Prospectors Point and Sunset Ridge are both neighbourhoods of Westminster, CO. There are 15 homes for sale in Prospectors Point and 9 in Sunset Ridge as this page loaded. Sunset Ridge is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $480,000 against $215,000 in Prospectors Point, about 123% higher. By the foot it is $215 in Prospectors Point against $263 in Sunset Ridge. A typical home is 1,000 square feet in Prospectors Point and 2,021 in Sunset Ridge, built around 1982 and 1963 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Sunset Ridge: a median of 34 days on the market against 46 in Prospectors Point. Both are in the Westminster Public Schools school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Prospectors Point | Sunset Ridge |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 15 | 9 |
| Median asking price | $215,000 | $480,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $174,900 | $450,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $279,900 | $615,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $215 | $263 |
| Median days on market | 46 | 34 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,000 | 2,021 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1982 | 1963 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 13 | 54 |
| Median sold price | $208,500 | $495,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Westminster Public Schools | Westminster Public Schools |
| Elementary | Metz | Mesa |
| Middle | Ranum | Shaw Heights |
| High school | Westminster | Westminster |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 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.
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.
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 $480,000 in Sunset Ridge against $215,000 in Prospectors Point. By price per square foot they run $215 in Prospectors Point and $263 in Sunset Ridge, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,000 square feet in Prospectors Point and 2,021 square feet in Sunset Ridge, with a median of 2 and 3 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 1963, against 1982 in Prospectors Point.
Homes for sale in Sunset Ridge have been listed a median of 34 days, against 46 days in Prospectors Point. Over the last twelve months 13 homes sold in Prospectors Point and 54 in Sunset Ridge, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Westminster Public Schools school district. The homes for sale in Prospectors Point are most often assigned to Metz Elementary, Ranum Middle, Westminster High School; in Sunset Ridge 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 Prospectors Point 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Sunset Ridge. On transit they score 4 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 September 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.