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Acres Green vs Ridgegate

Acres Green and Ridgegate are both neighbourhoods of Lone Tree, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Acres Green and 9 in Ridgegate as this page loaded. Ridgegate is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $700,000 against $535,000 in Acres Green, about 31% higher. By the foot it is $256 in Acres Green against $320 in Ridgegate. A typical home is 1,974 square feet in Acres Green and 2,188 in Ridgegate, built around 1973 and 2010 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Ridgegate: a median of 38 days on the market against 52 in Acres Green. 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

MeasureAcres GreenRidgegate
For sale today
Homes for sale59
Median asking price$535,000$700,000
Cheapest home for sale$485,000$515,000
Dearest home for sale$679,000$1,769,000
Median price per sq ft$256$320
Median days on market5238
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)1,9742,188
Median bedrooms43
Typical year built19732010
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold2828
Median sold price$557,000$737,500
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtDouglas RE-1Douglas RE-1
ElementaryAcres GreenEagle Ridge
MiddleCresthillCresthill
High schoolHighlands RanchHighlands Ranch
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability4/104/10
Transit2/102/10
Biking5/105/10
Quiet7/107/10
Calm streets7/107/10
Getting around7/108/10

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.

Acres Green

5
Homes for sale
$535,000
Median asking price
$256
Median per sq ft
52
Median days on market

Ridgegate

9
Homes for sale
$700,000
Median asking price
$320
Median per sq ft
38
Median days on market

What each one is like

Acres Green

Acres Green is a master-planned community in Lone Tree, CO, located south of Denver near the I-25 corridor. The neighborhood features newer residential development with a mix of single-family homes and townhomes, designed around green spaces and community amenities. Residents enjoy access to parks, trails, and a suburban setting with convenient proximity to shopping and dining along Lone Tree's commercial corridors.

Full Acres Green guide

Ridgegate

Ridgegate is a planned residential community in Lone Tree, CO, located in the southern Denver metro area along the I-25 corridor. The neighborhood offers a mix of single-family homes and townhomes in a master-planned setting with controlled access and common amenities.

Full Ridgegate guide

Questions people ask

Is Acres Green or Ridgegate more expensive?

Ridgegate is more expensive. The median asking price is $700,000 in Ridgegate against $535,000 in Acres Green. By price per square foot they run $256 in Acres Green and $320 in Ridgegate, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Acres Green or Ridgegate?

A typical home for sale is 1,974 square feet in Acres Green and 2,188 square feet in Ridgegate, with a median of 4 and 3 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Acres Green is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1973, against 2010 in Ridgegate.

Which sells faster, Acres Green or Ridgegate?

Homes for sale in Ridgegate have been listed a median of 38 days, against 52 days in Acres Green. Over the last twelve months 28 homes sold in Acres Green and 28 in Ridgegate, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Acres Green and Ridgegate?

Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district. The homes for sale in Acres Green are most often assigned to Acres Green Elementary, Cresthill Middle, Highlands Ranch High School; in Ridgegate it is Eagle Ridge Elementary, Cresthill Middle, Highlands Ranch High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Acres Green or Ridgegate?

Symbio rates both 4 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 2 and 2.

How current are these figures?

They are not a monthly snapshot. Both neighbourhoods are read from the live MLS feed at the same instant, when you open this page, so the two sides are always measured against each other rather than against different weeks.

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Both neighbourhoods are recalculated from the live MLS feed at the moment this page loads, and both are read at 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.