Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingShaw Heights and Sunset Ridge are both neighbourhoods of Westminster, CO. There are 19 homes for sale in Shaw Heights and 10 in Sunset Ridge as this page loaded. Sunset Ridge is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $520,000 against $500,000 in Shaw Heights, about 4% higher. By the foot it is $283 in Shaw Heights against $288 in Sunset Ridge. A typical home is 1,800 square feet in Shaw Heights and 1,789 in Sunset Ridge, built around 1960 and 1968 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Sunset Ridge: a median of 34 days on the market against 42 in Shaw Heights. Both are in the Westminster Public Schools school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Shaw Heights | Sunset Ridge |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 19 | 10 |
| Median asking price | $500,000 | $520,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $415,000 | $252,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $559,900 | $625,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $283 | $288 |
| Median days on market | 42 | 34 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,800 | 1,789 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1960 | 1968 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 47 | 56 |
| Median sold price | $485,000 | $495,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Westminster Public Schools | Westminster Public Schools |
| Elementary | Flynn | Sunset Ridge |
| Middle | Shaw Heights | Shaw Heights |
| High school | Westminster | Westminster |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 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.
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.
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 $520,000 in Sunset Ridge against $500,000 in Shaw Heights. By price per square foot they run $283 in Shaw Heights and $288 in Sunset Ridge, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,800 square feet in Shaw Heights and 1,789 square feet in Sunset Ridge, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.
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 1968 in Sunset Ridge.
Homes for sale in Sunset Ridge have been listed a median of 34 days, against 42 days in Shaw Heights. Over the last twelve months 47 homes sold in Shaw Heights and 56 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 Shaw Heights are most often assigned to Flynn Elementary, Shaw Heights Middle, Westminster 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 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 October 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.