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Cross Creek vs Highpoint

Cross Creek and Highpoint are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 10 homes for sale in Cross Creek and 10 in Highpoint as this page loaded. Cross Creek is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $559,950 against $475,000 in Highpoint, about 18% higher. By the foot it is $242 in Cross Creek against $284 in Highpoint — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Cross Creek are simply bigger. A typical home is 2,388 square feet in Cross Creek and 1,666 in Highpoint, built around 2008 and 1982 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Cross Creek: a median of 38 days on the market against 40 in Highpoint. Cross Creek is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and Highpoint is in Cherry Creek 5.

Side by side

MeasureCross CreekHighpoint
For sale today
Homes for sale1010
Median asking price$559,950$475,000
Cheapest home for sale$365,999$435,000
Dearest home for sale$640,000$630,000
Median price per sq ft$242$284
Median days on market3840
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)2,3881,666
Median bedrooms44
Typical year built20081982
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold1436
Median sold price$555,000$447,500
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtAdams-Arapahoe 28JCherry Creek 5
ElementaryVista PeakSunrise
MiddleVista PeakHorizon
High schoolVista PeakEaglecrest
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability4/104/10
Transit3/104/10
Biking3/105/10
Quiet6/106/10
Calm streets7/106/10
Getting around7/107/10

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.

Cross Creek

10
Homes for sale
$559,950
Median asking price
$242
Median per sq ft
38
Median days on market

Highpoint

10
Homes for sale
$475,000
Median asking price
$284
Median per sq ft
40
Median days on market

What each one is like

Cross Creek

Cross Creek is a suburban residential community in Aurora, CO, offering a mix of single-family homes and planned development character. Located in the eastern Denver metro, it provides convenient access to I-225 and major retail corridors while maintaining a quieter, family-oriented atmosphere.

Full Cross Creek guide

Highpoint

Highpoint is a residential neighborhood in east-central Aurora, CO, offering a mix of single-family homes and townhomes with reasonable proximity to shopping, dining, and employment corridors. The area benefits from its location near major roads like Havana Street and provides convenient access to Cherry Creek School District schools, parks, and recreational facilities.

Full Highpoint guide

Questions people ask

Is Cross Creek or Highpoint more expensive?

Cross Creek is more expensive. The median asking price is $559,950 in Cross Creek against $475,000 in Highpoint. By price per square foot they run $242 in Cross Creek and $284 in Highpoint, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Cross Creek or Highpoint?

A typical home for sale is 2,388 square feet in Cross Creek and 1,666 square feet in Highpoint, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Highpoint is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1982, against 2008 in Cross Creek.

Which sells faster, Cross Creek or Highpoint?

Homes for sale in Cross Creek have been listed a median of 38 days, against 40 days in Highpoint. Over the last twelve months 14 homes sold in Cross Creek and 36 in Highpoint, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Cross Creek and Highpoint?

Cross Creek is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district and Highpoint is in Cherry Creek 5. The homes for sale in Cross Creek are most often assigned to Vista Peak Elementary, Vista Peak Middle, Vista Peak High School; in Highpoint it is Sunrise Elementary, Horizon Middle, Eaglecrest High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Cross Creek or Highpoint?

Symbio rates both 4 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 3 and 4.

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 September 22, 2026 at 8:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.