Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingThe Timbers and Tollgate Crossing are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 10 homes for sale in The Timbers and 10 in Tollgate Crossing as this page loaded. Tollgate Crossing is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $580,000 against $361,500 in The Timbers, about 60% higher. By the foot it is $207 in The Timbers against $288 in Tollgate Crossing. A typical home is 1,862 square feet in The Timbers and 1,894 in Tollgate Crossing, built around 1975 and 2006 respectively. Homes are moving faster in The Timbers: a median of 40 days on the market against 52 in Tollgate Crossing. Both are in the Cherry Creek 5 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | The Timbers | Tollgate Crossing |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 10 | 10 |
| Median asking price | $361,500 | $580,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $154,000 | $385,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $579,900 | $850,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $207 | $288 |
| Median days on market | 40 | 52 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,862 | 1,894 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1975 | 2006 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 21 | 50 |
| Median sold price | $315,000 | $595,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Cherry Creek 5 | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Independence | Buffalo Trail |
| Middle | Laredo | Fox Ridge |
| High school | Smoky Hill | Cherokee Trail |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 3/10 |
| Transit | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| 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.
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.
Tollgate Crossing is a suburban residential community in Aurora, CO, positioned between I-25 and Parker Road. It's a relatively newer development with single-family homes, offering convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along Parker Road. The area benefits from proximity to major employment corridors and is family-oriented with good schools nearby.
Tollgate Crossing is more expensive. The median asking price is $580,000 in Tollgate Crossing against $361,500 in The Timbers. By price per square foot they run $207 in The Timbers and $288 in Tollgate Crossing, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,862 square feet in The Timbers and 1,894 square feet in Tollgate Crossing, with a median of 3 and 4 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 2006 in Tollgate Crossing.
Homes for sale in The Timbers have been listed a median of 40 days, against 52 days in Tollgate Crossing. Over the last twelve months 21 homes sold in The Timbers and 50 in Tollgate Crossing, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Cherry Creek 5 school district. The homes for sale in The Timbers are most often assigned to Independence Elementary, Laredo Middle, Smoky Hill High School; in Tollgate Crossing it is Buffalo Trail Elementary, Fox Ridge Middle, Cherokee Trail High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates The Timbers 4 out of 10 for walkability, against 3 for Tollgate Crossing. 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.