Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingParterre and River Valley Village are both neighbourhoods of Thornton, CO. There are 32 homes for sale in Parterre and 6 in River Valley Village as this page loaded. Parterre is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $528,400 against $365,000 in River Valley Village, about 45% higher. By the foot it is $281 in Parterre against $274 in River Valley Village. A typical home is 1,846 square feet in Parterre and 1,294 in River Valley Village, built around 2026 and 2020 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Parterre: a median of 27 days on the market against 40 in River Valley Village. Parterre is in the School District 27-J school district and River Valley Village is in Adams 14.
| Measure | Parterre | River Valley Village |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 32 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $528,400 | $365,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $367,900 | $350,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,107,449 | $404,400 |
| Median price per sq ft | $281 | $274 |
| Median days on market | 27 | 40 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,846 | 1,294 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 2026 | 2020 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 118 | 17 |
| Median sold price | $507,740 | $404,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | School District 27-J | Adams 14 |
| Elementary | West Ridge | Alsup |
| Middle | Roger Quist | Adams City |
| High school | Riverdale Ridge | Adams City |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 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.
Parterre is a well-established residential community in north Thornton, offering a mix of single-family homes and townhomes with mature landscaping and tree-lined streets. Located just north of I-76 and within easy reach of US-85, the neighborhood provides convenient access to shopping, dining, and employment centers across the Denver metro while maintaining a quieter, suburban feel.
River Valley Village is a family-oriented residential community in Thornton, CO, situated north of Denver with convenient access to major corridors like I-25 and I-76. The neighborhood features a mix of single-family homes, parks, and schools, offering a suburban feel with growing commercial development nearby.
Parterre is more expensive. The median asking price is $528,400 in Parterre against $365,000 in River Valley Village. By price per square foot they run $281 in Parterre and $274 in River Valley Village, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,846 square feet in Parterre and 1,294 square feet in River Valley Village, with a median of 3 and 2 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, River Valley Village is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2020, against 2026 in Parterre.
Homes for sale in Parterre have been listed a median of 27 days, against 40 days in River Valley Village. Over the last twelve months 118 homes sold in Parterre and 17 in River Valley Village, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Parterre is in the School District 27-J district and River Valley Village is in Adams 14. The homes for sale in Parterre are most often assigned to West Ridge Elementary, Roger Quist Middle, Riverdale Ridge High School; in River Valley Village it is Alsup Elementary, Adams City Middle, Adams City High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates River Valley Village 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Parterre. On transit they score 3 and 4.
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 October 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.