Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingCottonwood Villas and Shaw Heights are both neighbourhoods of Westminster, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Cottonwood Villas and 21 in Shaw Heights as this page loaded. Shaw Heights is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $500,000 against $212,000 in Cottonwood Villas, about 136% higher. By the foot it is $222 in Cottonwood Villas against $283 in Shaw Heights. A typical home is 904 square feet in Cottonwood Villas and 1,800 in Shaw Heights, built around 1972 and 1961 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Cottonwood Villas: a median of 29 days on the market against 36 in Shaw Heights. Cottonwood Villas is in the Adams 12 5 Star Schl school district and Shaw Heights is in Westminster Public Schools.
| Measure | Cottonwood Villas | Shaw Heights |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 21 |
| Median asking price | $212,000 | $500,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $199,000 | $415,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $249,999 | $559,900 |
| Median price per sq ft | $222 | $283 |
| Median days on market | 29 | 36 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 904 | 1,800 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1972 | 1961 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 5 | 47 |
| Median sold price | $210,880 | $485,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams 12 5 Star Schl | Westminster Public Schools |
| Elementary | Arapahoe Ridge | Flynn |
| Middle | Silver Hills | Shaw Heights |
| High school | Mountain Range | Westminster |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| 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.
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.
Shaw Heights is a residential neighborhood in Westminster, Colorado, located north of downtown Denver with convenient access to I-25 and US-85. The area features a mix of single-family homes and established tree-lined streets, offering a suburban feel with proximity to shopping, dining, and recreational amenities.
Shaw Heights is more expensive. The median asking price is $500,000 in Shaw Heights against $212,000 in Cottonwood Villas. By price per square foot they run $222 in Cottonwood Villas and $283 in Shaw Heights, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 904 square feet in Cottonwood Villas and 1,800 square feet in Shaw Heights, with a median of 2 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Shaw Heights is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1961, against 1972 in Cottonwood Villas.
Homes for sale in Cottonwood Villas have been listed a median of 29 days, against 36 days in Shaw Heights. Over the last twelve months 5 homes sold in Cottonwood Villas and 47 in Shaw Heights, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Cottonwood Villas is in the Adams 12 5 Star Schl district and Shaw Heights 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 Shaw Heights it is Flynn Elementary, Shaw Heights Middle, Westminster 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 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 30, 2026 at 3:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.