Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingHomestead in the Willows and Piney Creek are both neighbourhoods of Centennial, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Homestead in the Willows and 7 in Piney Creek as this page loaded. Piney Creek is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $699,990 against $650,000 in Homestead in the Willows, about 8% higher. By the foot it is $261 in Homestead in the Willows against $215 in Piney Creek — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Piney Creek are simply bigger. A typical home is 2,486 square feet in Homestead in the Willows and 3,262 in Piney Creek, built around 1981 and 1987 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Homestead in the Willows: a median of 27 days on the market against 54 in Piney Creek. Both are in the Cherry Creek 5 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Homestead in the Willows | Piney Creek |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 7 | 7 |
| Median asking price | $650,000 | $699,990 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $550,000 | $660,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,295,000 | $885,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $261 | $215 |
| Median days on market | 27 | 54 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,486 | 3,262 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1981 | 1987 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 33 | 55 |
| Median sold price | $910,000 | $710,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Cherry Creek 5 | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Homestead | Indian Ridge |
| Middle | West | Laredo |
| High school | Cherry Creek | Smoky Hill |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 3/10 |
| 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.
Homestead in the Willows is a established residential community in Centennial, south of Denver, known for tree-lined streets and single-family homes. The neighborhood offers a quiet, suburban feel with good access to shopping, dining, and schools via nearby Arapahoe Road and I-25.
Piney Creek is a quiet, residential community in Centennial, CO, characterized by tree-lined streets and well-maintained single-family homes. Located south of the Denver metro core, it offers a suburban feel with proximity to parks and schools.
Piney Creek is more expensive. The median asking price is $699,990 in Piney Creek against $650,000 in Homestead in the Willows. By price per square foot they run $261 in Homestead in the Willows and $215 in Piney Creek, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,486 square feet in Homestead in the Willows and 3,262 square feet in Piney Creek, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Homestead in the Willows is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1981, against 1987 in Piney Creek.
Homes for sale in Homestead in the Willows have been listed a median of 27 days, against 54 days in Piney Creek. Over the last twelve months 33 homes sold in Homestead in the Willows and 55 in Piney Creek, 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 Homestead in the Willows are most often assigned to Homestead Elementary, West Middle, Cherry Creek High School; in Piney Creek it is Indian Ridge Elementary, Laredo Middle, Smoky Hill High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Homestead in the Willows 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Piney Creek. On transit they score 4 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 8:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.