Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBig Elk Meadows and Pinewood Springs are both neighbourhoods of Lyons, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Big Elk Meadows and 8 in Pinewood Springs as this page loaded. Pinewood Springs is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $729,500 against $499,000 in Big Elk Meadows, about 46% higher. By the foot it is $456 in Big Elk Meadows against $343 in Pinewood Springs — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Pinewood Springs are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,086 square feet in Big Elk Meadows and 2,094 in Pinewood Springs, built around 1971 and 1980 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Pinewood Springs: a median of 79 days on the market against 99 in Big Elk Meadows. Both are in the Estes Park R-3 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Big Elk Meadows | Pinewood Springs |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 8 |
| Median asking price | $499,000 | $729,500 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $399,000 | $549,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $645,000 | $945,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $456 | $343 |
| Median days on market | 99 | 79 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,086 | 2,094 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1971 | 1980 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 8 | 2 |
| Median sold price | $635,000 | $886,500 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Estes Park R-3 | Estes Park R-3 |
| Elementary | Estes Park | Estes Park |
| Middle | Estes Park | Estes Park |
| High school | Estes Park | Estes Park |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Transit | 1/10 | 1/10 |
| Biking | 4/10 | 3/10 |
| Quiet | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Getting around | 5/10 | 5/10 |
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.
Pinewood Springs is a small, unincorporated mountain community in Boulder County near Lyons, situated along the St. Vrain River corridor at roughly 7,200 feet elevation. The area is defined by forest setting, rural character, and proximity to outdoor recreation—hiking, fishing, and canyon access. Most residents commute to nearby towns like Lyons, Boulder, or Longmont for services and employment.
Pinewood Springs is more expensive. The median asking price is $729,500 in Pinewood Springs against $499,000 in Big Elk Meadows. By price per square foot they run $456 in Big Elk Meadows and $343 in Pinewood Springs, 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 2,094 square feet in Pinewood Springs, 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 1980 in Pinewood Springs.
Homes for sale in Pinewood Springs have been listed a median of 79 days, against 99 days in Big Elk Meadows. Over the last twelve months 8 homes sold in Big Elk Meadows and 2 in Pinewood Springs, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Estes Park R-3 school district. The homes for sale in Big Elk Meadows are most often assigned to Estes Park Elementary, Estes Park Middle, Estes Park High School; in Pinewood Springs it is Estes Park Elementary, Estes Park Middle, Estes Park High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 2 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 1 and 1.
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 8:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.