Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBig Elk Meadows and Lyons Area are both neighbourhoods of Lyons, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Big Elk Meadows and 6 in Lyons Area as this page loaded. Lyons Area is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $1,315,000 against $499,000 in Big Elk Meadows, about 164% higher. By the foot it is $456 in Big Elk Meadows against $414 in Lyons Area — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Lyons Area are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,086 square feet in Big Elk Meadows and 3,334 in Lyons Area, built around 1971 and 1986 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Big Elk Meadows: a median of 99 days on the market against 170 in Lyons Area. Big Elk Meadows is in the Estes Park R-3 school district and Lyons Area is in St. Vrain Valley RE-1J.
| Measure | Big Elk Meadows | Lyons Area |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $499,000 | $1,315,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $399,000 | $849,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $645,000 | $1,999,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $456 | $414 |
| Median days on market | 99 | 170 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,086 | 3,334 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1971 | 1986 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 8 | 4 |
| Median sold price | $635,000 | $1,524,500 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Estes Park R-3 | St. Vrain Valley RE-1J |
| Elementary | Estes Park | Lyons |
| Middle | Estes Park | Lyons |
| High school | Estes Park | Lyons |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 2/10 | 6/10 |
| Transit | 1/10 | 2/10 |
| Biking | 4/10 | 7/10 |
| Quiet | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Getting around | 5/10 | 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.
Big Elk Meadows is a rural residential community in Lyons, Colorado, nestled in the foothills northwest of Boulder County. This quiet mountain area offers a blend of natural beauty and small-town living, with open spaces, trees, and scenic views. Residents enjoy proximity to outdoor recreation including hiking and access to the St. Vrain River valley.
Lyons is a small, historic mountain town nestled in the foothills northwest of Boulder, where the St. Vrain Creek runs through charming downtown streets lined with local shops and galleries. The community embraces an outdoorsy, artistic character with strong ties to outdoor recreation, craft breweries, and a tight-knit population that values sustainability and natural beauty.
Lyons Area is more expensive. The median asking price is $1,315,000 in Lyons Area against $499,000 in Big Elk Meadows. By price per square foot they run $456 in Big Elk Meadows and $414 in Lyons Area, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,086 square feet in Big Elk Meadows and 3,334 square feet in Lyons Area, both with a median of 3 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Big Elk Meadows is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1971, against 1986 in Lyons Area.
Homes for sale in Big Elk Meadows have been listed a median of 99 days, against 170 days in Lyons Area. Over the last twelve months 8 homes sold in Big Elk Meadows and 4 in Lyons Area, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Big Elk Meadows is in the Estes Park R-3 district and Lyons Area is in St. Vrain Valley RE-1J. The homes for sale in Big Elk Meadows are most often assigned to Estes Park Elementary, Estes Park Middle, Estes Park High School; in Lyons Area it is Lyons Elementary, Lyons Middle, Lyons High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Lyons Area 6 out of 10 for walkability, against 2 for Big Elk Meadows. On transit they score 1 and 2.
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 22, 2026 at 8:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.