Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingOlinger Gardens and Ridge at Ward Station are both neighbourhoods of Wheat Ridge, CO. There are 8 homes for sale in Olinger Gardens and 5 in Ridge at Ward Station as this page loaded. Asking prices are roughly the same in both: a median of $562,450 in Olinger Gardens and $565,000 in Ridge at Ward Station. By the foot it is $462 in Olinger Gardens against $272 in Ridge at Ward Station — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Ridge at Ward Station are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,222 square feet in Olinger Gardens and 2,079 in Ridge at Ward Station, built around 1940 and 2022 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Olinger Gardens: a median of 34 days on the market against 67 in Ridge at Ward Station. Both are in the Jefferson County R-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Olinger Gardens | Ridge at Ward Station |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 8 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $562,450 | $565,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $279,999 | $549,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $620,000 | $575,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $462 | $272 |
| Median days on market | 34 | 67 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,222 | 2,079 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1940 | 2022 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 19 | 2 |
| Median sold price | $630,000 | $587,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Jefferson County R-1 | Jefferson County R-1 |
| Elementary | Lumberg | Vanderhoof |
| Middle | Jefferson | Drake |
| High school | Jefferson | Arvada West |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 8/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 9/10 |
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.
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.
Ridge at Ward Station is a newer mixed-use development in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, centered around transit access and walkable urban amenities. The neighborhood blends residential, retail, and office spaces with a focus on connectivity to RTD light rail and regional corridors. Daily life centers on local shops, dining, and parks within a compact, developing community.
Ridge at Ward Station is more expensive. The median asking price is $565,000 in Ridge at Ward Station against $562,450 in Olinger Gardens. By price per square foot they run $462 in Olinger Gardens and $272 in Ridge at Ward Station, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,222 square feet in Olinger Gardens and 2,079 square feet in Ridge at Ward Station, with a median of 2 and 4 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 2022 in Ridge at Ward Station.
Homes for sale in Olinger Gardens have been listed a median of 34 days, against 67 days in Ridge at Ward Station. Over the last twelve months 19 homes sold in Olinger Gardens and 2 in Ridge at Ward Station, 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 Olinger Gardens are most often assigned to Lumberg Elementary, Jefferson Middle, Jefferson High School; in Ridge at Ward Station it is Vanderhoof Elementary, Drake Middle, Arvada West High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Ridge at Ward Station 7 out of 10 for walkability, against 5 for Olinger Gardens. On transit they score 4 and 8.
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 8:23 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.