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Chaffee Park vs Sherrelwood Estates

Chaffee Park and Sherrelwood Estates are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 13 homes for sale in Chaffee Park and 14 in Sherrelwood Estates as this page loaded. Asking prices are roughly the same in both: a median of $490,000 in Chaffee Park and $490,000 in Sherrelwood Estates. By the foot it is $448 in Chaffee Park against $252 in Sherrelwood Estates. A typical home is 1,068 square feet in Chaffee Park and 1,900 in Sherrelwood Estates, built around 1947 and 1964 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Chaffee Park: a median of 49 days on the market against 52 in Sherrelwood Estates. Chaffee Park is in the Denver 1 school district and Sherrelwood Estates is in Westminster Public Schools.

Side by side

MeasureChaffee ParkSherrelwood Estates
For sale today
Homes for sale1314
Median asking price$490,000$490,000
Cheapest home for sale$335,000$399,000
Dearest home for sale$630,000$539,900
Median price per sq ft$448$252
Median days on market4952
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)1,0681,900
Median bedrooms24
Typical year built19471964
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold3265
Median sold price$505,000$445,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtDenver 1Westminster Public Schools
ElementaryBeach CourtSherrelwood
MiddleSkinnerRanum
High schoolNorthWestminster
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability7/105/10
Transit6/104/10
Biking7/106/10
Quiet5/107/10
Calm streets6/107/10
Getting around8/107/10

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.

Chaffee Park

13
Homes for sale
$490,000
Median asking price
$448
Median per sq ft
49
Median days on market

Sherrelwood Estates

14
Homes for sale
$490,000
Median asking price
$252
Median per sq ft
52
Median days on market

What each one is like

Chaffee Park

Chaffee Park is a vibrant, historically rich neighborhood in northwest Denver known for its tree-lined streets, diverse community, and eclectic mix of older homes and newer infill development. Located near the South Platte River and close to downtown, the area offers easy access to shopping, dining, and recreational amenities along Santa Fe Drive and nearby commercial corridors.

Full Chaffee Park guide

Sherrelwood Estates

Sherrelwood Estates is a residential neighborhood in northwest Denver, characterized by tree-lined streets and single-family homes. The area offers a quieter, suburban feel while maintaining reasonable proximity to central Denver. Nearby shopping, dining, and services are accessible via short drives, and the neighborhood provides good access to major arterials for commuting across the metro area.

Full Sherrelwood Estates guide

Questions people ask

Is Chaffee Park or Sherrelwood Estates more expensive?

Neither is meaningfully more expensive: the median asking price is $490,000 in Chaffee Park and $490,000 in Sherrelwood Estates.

Which has bigger homes, Chaffee Park or Sherrelwood Estates?

A typical home for sale is 1,068 square feet in Chaffee Park and 1,900 square feet in Sherrelwood Estates, with a median of 2 and 4 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Chaffee Park is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1947, against 1964 in Sherrelwood Estates.

Which sells faster, Chaffee Park or Sherrelwood Estates?

Homes for sale in Chaffee Park have been listed a median of 49 days, against 52 days in Sherrelwood Estates. Over the last twelve months 32 homes sold in Chaffee Park and 65 in Sherrelwood Estates, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Chaffee Park and Sherrelwood Estates?

Chaffee Park is in the Denver 1 district and Sherrelwood Estates is in Westminster Public Schools. The homes for sale in Chaffee Park are most often assigned to Beach Court Elementary, Skinner Middle, North High School; in Sherrelwood Estates it is Sherrelwood Elementary, Ranum Middle, Westminster High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Chaffee Park or Sherrelwood Estates?

Symbio rates Chaffee Park 7 out of 10 for walkability, against 5 for Sherrelwood Estates. On transit they score 6 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 8:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.