Meridan Ranch and Paint Brush Hills are both neighbourhoods of Peyton, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Meridan Ranch and 5 in Paint Brush Hills as this page loaded. Paint Brush Hills is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $699,000 against $547,000 in Meridan Ranch, about 28% higher. By the foot it is $188 in Meridan Ranch against $200 in Paint Brush Hills. A typical home is 2,744 square feet in Meridan Ranch and 3,709 in Paint Brush Hills, built around 2022 and 2004 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Paint Brush Hills: a median of 67 days on the market against 91 in Meridan Ranch. Both are in the District 49 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Meridan Ranch | Paint Brush Hills |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $547,000 | $699,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $515,000 | $639,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $584,900 | $783,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $188 | $200 |
| Median days on market | 91 | 67 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,744 | 3,709 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 2022 | 2004 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 7 | 13 |
| Median sold price | $555,000 | $610,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | District 49 | District 49 |
| Elementary | Falcon | Bennett Ranch |
| Middle | Falcon | Falcon |
| High school | Falcon | Falcon |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Transit | 1/10 | 1/10 |
| Biking | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Quiet | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| 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.
Meridian Ranch is a master-planned community in Peyton, CO, located about 25 miles northeast of downtown Denver. This newer suburban development features modern single-family homes, a mix of lot sizes, and planned amenities including parks and trails. The area offers a quiet, family-oriented setting with lower density than closer-in Denver suburbs, appealing to those seeking space and newer construction.
Paint Brush Hills is a rural residential community in Peyton, Colorado, located northeast of Colorado Springs in El Paso County. The area is characterized by open spaces, larger lot sizes, and a quiet, small-town atmosphere. Residents enjoy proximity to outdoor recreation, including hiking and access to the Black Forest region.
Paint Brush Hills is more expensive. The median asking price is $699,000 in Paint Brush Hills against $547,000 in Meridan Ranch. By price per square foot they run $188 in Meridan Ranch and $200 in Paint Brush Hills, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,744 square feet in Meridan Ranch and 3,709 square feet in Paint Brush Hills, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Paint Brush Hills is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2004, against 2022 in Meridan Ranch.
Homes for sale in Paint Brush Hills have been listed a median of 67 days, against 91 days in Meridan Ranch. Over the last twelve months 7 homes sold in Meridan Ranch and 13 in Paint Brush Hills, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the District 49 school district. The homes for sale in Meridan Ranch are most often assigned to Falcon Elementary, Falcon Middle, Falcon High School; in Paint Brush Hills it is Bennett Ranch Elementary, Falcon Middle, Falcon 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 read from the live MLS feed at the same instant, when you open this page, so the two sides are always measured against each other rather than against different weeks.
Both neighbourhoods are recalculated from the live MLS feed at the moment this page loads, and both are read at 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.