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.
| Measure | Fossil Creek Ranch | Raindance |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 15 |
| 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 market | 26 | 49 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,136 | 2,432 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 2026 | 2020 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 27 | 52 |
| Median sold price | $537,200 | $556,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Poudre R-1 | Weld RE-4 |
| Elementary | Bamford | Other |
| Middle | Preston | Windsor |
| High school | Fossil Ridge | Windsor |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| 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 | 8/10 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Symbio rates Raindance 4 out of 10 for walkability, against 3 for Fossil Creek Ranch. 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.