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Lake County R-1 vs Platte Canyon RE-1

This compares what homes cost in the Lake County R-1 and Platte Canyon RE-1 school districts. There are 95 homes for sale in Lake County R-1 and 93 in Platte Canyon RE-1 as this page loaded. Homes are more expensive in Lake County R-1: a median asking price of $595,000 against $575,000, about 3% higher. By the foot it is $415 in Lake County R-1 against $327 in Platte Canyon RE-1. A typical home for sale is 1,470 square feet in one and 1,958 in the other. These are figures about houses. Symbio publishes no school ratings, and a home counts towards a district because its listing named a school there.

Side by side

MeasureLake County R-1Platte Canyon RE-1
For sale today
Homes for sale9593
Median asking price$595,000$575,000
Cheapest home for sale$155,000$125,000
Dearest home for sale$2,995,000$2,100,000
Median price per sq ft$415$327
Median size (sq ft)1,4701,958
Median days on market10490
What sold, last 12 months
Homes sold90234
Median sold price$582,750$579,000
How big an area each covers
Towns with homes for sale24

The darker figure in each row is the lower price, the shorter wait or the bigger number. None of these rows is a judgement about the schools — they are about what it costs to buy a house in each district.

Lake County R-1

95
Homes for sale
$595,000
Median asking price
$415
Median per sq ft
104
Median days on market

Platte Canyon RE-1

93
Homes for sale
$575,000
Median asking price
$327
Median per sq ft
90
Median days on market

Questions people ask

Is Lake County R-1 or Platte Canyon RE-1 more expensive to buy in?

Lake County R-1. The median asking price is $595,000 against $575,000. Per square foot they run $415 and $327, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which district do homes sell faster in?

Homes for sale in Platte Canyon RE-1 have been listed a median of 90 days against 104 in the other. Over the last twelve months 90 homes sold in Lake County R-1 and 234 in Platte Canyon RE-1.

How many homes are for sale in each district?

95 in Lake County R-1 and 93 in Platte Canyon RE-1 as this page loaded, recalculated from the live MLS feed rather than published on a schedule.

Does this say which district has better schools?

No, and it is worth being blunt about that. Symbio publishes no school ratings and no test scores. Every figure here describes the HOMES whose listings named a school in that district. That is a real answer to "what would I have to pay to buy in this district" and it is not an answer to "which schools are better". It is also not an attendance boundary — confirm the assigned school with the district before it decides anything.

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Look at either district on its own

Both districts are recalculated from the live MLS feed at the moment this page loads, and both are read at the same instant, so the two sides are always comparable. These are figures about HOMES, not about schools: Symbio publishes no school ratings and no test scores. A home counts towards a district because the listing agent recorded a school in that district against it on the MLS - that is not an attendance boundary, and district assignment should always be confirmed with the district itself before it decides anything. Figures cover residential homes; rentals, land and fractional co-ownership shares are excluded. Sold figures cover the last twelve months.

The listings these figures are drawn from were last changed at the MLS on October 27, 2026 at 7:40 PM Mountain time. The figures themselves are worked out again from scratch every time this page is opened.

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