Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingBarths and Olinger Gardens are both neighbourhoods of Wheat Ridge, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Barths and 8 in Olinger Gardens as this page loaded. Barths is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $689,000 against $562,450 in Olinger Gardens, about 22% higher. By the foot it is $325 in Barths against $462 in Olinger Gardens — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Barths are simply bigger. A typical home is 2,418 square feet in Barths and 1,222 in Olinger Gardens, built around 1952 and 1940 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Barths: a median of 16 days on the market against 34 in Olinger Gardens. Both are in the Jefferson County R-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Barths | Olinger Gardens |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 8 |
| Median asking price | $689,000 | $562,450 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $550,000 | $279,999 |
| Dearest home for sale | $859,000 | $620,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $325 | $462 |
| Median days on market | 16 | 34 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,418 | 1,222 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1952 | 1940 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 23 | 19 |
| Median sold price | $715,000 | $630,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Jefferson County R-1 | Jefferson County R-1 |
| Elementary | Stevens | Lumberg |
| Middle | Everitt | Jefferson |
| High school | Wheat Ridge | Jefferson |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 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.
Barths is a quiet, established residential neighborhood in Wheat Ridge, west of Denver. Tree-lined streets and single-family homes create a suburban feel with good access to schools and local parks. The area sits conveniently between downtown Denver and the foothills, offering a balance of community charm and proximity to urban amenities.
Olinger Gardens is a residential neighborhood in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, offering a quieter, more suburban feel close to the Denver metro area. The area features tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and easy access to major routes like I-70 and Colfax Avenue.
Barths is more expensive. The median asking price is $689,000 in Barths against $562,450 in Olinger Gardens. By price per square foot they run $325 in Barths and $462 in Olinger Gardens, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,418 square feet in Barths and 1,222 square feet in Olinger Gardens, with a median of 4 and 2 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Olinger Gardens is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1940, against 1952 in Barths.
Homes for sale in Barths have been listed a median of 16 days, against 34 days in Olinger Gardens. Over the last twelve months 23 homes sold in Barths and 19 in Olinger Gardens, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Jefferson County R-1 school district. The homes for sale in Barths are most often assigned to Stevens Elementary, Everitt Middle, Wheat Ridge High School; in Olinger Gardens it is Lumberg Elementary, Jefferson Middle, Jefferson High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 5 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 4 and 4.
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 22, 2026 at 8:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.