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Cottonwood Villas vs Prospectors Point

Cottonwood Villas and Prospectors Point are both neighbourhoods of Westminster, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Cottonwood Villas and 10 in Prospectors Point as this page loaded. Cottonwood Villas is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $212,000 against $204,475 in Prospectors Point, about 4% higher. By the foot it is $222 in Cottonwood Villas against $211 in Prospectors Point. A typical home is 904 square feet in Cottonwood Villas and 1,000 in Prospectors Point, built around 1972 and 1982 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Cottonwood Villas: a median of 29 days on the market against 64 in Prospectors Point. Cottonwood Villas is in the Adams 12 5 Star Schl school district and Prospectors Point is in Westminster Public Schools.

Side by side

MeasureCottonwood VillasProspectors Point
For sale today
Homes for sale610
Median asking price$212,000$204,475
Cheapest home for sale$199,000$144,900
Dearest home for sale$249,999$250,000
Median price per sq ft$222$211
Median days on market2964
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)9041,000
Median bedrooms22
Typical year built19721982
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold511
Median sold price$210,880$216,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtAdams 12 5 Star SchlWestminster Public Schools
ElementaryArapahoe RidgeMetz
MiddleSilver HillsRanum
High schoolMountain RangeWestminster
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability4/105/10
Transit3/104/10
Biking5/106/10
Quiet7/106/10
Calm streets7/106/10
Getting around8/107/10

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.

Cottonwood Villas

6
Homes for sale
$212,000
Median asking price
$222
Median per sq ft
29
Median days on market

Prospectors Point

10
Homes for sale
$204,475
Median asking price
$211
Median per sq ft
64
Median days on market

What each one is like

Cottonwood Villas

Cottonwood Villas is a residential community in Westminster, Colorado, offering a suburban setting with convenient access to the Denver metro area. The neighborhood features a mix of single-family homes and townhomes in a well-established area with nearby shopping, dining, and services. Residents enjoy proximity to major highways for commuting while maintaining a quieter, family-oriented atmosphere.

Full Cottonwood Villas guide

Prospectors Point

Prospectors Point is a residential neighborhood in Westminster, Colorado, located in the northern Denver metro area. The community features a mix of single-family homes and offers convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along nearby corridors. Residents enjoy proximity to parks, schools, and major roadways that connect to central Denver and the surrounding region.

Full Prospectors Point guide

Questions people ask

Is Cottonwood Villas or Prospectors Point more expensive?

Cottonwood Villas is more expensive. The median asking price is $212,000 in Cottonwood Villas against $204,475 in Prospectors Point. By price per square foot they run $222 in Cottonwood Villas and $211 in Prospectors Point, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Cottonwood Villas or Prospectors Point?

A typical home for sale is 904 square feet in Cottonwood Villas and 1,000 square feet in Prospectors Point, both with a median of 2 bedrooms.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Cottonwood Villas is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1972, against 1982 in Prospectors Point.

Which sells faster, Cottonwood Villas or Prospectors Point?

Homes for sale in Cottonwood Villas have been listed a median of 29 days, against 64 days in Prospectors Point. Over the last twelve months 5 homes sold in Cottonwood Villas and 11 in Prospectors Point, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Cottonwood Villas and Prospectors Point?

Cottonwood Villas is in the Adams 12 5 Star Schl district and Prospectors Point is in Westminster Public Schools. The homes for sale in Cottonwood Villas are most often assigned to Arapahoe Ridge Elementary, Silver Hills Middle, Mountain Range High School; in Prospectors Point it is Metz Elementary, Ranum Middle, Westminster High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Cottonwood Villas or Prospectors Point?

Symbio rates Prospectors Point 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Cottonwood Villas. On transit they score 3 and 4.

How current are these figures?

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.

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Look at either one on its own

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.

Common questions, answered with live Colorado numbers

These figures were worked out from the live MLS feed at October 30, 2026 at 3:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.