Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingHeather Gardens and The Timbers are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 78 homes for sale in Heather Gardens and 10 in The Timbers as this page loaded. The Timbers is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $361,500 against $274,950 in Heather Gardens, about 31% higher. By the foot it is $214 in Heather Gardens against $207 in The Timbers — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in The Timbers are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,200 square feet in Heather Gardens and 1,862 in The Timbers, built around 1977 and 1975 respectively. Homes are moving faster in The Timbers: a median of 40 days on the market against 114 in Heather Gardens. Heather Gardens is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and The Timbers is in Cherry Creek 5.
| Measure | Heather Gardens | The Timbers |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 78 | 10 |
| Median asking price | $274,950 | $361,500 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $151,900 | $154,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $465,000 | $579,900 |
| Median price per sq ft | $214 | $207 |
| Median days on market | 114 | 40 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,200 | 1,862 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1977 | 1975 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 136 | 21 |
| Median sold price | $282,450 | $315,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Polton | Independence |
| Middle | Aurora Hills | Laredo |
| High school | Gateway | Smoky Hill |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 5/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| 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.
Heather Gardens is a well-established residential neighborhood in central Aurora, offering a mix of single-family homes and townhomes. Located near major thoroughfares like East Mississippi Avenue and South Abilene Street, it provides convenient access to shopping, dining, and employment centers throughout the metro area.
The Timbers is a well-established residential community in south Aurora, characterized by tree-lined streets and single-family homes on spacious lots. The neighborhood offers a quieter, family-oriented atmosphere while remaining accessible to major retail, dining, and employment centers via nearby E-470 and I-25 corridors.
The Timbers is more expensive. The median asking price is $361,500 in The Timbers against $274,950 in Heather Gardens. By price per square foot they run $214 in Heather Gardens and $207 in The Timbers, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,200 square feet in Heather Gardens and 1,862 square feet in The Timbers, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, The Timbers is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1975, against 1977 in Heather Gardens.
Homes for sale in The Timbers have been listed a median of 40 days, against 114 days in Heather Gardens. Over the last twelve months 136 homes sold in Heather Gardens and 21 in The Timbers, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Heather Gardens is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district and The Timbers is in Cherry Creek 5. The homes for sale in Heather Gardens are most often assigned to Polton Elementary, Aurora Hills Middle, Gateway High School; in The Timbers it is Independence Elementary, Laredo Middle, Smoky Hill High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Heather Gardens 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for The Timbers. On transit they score 5 and 3.
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.