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Wheatlands vs Willow Park

Wheatlands and Willow Park are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Wheatlands and 5 in Willow Park as this page loaded. Wheatlands is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $700,000 against $489,900 in Willow Park, about 43% higher. By the foot it is $227 in Wheatlands against $251 in Willow Park — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Wheatlands are simply bigger. A typical home is 3,301 square feet in Wheatlands and 1,868 in Willow Park, built around 2011 and 1980 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Willow Park: a median of 43 days on the market against 48 in Wheatlands. Wheatlands is in the Cherry Creek 5 school district and Willow Park is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J.

Side by side

MeasureWheatlandsWillow Park
For sale today
Homes for sale55
Median asking price$700,000$489,900
Cheapest home for sale$475,000$450,000
Dearest home for sale$749,900$540,000
Median price per sq ft$227$251
Median days on market4843
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)3,3011,868
Median bedrooms54
Typical year built20111980
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold3415
Median sold price$702,250$469,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtCherry Creek 5Adams-Arapahoe 28J
ElementaryPine RidgeJewell
MiddleFox RidgeAurora Hills
High schoolCherokee TrailGateway
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability4/105/10
Transit4/104/10
Biking5/105/10
Quiet7/107/10
Calm streets7/107/10
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.

Wheatlands

5
Homes for sale
$700,000
Median asking price
$227
Median per sq ft
48
Median days on market

Willow Park

5
Homes for sale
$489,900
Median asking price
$251
Median per sq ft
43
Median days on market

What each one is like

Wheatlands

Wheatlands is a residential neighborhood in Aurora, Colorado, offering a suburban setting with good access to major employment corridors and shopping. The area features single-family homes on varied lots and is conveniently located near I-225 and E-470, making commutes to downtown Denver and south metro areas manageable.

Full Wheatlands guide

Willow Park

Willow Park is a well-established residential neighborhood in central Aurora, CO, offering a mix of single-family homes and tree-lined streets. Located near major retail corridors and within reasonable driving distance of downtown Denver, it provides suburban convenience with good access to schools, parks, and shopping.

Full Willow Park guide

Questions people ask

Is Wheatlands or Willow Park more expensive?

Wheatlands is more expensive. The median asking price is $700,000 in Wheatlands against $489,900 in Willow Park. By price per square foot they run $227 in Wheatlands and $251 in Willow Park, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Wheatlands or Willow Park?

A typical home for sale is 3,301 square feet in Wheatlands and 1,868 square feet in Willow Park, with a median of 5 and 4 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Willow Park is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1980, against 2011 in Wheatlands.

Which sells faster, Wheatlands or Willow Park?

Homes for sale in Willow Park have been listed a median of 43 days, against 48 days in Wheatlands. Over the last twelve months 34 homes sold in Wheatlands and 15 in Willow Park, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Wheatlands and Willow Park?

Wheatlands is in the Cherry Creek 5 district and Willow Park is in Adams-Arapahoe 28J. The homes for sale in Wheatlands are most often assigned to Pine Ridge Elementary, Fox Ridge Middle, Cherokee Trail High School; in Willow Park it is Jewell Elementary, Aurora Hills Middle, Gateway High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Wheatlands or Willow Park?

Symbio rates Willow Park 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Wheatlands. On transit they score 4 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.