Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingLooking Glass and Newlin Crossing are both neighbourhoods of Parker, CO. There are 22 homes for sale in Looking Glass and 15 in Newlin Crossing as this page loaded. Looking Glass is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $682,475 against $479,695 in Newlin Crossing, about 42% higher. By the foot it is $248 in Looking Glass against $355 in Newlin Crossing — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Looking Glass are simply bigger. A typical home is 2,758 square feet in Looking Glass and 1,266 in Newlin Crossing, built around 2025 and 2026 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Newlin Crossing: a median of 19 days on the market against 54 in Looking Glass. Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Looking Glass | Newlin Crossing |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 22 | 15 |
| Median asking price | $682,475 | $479,695 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $629,950 | $422,785 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,136,216 | $708,350 |
| Median price per sq ft | $248 | $355 |
| Median days on market | 54 | 19 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,758 | 1,266 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 2025 | 2026 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 21 | 46 |
| Median sold price | $730,000 | $695,500 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Douglas RE-1 | Douglas RE-1 |
| Elementary | Legacy Point | Prairie Crossing |
| Middle | Sagewood | Sierra |
| High school | Ponderosa | Chaparral |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 2/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 8/10 |
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.
Looking Glass is a newer residential community in Parker, Colorado, located southeast of Denver near the Castle Rock area. The neighborhood features modern homes with a mix of suburban character and growing local amenities. Residents enjoy proximity to shopping, dining, and schools, with easy access to major highways for commuting to Denver.
Newlin Crossing is a newer residential community in Parker, CO, situated in the southeastern Denver metro area. The neighborhood features modern single-family homes and townhomes with a focus on suburban family living. Residents enjoy proximity to parks, schools, and local shopping while maintaining a quieter, more spacious feel than central Denver.
Looking Glass is more expensive. The median asking price is $682,475 in Looking Glass against $479,695 in Newlin Crossing. By price per square foot they run $248 in Looking Glass and $355 in Newlin Crossing, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,758 square feet in Looking Glass and 1,266 square feet in Newlin Crossing, with a median of 4 and 2 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Looking Glass is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2025, against 2026 in Newlin Crossing.
Homes for sale in Newlin Crossing have been listed a median of 19 days, against 54 days in Looking Glass. Over the last twelve months 21 homes sold in Looking Glass and 46 in Newlin Crossing, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district. The homes for sale in Looking Glass are most often assigned to Legacy Point Elementary, Sagewood Middle, Ponderosa High School; in Newlin Crossing it is Prairie Crossing Elementary, Sierra Middle, Chaparral High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 4 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 2 and 3.
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 9:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.