Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingFossil Creek Ranch and Poudre Heights are both neighbourhoods of Windsor, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Fossil Creek Ranch and 16 in Poudre Heights as this page loaded. Poudre Heights is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $553,495 against $505,000 in Fossil Creek Ranch, about 10% higher. By the foot it is $235 in Fossil Creek Ranch against $230 in Poudre Heights — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Poudre Heights are simply bigger. A typical home is 2,136 square feet in Fossil Creek Ranch and 2,562 in Poudre Heights, built around 2026 and 2025 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Fossil Creek Ranch: a median of 26 days on the market against 72 in Poudre Heights. Fossil Creek Ranch is in the Poudre R-1 school district and Poudre Heights is in Weld RE-4.
| Measure | Fossil Creek Ranch | Poudre Heights |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 16 |
| Median asking price | $505,000 | $553,495 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $485,000 | $415,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $568,000 | $640,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $235 | $230 |
| Median days on market | 26 | 72 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,136 | 2,562 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 2026 | 2025 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 27 | 47 |
| Median sold price | $537,200 | $575,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Poudre R-1 | Weld RE-4 |
| Elementary | Bamford | Skyview |
| Middle | Preston | Windsor |
| High school | Fossil Ridge | Windsor |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Transit | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 6/10 |
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.
Fossil Creek Ranch is a newer master-planned community in Windsor, CO, situated north of Denver with easy access to I-25. The neighborhood blends suburban comfort with growing amenities, featuring well-maintained single-family homes, parks, and trails. Residents enjoy proximity to schools, shopping, and outdoor recreation while maintaining a family-friendly atmosphere.
Poudre Heights is a residential community in Windsor, Colorado, situated in Weld County north of the Denver metro area. The neighborhood offers a small-town feel with growing suburban development, providing access to open spaces and rural character while remaining within reasonable driving distance of Front Range amenities.
Poudre Heights is more expensive. The median asking price is $553,495 in Poudre Heights against $505,000 in Fossil Creek Ranch. By price per square foot they run $235 in Fossil Creek Ranch and $230 in Poudre Heights, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,136 square feet in Fossil Creek Ranch and 2,562 square feet in Poudre Heights, with a median of 4 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Poudre Heights is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2025, against 2026 in Fossil Creek Ranch.
Homes for sale in Fossil Creek Ranch have been listed a median of 26 days, against 72 days in Poudre Heights. Over the last twelve months 27 homes sold in Fossil Creek Ranch and 47 in Poudre Heights, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Fossil Creek Ranch is in the Poudre R-1 district and Poudre Heights is in Weld RE-4. The homes for sale in Fossil Creek Ranch are most often assigned to Bamford Elementary, Preston Middle, Fossil Ridge High School; in Poudre Heights it is Skyview Elementary, Windsor Middle, Windsor High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 3 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 2 and 2.
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.