Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingFoothills East and Highlands at Fox Hills are both neighbourhoods of Longmont, CO. There are 12 homes for sale in Foothills East and 6 in Highlands at Fox Hills as this page loaded. Foothills East is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $4,097,000 against $446,895 in Highlands at Fox Hills, about 817% higher. By the foot it is $1,205 in Foothills East against $292 in Highlands at Fox Hills. A typical home is 3,633 square feet in Foothills East and 1,567 in Highlands at Fox Hills, built around 1980 and 2025 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Foothills East: a median of 94 days on the market against 141 in Highlands at Fox Hills. Both are in the St. Vrain Valley RE-1J school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Foothills East | Highlands at Fox Hills |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 12 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $4,097,000 | $446,895 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $925,000 | $434,045 |
| Dearest home for sale | $22,500,000 | $480,955 |
| Median price per sq ft | $1,205 | $292 |
| Median days on market | 94 | 141 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 3,633 | 1,567 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1980 | 2025 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 16 | 3 |
| Median sold price | $1,425,000 | $444,910 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | St. Vrain Valley RE-1J | St. Vrain Valley RE-1J |
| Elementary | Blue Mountain | Mountain View |
| Middle | Altona | Trail Ridge |
| High school | Silver Creek | Skyline |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 6/10 | 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.
Foothills East is a residential neighborhood in southeastern Longmont positioned between the urban core and the foothills. It offers a quieter, more spacious feel than downtown while maintaining reasonable access to schools, parks, and shopping. The area features tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and views toward the Front Range.
Highlands at Fox Hills is a residential community in south Longmont offering suburban comfort with convenient access to shopping, schools, and major corridors. The neighborhood features tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and a family-oriented atmosphere. Nearby amenities include retail centers, parks, and easy connections to US-36 and I-25 for commuting to Boulder and Denver.
Foothills East is more expensive. The median asking price is $4,097,000 in Foothills East against $446,895 in Highlands at Fox Hills. By price per square foot they run $1,205 in Foothills East and $292 in Highlands at Fox Hills, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 3,633 square feet in Foothills East and 1,567 square feet in Highlands at Fox Hills, with a median of 4 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Foothills East is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1980, against 2025 in Highlands at Fox Hills.
Homes for sale in Foothills East have been listed a median of 94 days, against 141 days in Highlands at Fox Hills. Over the last twelve months 16 homes sold in Foothills East and 3 in Highlands at Fox Hills, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the St. Vrain Valley RE-1J school district. The homes for sale in Foothills East are most often assigned to Blue Mountain Elementary, Altona Middle, Silver Creek High School; in Highlands at Fox Hills it is Mountain View Elementary, Trail Ridge Middle, Skyline 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 3 and 3.
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 September 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.