Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingAurora Highlands and Southshore are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 48 homes for sale in Aurora Highlands and 25 in Southshore as this page loaded. Southshore is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $798,000 against $583,124 in Aurora Highlands, about 37% higher. By the foot it is $269 in Aurora Highlands against $235 in Southshore — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Southshore are simply bigger. A typical home is 2,134 square feet in Aurora Highlands and 3,716 in Southshore, built around 2025 and 2021 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Aurora Highlands: a median of 47 days on the market against 76 in Southshore. Aurora Highlands is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and Southshore is in Cherry Creek 5.
| Measure | Aurora Highlands | Southshore |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 48 | 25 |
| Median asking price | $583,124 | $798,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $310,000 | $637,500 |
| Dearest home for sale | $849,900 | $1,549,900 |
| Median price per sq ft | $269 | $235 |
| Median days on market | 47 | 76 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,134 | 3,716 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 5 |
| Typical year built | 2025 | 2021 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 112 | 79 |
| Median sold price | $508,990 | $853,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Aurora Highlands | Altitude |
| Middle | Aurora Highlands | Fox Ridge |
| High school | Vista Peak | Cherokee Trail |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 5/10 | 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.
Aurora Highlands is a residential neighborhood in central Aurora, Colorado, offering a mix of single-family homes and apartments with convenient access to major shopping and dining. The area sits near I-225 and E. Colfax Avenue, making commutes to downtown Denver and the Tech Center relatively straightforward. Local amenities include retail centers, restaurants, and parks within a short drive.
SouthShore is a residential neighborhood in south Aurora, Colorado, characterized by single-family homes, tree-lined streets, and a suburban feel. The area offers convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along South Santa Fe Drive and nearby commercial corridors.
Southshore is more expensive. The median asking price is $798,000 in Southshore against $583,124 in Aurora Highlands. By price per square foot they run $269 in Aurora Highlands and $235 in Southshore, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,134 square feet in Aurora Highlands and 3,716 square feet in Southshore, with a median of 3 and 5 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Southshore is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2021, against 2025 in Aurora Highlands.
Homes for sale in Aurora Highlands have been listed a median of 47 days, against 76 days in Southshore. Over the last twelve months 112 homes sold in Aurora Highlands and 79 in Southshore, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Aurora Highlands is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district and Southshore is in Cherry Creek 5. The homes for sale in Aurora Highlands are most often assigned to Aurora Highlands Elementary, Aurora Highlands Middle, Vista Peak High School; in Southshore it is Altitude Elementary, Fox Ridge Middle, Cherokee Trail High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Aurora Highlands 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Southshore. On transit they score 5 and 4.
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 8:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.