Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingHighlands at Fox Hill and Mountain Brook are both neighbourhoods of Longmont, CO. There are 12 homes for sale in Highlands at Fox Hill and 5 in Mountain Brook as this page loaded. Mountain Brook is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $524,990 against $462,348 in Highlands at Fox Hill, about 14% higher. By the foot it is $402 in Highlands at Fox Hill against $273 in Mountain Brook — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Mountain Brook are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,116 square feet in Highlands at Fox Hill and 2,031 in Mountain Brook, built around 2025 and 2023 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Mountain Brook: a median of 25 days on the market against 167 in Highlands at Fox Hill. 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 | Highlands at Fox Hill | Mountain Brook |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 12 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $462,348 | $524,990 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $389,795 | $450,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $733,025 | $799,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $402 | $273 |
| Median days on market | 167 | 25 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,116 | 2,031 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 2025 | 2023 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 12 | 14 |
| Median sold price | $484,158 | $514,370 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | St. Vrain Valley RE-1J | St. Vrain Valley RE-1J |
| Elementary | Mountain View | Blue Mountain |
| Middle | Trail Ridge | Altona |
| High school | Skyline | 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 | 8/10 | 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.
Highlands at Fox Hill is a newer residential community in northwest Longmont offering modern suburban living with convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along US-36. The neighborhood features tree-lined streets, parks, and family-oriented amenities.
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.
Mountain Brook is more expensive. The median asking price is $524,990 in Mountain Brook against $462,348 in Highlands at Fox Hill. By price per square foot they run $402 in Highlands at Fox Hill and $273 in Mountain Brook, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,116 square feet in Highlands at Fox Hill and 2,031 square feet in Mountain Brook, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Mountain Brook is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2023, against 2025 in Highlands at Fox Hill.
Homes for sale in Mountain Brook have been listed a median of 25 days, against 167 days in Highlands at Fox Hill. Over the last twelve months 12 homes sold in Highlands at Fox Hill and 14 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 Highlands at Fox Hill are most often assigned to Mountain View Elementary, Trail Ridge Middle, Skyline 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 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.