Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingFoothills East and Mountain Brook are both neighbourhoods of Longmont, CO. There are 11 homes for sale in Foothills East and 5 in Mountain Brook as this page loaded. Foothills East is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $4,190,000 against $524,990 in Mountain Brook, about 698% higher. By the foot it is $993 in Foothills East against $273 in Mountain Brook. A typical home is 4,218 square feet in Foothills East and 2,031 in Mountain Brook, built around 1991 and 2023 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Mountain Brook: a median of 29 days on the market against 141 in Foothills East. 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 | Mountain Brook |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 11 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $4,190,000 | $524,990 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $850,000 | $450,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $22,500,000 | $799,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $993 | $273 |
| Median days on market | 141 | 29 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 4,218 | 2,031 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1991 | 2023 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 20 | 13 |
| Median sold price | $1,553,500 | $513,750 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | St. Vrain Valley RE-1J | St. Vrain Valley RE-1J |
| Elementary | Blue Mountain | Blue Mountain |
| Middle | Altona | Altona |
| High school | Silver Creek | Silver Creek |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 6/10 | 7/10 |
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.
Mountain Brook is a well-established residential neighborhood in south Longmont, offering a suburban feel with convenient access to shopping, dining, and recreation. Tree-lined streets and single-family homes create a stable, family-oriented community. The area benefits from proximity to downtown Longmont and major retail corridors, while maintaining quieter residential pockets.
Foothills East is more expensive. The median asking price is $4,190,000 in Foothills East against $524,990 in Mountain Brook. By price per square foot they run $993 in Foothills East and $273 in Mountain Brook, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 4,218 square feet in Foothills East and 2,031 square feet in Mountain Brook, 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 1991, against 2023 in Mountain Brook.
Homes for sale in Mountain Brook have been listed a median of 29 days, against 141 days in Foothills East. Over the last twelve months 20 homes sold in Foothills East and 13 in Mountain Brook, 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 Mountain Brook it is Blue Mountain Elementary, Altona Middle, Silver Creek 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 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 10:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.