Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingAurora Highlands and Windler are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 48 homes for sale in Aurora Highlands and 26 in Windler as this page loaded. Aurora Highlands is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $583,124 against $487,495 in Windler, about 20% higher. By the foot it is $269 in Aurora Highlands against $281 in Windler — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Aurora Highlands are simply bigger. A typical home is 2,134 square feet in Aurora Highlands and 1,925 in Windler, built around 2025 and 2026 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Aurora Highlands: a median of 47 days on the market against 88 in Windler. Both are in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Aurora Highlands | Windler |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 48 | 26 |
| Median asking price | $583,124 | $487,495 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $310,000 | $375,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $849,900 | $599,990 |
| Median price per sq ft | $269 | $281 |
| Median days on market | 47 | 88 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,134 | 1,925 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 2025 | 2026 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 112 | 66 |
| Median sold price | $508,990 | $460,155 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Adams-Arapahoe 28J |
| Elementary | Aurora Highlands | Aurora Highlands |
| Middle | Aurora Highlands | Vista Peak |
| High school | Vista Peak | Vista Peak |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Calm streets | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 7/10 |
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.
Windler is a residential neighborhood in Aurora, CO, situated in the central part of the city with convenient access to major thoroughfares and employment centers. The area features typical suburban character with single-family homes, local schools, and nearby retail and dining options.
Aurora Highlands is more expensive. The median asking price is $583,124 in Aurora Highlands against $487,495 in Windler. By price per square foot they run $269 in Aurora Highlands and $281 in Windler, 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 1,925 square feet in Windler, both with a median of 3 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Aurora Highlands is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2025, against 2026 in Windler.
Homes for sale in Aurora Highlands have been listed a median of 47 days, against 88 days in Windler. Over the last twelve months 112 homes sold in Aurora Highlands and 66 in Windler, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district. The homes for sale in Aurora Highlands are most often assigned to Aurora Highlands Elementary, Aurora Highlands Middle, Vista Peak High School; in Windler it is Aurora Highlands Elementary, Vista Peak Middle, Vista Peak High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 5 out of 10 for walkability. 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.