Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingEncore and Sapphire Pointe are both neighbourhoods of Castle Rock, CO. There are 8 homes for sale in Encore and 8 in Sapphire Pointe as this page loaded. Sapphire Pointe is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $787,500 against $540,000 in Encore, about 46% higher. By the foot it is $525 in Encore against $243 in Sapphire Pointe — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Sapphire Pointe are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,012 square feet in Encore and 3,246 in Sapphire Pointe, built around 2021 and 2005 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Sapphire Pointe: a median of 98 days on the market against 119 in Encore. Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Encore | Sapphire Pointe |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 8 | 8 |
| Median asking price | $540,000 | $787,500 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $433,500 | $369,900 |
| Dearest home for sale | $949,000 | $1,150,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $525 | $243 |
| Median days on market | 119 | 98 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,012 | 3,246 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 2021 | 2005 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 6 | 16 |
| Median sold price | $541,250 | $825,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Douglas RE-1 | Douglas RE-1 |
| Elementary | South Street | Sage Canyon |
| Middle | Mesa | Mesa |
| High school | Douglas County | Douglas County |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 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.
Encore is a newer master-planned community in Castle Rock, Colorado, located south of Denver in Douglas County. The neighborhood features modern homes, planned amenities, and proximity to I-25, making commuting accessible. Residents enjoy a mix of suburban living with planned parks, trails, and community spaces. Castle Rock offers a growing retail and dining scene, with good access to schools and recreation.
Sapphire Pointe is a master-planned community in Castle Rock offering a mix of newer residential development with modern amenities and planned infrastructure. Located in the fast-growing southern Denver metro area, the neighborhood provides convenient access to I-25 and is within reasonable driving distance of downtown Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs.
Sapphire Pointe is more expensive. The median asking price is $787,500 in Sapphire Pointe against $540,000 in Encore. By price per square foot they run $525 in Encore and $243 in Sapphire Pointe, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,012 square feet in Encore and 3,246 square feet in Sapphire Pointe, with a median of 2 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Sapphire Pointe is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2005, against 2021 in Encore.
Homes for sale in Sapphire Pointe have been listed a median of 98 days, against 119 days in Encore. Over the last twelve months 6 homes sold in Encore and 16 in Sapphire Pointe, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district. The homes for sale in Encore are most often assigned to South Street Elementary, Mesa Middle, Douglas County High School; in Sapphire Pointe it is Sage Canyon Elementary, Mesa Middle, Douglas County 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 2 and 2.
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 8:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.