Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingPainted Prairie and Southshore are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 52 homes for sale in Painted Prairie and 25 in Southshore as this page loaded. Southshore is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $798,000 against $494,475 in Painted Prairie, about 61% higher. By the foot it is $261 in Painted Prairie 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 1,862 square feet in Painted Prairie and 3,716 in Southshore, built around 2026 and 2021 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Painted Prairie: a median of 64 days on the market against 76 in Southshore. Painted Prairie is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and Southshore is in Cherry Creek 5.
| Measure | Painted Prairie | Southshore |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 52 | 25 |
| Median asking price | $494,475 | $798,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $390,000 | $637,500 |
| Dearest home for sale | $799,000 | $1,549,900 |
| Median price per sq ft | $261 | $235 |
| Median days on market | 64 | 76 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,862 | 3,716 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 5 |
| Typical year built | 2026 | 2021 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 137 | 79 |
| Median sold price | $509,000 | $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 | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 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.
Painted Prairie is a suburban residential community in Aurora, Colorado, characterized by single-family homes, quiet streets, and a family-oriented atmosphere. The neighborhood offers convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along major corridors, with good proximity to I-225 and E-470 for commuters. Parks and open spaces provide recreational opportunities for residents.
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 $494,475 in Painted Prairie. By price per square foot they run $261 in Painted Prairie and $235 in Southshore, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,862 square feet in Painted Prairie 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 2026 in Painted Prairie.
Homes for sale in Painted Prairie have been listed a median of 64 days, against 76 days in Southshore. Over the last twelve months 137 homes sold in Painted Prairie and 79 in Southshore, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Painted Prairie is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district and Southshore is in Cherry Creek 5. The homes for sale in Painted Prairie 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 both 4 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 3 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.