Friendly Hills and Red Rocks Ranch are both neighbourhoods of Morrison, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Friendly Hills and 10 in Red Rocks Ranch as this page loaded. Red Rocks Ranch is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $802,000 against $520,000 in Friendly Hills, about 54% higher. By the foot it is $297 in Friendly Hills against $371 in Red Rocks Ranch. A typical home is 1,894 square feet in Friendly Hills and 2,388 in Red Rocks Ranch, built around 1976 and 2026 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Friendly Hills: a median of 17 days on the market against 20 in Red Rocks Ranch. Both are in the Jefferson County R-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Friendly Hills | Red Rocks Ranch |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 10 |
| Median asking price | $520,000 | $802,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $490,000 | $607,900 |
| Dearest home for sale | $675,000 | $1,285,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $297 | $371 |
| Median days on market | 17 | 20 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,894 | 2,388 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1976 | 2026 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 41 | 60 |
| Median sold price | $574,973 | $941,250 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Jefferson County R-1 | Jefferson County R-1 |
| Elementary | Kendallvue | Hutchinson |
| Middle | Carmody | Dunstan |
| High school | Bear Creek | Green Mountain |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Transit | 1/10 | 2/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| 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.
Friendly Hills is a quiet, established residential neighborhood in Morrison, CO, situated in the foothills west of Denver. The area offers a mix of larger lots, tree-lined streets, and proximity to outdoor recreation, including access to Red Rocks Park and hiking trails. Daily life centers around a peaceful, semi-rural setting with a small-town feel while remaining within 20–30 minutes of Denver's urban core.
Red Rocks Ranch is a scenic residential community in Morrison, Colorado, nestled near the iconic Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre. The area blends natural beauty with suburban living, offering residents easy access to outdoor recreation including hiking, climbing, and concerts.
Red Rocks Ranch is more expensive. The median asking price is $802,000 in Red Rocks Ranch against $520,000 in Friendly Hills. By price per square foot they run $297 in Friendly Hills and $371 in Red Rocks Ranch, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,894 square feet in Friendly Hills and 2,388 square feet in Red Rocks Ranch, with a median of 3 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Friendly Hills is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1976, against 2026 in Red Rocks Ranch.
Homes for sale in Friendly Hills have been listed a median of 17 days, against 20 days in Red Rocks Ranch. Over the last twelve months 41 homes sold in Friendly Hills and 60 in Red Rocks Ranch, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Jefferson County R-1 school district. The homes for sale in Friendly Hills are most often assigned to Kendallvue Elementary, Carmody Middle, Bear Creek High School; in Red Rocks Ranch it is Hutchinson Elementary, Dunstan Middle, Green Mountain High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 3 out of 10 for walkability. 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 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.