as this page loaded. Sun Valley Estates is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $575,000 against $244,900 in Jefferson Green, about 135% higher. By the foot it is $272 in Jefferson Green against $283 in Sun Valley Estates. A typical home is 942 square feet in Jefferson Green and 2,165 in Sun Valley Estates, built around 1971 and 1967 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Jefferson Green: a median of 28 days on the market against 40 in Sun Valley Estates. Both are in the Jefferson County R-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Jefferson Green | Sun Valley Estates |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $244,900 | $575,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $229,000 | $475,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $304,000 | $830,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $272 | $283 |
| Median days on market | 28 | 40 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 942 | 2,165 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1971 | 1967 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 10 | 31 |
| Median sold price | $271,250 | $580,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Jefferson County R-1 | Jefferson County R-1 |
| Elementary | Bear Creek | Belmar |
| Middle | Carmody | Creighton |
| High school | Bear Creek | Lakewood |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 8/10 |
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.
Jefferson Green is a well-established residential neighborhood in southwest Lakewood, offering a mix of single-family homes and tree-lined streets with a suburban feel. Located near major corridors like Wadsworth Boulevard and Alameda Avenue, it provides convenient access to shopping, dining, and schools while maintaining a quieter, family-oriented character.
Sun Valley Estates is a well-established residential neighborhood in southwest Lakewood, characterized by tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and a family-oriented atmosphere. The area sits close to Bear Creek, offering outdoor recreation nearby, with easy access to major corridors like Colfax Avenue and Lakewood's parks system.
Sun Valley Estates is more expensive. The median asking price is $575,000 in Sun Valley Estates against $244,900 in Jefferson Green. By price per square foot they run $272 in Jefferson Green and $283 in Sun Valley Estates, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 942 square feet in Jefferson Green and 2,165 square feet in Sun Valley Estates, with a median of 2 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Sun Valley Estates is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1967, against 1971 in Jefferson Green.
Homes for sale in Jefferson Green have been listed a median of 28 days, against 40 days in Sun Valley Estates. Over the last twelve months 10 homes sold in Jefferson Green and 31 in Sun Valley Estates, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Jefferson County R-1 school district. The homes for sale in Jefferson Green are most often assigned to Bear Creek Elementary, Carmody Middle, Bear Creek High School; in Sun Valley Estates it is Belmar Elementary, Creighton Middle, Lakewood 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 30, 2026 at 10:38 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.