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Fossil Creek Ranch vs Raindance

Fossil Creek Ranch and Raindance are both neighbourhoods of Windsor, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Fossil Creek Ranch and 15 in Raindance as this page loaded. Raindance is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $629,000 against $505,000 in Fossil Creek Ranch, about 25% higher. By the foot it is $235 in Fossil Creek Ranch against $246 in Raindance. A typical home is 2,136 square feet in Fossil Creek Ranch and 2,432 in Raindance, built around 2026 and 2020 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Fossil Creek Ranch: a median of 26 days on the market against 49 in Raindance. Fossil Creek Ranch is in the Poudre R-1 school district and Raindance is in Weld RE-4.

Side by side

MeasureFossil Creek RanchRaindance
For sale today
Homes for sale615
Median asking price$505,000$629,000
Cheapest home for sale$485,000$399,500
Dearest home for sale$568,000$1,575,000
Median price per sq ft$235$246
Median days on market2649
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)2,1362,432
Median bedrooms44
Typical year built20262020
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold2752
Median sold price$537,200$556,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtPoudre R-1Weld RE-4
ElementaryBamfordOther
MiddlePrestonWindsor
High schoolFossil RidgeWindsor
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability3/104/10
Transit2/102/10
Biking5/105/10
Quiet7/107/10
Calm streets7/107/10
Getting around7/108/10

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

6
Homes for sale
$505,000
Median asking price
$235
Median per sq ft
26
Median days on market

Raindance

15
Homes for sale
$629,000
Median asking price
$246
Median per sq ft
49
Median days on market

What each one is like

Fossil Creek Ranch

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.

Full Fossil Creek Ranch guide

Raindance

Raindance is a well-established residential community in Windsor, Colorado, located north of Denver along the I-25 corridor. The neighborhood features single-family homes on generous lots with tree-lined streets and a quiet, family-oriented atmosphere. It's within convenient reach of shopping, dining, and services in downtown Windsor, plus easy highway access to Fort Collins and the Denver metro area.

Full Raindance guide

Questions people ask

Is Fossil Creek Ranch or Raindance more expensive?

Raindance is more expensive. The median asking price is $629,000 in Raindance against $505,000 in Fossil Creek Ranch. By price per square foot they run $235 in Fossil Creek Ranch and $246 in Raindance, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Fossil Creek Ranch or Raindance?

A typical home for sale is 2,136 square feet in Fossil Creek Ranch and 2,432 square feet in Raindance, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Raindance is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2020, against 2026 in Fossil Creek Ranch.

Which sells faster, Fossil Creek Ranch or Raindance?

Homes for sale in Fossil Creek Ranch have been listed a median of 26 days, against 49 days in Raindance. Over the last twelve months 27 homes sold in Fossil Creek Ranch and 52 in Raindance, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Fossil Creek Ranch and Raindance?

Fossil Creek Ranch is in the Poudre R-1 district and Raindance 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 Raindance it is Other Elementary, Windsor Middle, Windsor High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Fossil Creek Ranch or Raindance?

Symbio rates Raindance 4 out of 10 for walkability, against 3 for Fossil Creek Ranch. On transit they score 2 and 2.

How current are these figures?

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.

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Look at either one on its own

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.

Common questions, answered with live Colorado numbers

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.