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Appletree West vs Bel-Vue Heights

Appletree West and Bel-Vue Heights are both neighbourhoods of Littleton, CO. There are 4 homes for sale in Appletree West and 5 in Bel-Vue Heights as this page loaded. Bel-Vue Heights is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $579,900 against $254,950 in Appletree West, about 127% higher. By the foot it is $298 in Appletree West against $288 in Bel-Vue Heights — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Bel-Vue Heights are simply bigger. A typical home is 804 square feet in Appletree West and 2,310 in Bel-Vue Heights, built around 1980 and 1963 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Bel-Vue Heights: a median of 22 days on the market against 184 in Appletree West. Appletree West is in the Denver 1 school district and Bel-Vue Heights is in Littleton 6.

Side by side

MeasureAppletree WestBel-Vue Heights
For sale today
Homes for sale45
Median asking price$254,950$579,900
Cheapest home for sale$175,000$568,000
Dearest home for sale$285,000$774,900
Median price per sq ft$298$288
Median days on market18422
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)8042,310
Median bedrooms15
Typical year built19801963
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold715
Median sold price$299,900$710,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtDenver 1Littleton 6
ElementaryGrant Ranch E-8Runyon
MiddleGrant Ranch E-8Euclid
High schoolJohn F. KennedyHeritage
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability5/104/10
Transit3/103/10
Biking6/105/10
Quiet7/107/10
Calm streets7/107/10
Getting around7/107/10

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.

Appletree West

4
Homes for sale
$254,950
Median asking price
$298
Median per sq ft
184
Median days on market

Bel-Vue Heights

5
Homes for sale
$579,900
Median asking price
$288
Median per sq ft
22
Median days on market

What each one is like

Appletree West

Appletree West is a well-established residential neighborhood in Littleton, offering a quiet, family-friendly atmosphere with tree-lined streets and mature landscaping. Located south of downtown Littleton, the area provides convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along Santa Fe Drive and nearby corridors.

Full Appletree West guide

Bel-Vue Heights

Bel-Vue Heights is a residential neighborhood in Littleton, Colorado, located south of downtown Denver with convenient access to major corridors like I-25 and C-470. The area features a mix of established homes, tree-lined streets, and proximity to parks and recreation. Daily life centers around suburban convenience with local shopping, dining, and schools within reasonable distance.

Full Bel-Vue Heights guide

Questions people ask

Is Appletree West or Bel-Vue Heights more expensive?

Bel-Vue Heights is more expensive. The median asking price is $579,900 in Bel-Vue Heights against $254,950 in Appletree West. By price per square foot they run $298 in Appletree West and $288 in Bel-Vue Heights, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Appletree West or Bel-Vue Heights?

A typical home for sale is 804 square feet in Appletree West and 2,310 square feet in Bel-Vue Heights, with a median of 1 and 5 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Bel-Vue Heights is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1963, against 1980 in Appletree West.

Which sells faster, Appletree West or Bel-Vue Heights?

Homes for sale in Bel-Vue Heights have been listed a median of 22 days, against 184 days in Appletree West. Over the last twelve months 7 homes sold in Appletree West and 15 in Bel-Vue Heights, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Appletree West and Bel-Vue Heights?

Appletree West is in the Denver 1 district and Bel-Vue Heights is in Littleton 6. The homes for sale in Appletree West are most often assigned to Grant Ranch E-8 Elementary, Grant Ranch E-8 Middle, John F. Kennedy High School; in Bel-Vue Heights it is Runyon Elementary, Euclid Middle, Heritage High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Appletree West or Bel-Vue Heights?

Symbio rates Appletree West 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Bel-Vue Heights. 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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Look at either one on its own

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.

Common questions, answered with live Colorado numbers

These figures were worked out from the live MLS feed at October 30, 2026 at 6:23 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.