Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingLegacy Ridge and Shaw Heights are both neighbourhoods of Westminster, CO. There are 8 homes for sale in Legacy Ridge and 12 in Shaw Heights as this page loaded. Legacy Ridge is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $1,035,000 against $507,000 in Shaw Heights, about 104% higher. By the foot it is $262 in Legacy Ridge against $296 in Shaw Heights — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Legacy Ridge are simply bigger. A typical home is 3,837 square feet in Legacy Ridge and 1,878 in Shaw Heights, built around 1996 and 1960 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Legacy Ridge: a median of 32 days on the market against 48 in Shaw Heights. Legacy Ridge is in the Adams 12 5 Star Schl school district and Shaw Heights is in Westminster Public Schools.
| Measure | Legacy Ridge | Shaw Heights |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 8 | 12 |
| Median asking price | $1,035,000 | $507,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $827,000 | $445,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,175,000 | $599,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $262 | $296 |
| Median days on market | 32 | 48 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 3,837 | 1,878 |
| Median bedrooms | 5 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1996 | 1960 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 24 | 52 |
| Median sold price | $792,500 | $482,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams 12 5 Star Schl | Westminster Public Schools |
| Elementary | Cotton Creek | Mesa |
| Middle | Silver Hills | Shaw Heights |
| High school | Northglenn | Westminster |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 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.
Legacy Ridge is an established residential community in Westminster offering a mix of single-family homes and townhomes with good access to shopping, dining, and services. The neighborhood sits near major corridors like 120th Avenue and benefits from proximity to Westminster Mall and local parks. It's a family-oriented area with solid schools and convenient access to both Boulder and Denver via I-25.
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.
Legacy Ridge is more expensive. The median asking price is $1,035,000 in Legacy Ridge against $507,000 in Shaw Heights. By price per square foot they run $262 in Legacy Ridge and $296 in Shaw Heights, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 3,837 square feet in Legacy Ridge and 1,878 square feet in Shaw Heights, with a median of 5 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 1960, against 1996 in Legacy Ridge.
Homes for sale in Legacy Ridge have been listed a median of 32 days, against 48 days in Shaw Heights. Over the last twelve months 24 homes sold in Legacy Ridge and 52 in Shaw Heights, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Legacy Ridge is in the Adams 12 5 Star Schl district and Shaw Heights is in Westminster Public Schools. The homes for sale in Legacy Ridge are most often assigned to Cotton Creek Elementary, Silver Hills Middle, Northglenn High School; in Shaw Heights it is Mesa 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 read from the live MLS feed at the same instant, when you open this page, so the two sides are always measured against each other rather than against different weeks.
Both neighbourhoods are recalculated from the live MLS feed at the moment this page loads, and both are read at 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.