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Dakota Station vs Trailhead Community Condos

Dakota Station and Trailhead Community Condos are both neighbourhoods of Littleton, CO. There are 12 homes for sale in Dakota Station and 24 in Trailhead Community Condos as this page loaded. Trailhead Community Condos is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $385,000 against $367,450 in Dakota Station, about 5% higher. By the foot it is $334 in Dakota Station against $856 in Trailhead Community Condos. A typical home is 1,096 square feet in Dakota Station and 450 in Trailhead Community Condos, built around 1984 and 2024 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Dakota Station: a median of 36 days on the market against 62 in Trailhead Community Condos. Both are in the Jefferson County R-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.

Side by side

MeasureDakota StationTrailhead Community Condos
For sale today
Homes for sale1224
Median asking price$367,450$385,000
Cheapest home for sale$320,000$385,000
Dearest home for sale$600,000$510,000
Median price per sq ft$334$856
Median days on market3662
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)1,096450
Median bedrooms21
Typical year built19842024
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold40
Median sold price$375,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtJefferson County R-1Jefferson County R-1
ElementaryMortensenMount Carbon
MiddleFalcon BluffsSummit Ridge
High schoolChatfieldDakota Ridge
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability7/106/10
Transit8/105/10
Biking6/107/10
Quiet5/107/10
Calm streets6/107/10
Getting around8/108/10

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.

Dakota Station

12
Homes for sale
$367,450
Median asking price
$334
Median per sq ft
36
Median days on market

Trailhead Community Condos

24
Homes for sale
$385,000
Median asking price
$856
Median per sq ft
62
Median days on market

What each one is like

Dakota Station

Dakota Station is a modern mixed-use neighborhood in Littleton, CO, centered around the RTD light rail station that connects residents to downtown Denver and beyond. The area blends residential, retail, and office space with a walkable downtown feel, featuring local shops, restaurants, and parks within a compact footprint.

Full Dakota Station guide

Trailhead Community Condos

Trailhead Community Condos is a well-established condo community in Littleton, offering convenient access to shopping, dining, and recreation along the Highway 85 corridor. The neighborhood provides a mix of suburban convenience with proximity to parks and trails, making it appealing to buyers seeking maintenance-free living in the south Denver metro area.

Full Trailhead Community Condos guide

Questions people ask

Is Dakota Station or Trailhead Community Condos more expensive?

Trailhead Community Condos is more expensive. The median asking price is $385,000 in Trailhead Community Condos against $367,450 in Dakota Station. By price per square foot they run $334 in Dakota Station and $856 in Trailhead Community Condos, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Dakota Station or Trailhead Community Condos?

A typical home for sale is 1,096 square feet in Dakota Station and 450 square feet in Trailhead Community Condos, with a median of 2 and 1 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Dakota Station is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1984, against 2024 in Trailhead Community Condos.

Which sells faster, Dakota Station or Trailhead Community Condos?

Homes for sale in Dakota Station have been listed a median of 36 days, against 62 days in Trailhead Community Condos.

What schools serve Dakota Station and Trailhead Community Condos?

Both are in the Jefferson County R-1 school district. The homes for sale in Dakota Station are most often assigned to Mortensen Elementary, Falcon Bluffs Middle, Chatfield High School; in Trailhead Community Condos it is Mount Carbon Elementary, Summit Ridge Middle, Dakota Ridge High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Dakota Station or Trailhead Community Condos?

Symbio rates Dakota Station 7 out of 10 for walkability, against 6 for Trailhead Community Condos. On transit they score 8 and 5.

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.