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Cottonwood Villas vs Uplands

Cottonwood Villas and Uplands are both neighbourhoods of Westminster, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Cottonwood Villas and 28 in Uplands as this page loaded. Uplands is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $549,990 against $212,000 in Cottonwood Villas, about 159% higher. By the foot it is $222 in Cottonwood Villas against $332 in Uplands. A typical home is 904 square feet in Cottonwood Villas and 1,624 in Uplands, built around 1972 and 2026 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Cottonwood Villas: a median of 29 days on the market against 57 in Uplands. Cottonwood Villas is in the Adams 12 5 Star Schl school district and Uplands is in Westminster Public Schools.

Side by side

MeasureCottonwood VillasUplands
For sale today
Homes for sale628
Median asking price$212,000$549,990
Cheapest home for sale$199,000$409,990
Dearest home for sale$249,999$848,332
Median price per sq ft$222$332
Median days on market2957
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)9041,624
Median bedrooms23
Typical year built19722026
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold518
Median sold price$210,880$619,900
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtAdams 12 5 Star SchlWestminster Public Schools
ElementaryArapahoe RidgeMesa
MiddleSilver HillsShaw Heights
High schoolMountain RangeWestminster
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability4/104/10
Transit3/103/10
Biking5/105/10
Quiet7/106/10
Calm streets7/107/10
Getting around8/108/10

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

Uplands

28
Homes for sale
$549,990
Median asking price
$332
Median per sq ft
57
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

Uplands

Uplands is a residential neighborhood in Westminster, Colorado, located in the northern Denver metro area. It offers a suburban setting with convenient access to I-25 and US-85, making commutes to downtown Denver and the Tech Center manageable. The area features a mix of single-family homes and is close to shopping, dining, and recreation along 120th Avenue and nearby commercial corridors.

Full Uplands guide

Questions people ask

Is Cottonwood Villas or Uplands more expensive?

Uplands is more expensive. The median asking price is $549,990 in Uplands against $212,000 in Cottonwood Villas. By price per square foot they run $222 in Cottonwood Villas and $332 in Uplands, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Cottonwood Villas or Uplands?

A typical home for sale is 904 square feet in Cottonwood Villas and 1,624 square feet in Uplands, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.

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 2026 in Uplands.

Which sells faster, Cottonwood Villas or Uplands?

Homes for sale in Cottonwood Villas have been listed a median of 29 days, against 57 days in Uplands. Over the last twelve months 5 homes sold in Cottonwood Villas and 18 in Uplands, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Cottonwood Villas and Uplands?

Cottonwood Villas is in the Adams 12 5 Star Schl district and Uplands 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 Uplands it is Mesa Elementary, Shaw Heights Middle, Westminster High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Cottonwood Villas or Uplands?

Symbio rates both 4 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 3 and 3.

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.