Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingPinewood Spgs and Vrain Area are both neighbourhoods of Lyons, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Pinewood Spgs and 5 in Vrain Area as this page loaded. Pinewood Spgs is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $799,000 against $729,000 in Vrain Area, about 10% higher. By the foot it is $395 in Pinewood Spgs against $271 in Vrain Area. A typical home is 1,920 square feet in Pinewood Spgs and 2,689 in Vrain Area, built around 1983 and 1975 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Pinewood Spgs: a median of 71 days on the market against 88 in Vrain Area. Pinewood Spgs is in the Estes Park R-3 school district and Vrain Area is in St. Vrain Valley RE-1J.
| Measure | Pinewood Spgs | Vrain Area |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $799,000 | $729,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $459,000 | $199,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,165,000 | $1,895,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $395 | $271 |
| Median days on market | 71 | 88 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,920 | 2,689 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1983 | 1975 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 9 | 4 |
| Median sold price | $945,000 | $1,475,000 |
| 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 | 3/10 | 2/10 |
| Transit | 1/10 | 1/10 |
| Biking | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Quiet | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Getting around | 6/10 | 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.
Pinewood Springs and Lyons are small, rural mountain communities nestled in Boulder County along the St. Vrain River corridor. These areas offer a genuine small-town feel with scenic natural surroundings, outdoor recreation access, and a close-knit community atmosphere. Local amenities include basic services in Lyons proper, with larger shopping and dining options a short drive toward Boulder or Loveland.
Vrain Area in Lyons, CO offers a small-town mountain character nestled in the foothills northwest of Boulder. This rural community provides direct access to outdoor recreation—hiking, climbing, and natural areas—with a quieter pace ideal for those seeking escape from urban sprawl. The area sits along scenic corridors with views of the Indian Peaks. Daily life centers on self-sufficiency;
Pinewood Spgs is more expensive. The median asking price is $799,000 in Pinewood Spgs against $729,000 in Vrain Area. By price per square foot they run $395 in Pinewood Spgs and $271 in Vrain Area, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,920 square feet in Pinewood Spgs and 2,689 square feet in Vrain Area, both with a median of 3 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Vrain Area is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1975, against 1983 in Pinewood Spgs.
Homes for sale in Pinewood Spgs have been listed a median of 71 days, against 88 days in Vrain Area. Over the last twelve months 9 homes sold in Pinewood Spgs and 4 in Vrain Area, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Pinewood Spgs is in the Estes Park R-3 district and Vrain Area is in St. Vrain Valley RE-1J. The homes for sale in Pinewood Spgs are most often assigned to Estes Park Elementary, Estes Park Middle, Estes Park High School; in Vrain 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 Pinewood Spgs 3 out of 10 for walkability, against 2 for Vrain Area. 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 8, 2026 at 6:38 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.