Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingCottonwood Villas and Sunset Ridge are both neighbourhoods of Westminster, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Cottonwood Villas and 10 in Sunset Ridge as this page loaded. Sunset Ridge is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $522,500 against $212,000 in Cottonwood Villas, about 146% higher. By the foot it is $222 in Cottonwood Villas against $284 in Sunset Ridge. A typical home is 904 square feet in Cottonwood Villas and 1,882 in Sunset Ridge, built around 1972 and 1968 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Sunset Ridge: a median of 28 days on the market against 29 in Cottonwood Villas. Cottonwood Villas is in the Adams 12 5 Star Schl school district and Sunset Ridge is in Westminster Public Schools.
| Measure | Cottonwood Villas | Sunset Ridge |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 10 |
| Median asking price | $212,000 | $522,500 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $199,000 | $475,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $249,999 | $625,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $222 | $284 |
| Median days on market | 29 | 28 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 904 | 1,882 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1972 | 1968 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 5 | 57 |
| Median sold price | $210,880 | $495,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams 12 5 Star Schl | Westminster Public Schools |
| Elementary | Arapahoe Ridge | Sunset Ridge |
| Middle | Silver Hills | Shaw Heights |
| High school | Mountain Range | Westminster |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 7/10 |
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.
Sunset Ridge is a residential neighborhood in Westminster, Colorado, located in the northern Denver metro area. It offers a suburban setting with tree-lined streets and single-family homes, providing a quieter alternative to central Denver while maintaining reasonable access to major highways and employment centers.
Sunset Ridge is more expensive. The median asking price is $522,500 in Sunset Ridge against $212,000 in Cottonwood Villas. By price per square foot they run $222 in Cottonwood Villas and $284 in Sunset Ridge, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 904 square feet in Cottonwood Villas and 1,882 square feet in Sunset Ridge, with a median of 2 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Sunset Ridge is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1968, against 1972 in Cottonwood Villas.
Homes for sale in Sunset Ridge have been listed a median of 28 days, against 29 days in Cottonwood Villas. Over the last twelve months 5 homes sold in Cottonwood Villas and 57 in Sunset Ridge, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Cottonwood Villas is in the Adams 12 5 Star Schl district and Sunset Ridge 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 Sunset Ridge it is Sunset Ridge 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 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 October 30, 2026 at 3:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.