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Sloans Lake vs Windsor Gardens

Sloans Lake and Windsor Gardens are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 30 homes for sale in Sloans Lake and 91 in Windsor Gardens as this page loaded. Sloans Lake is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $932,000 against $205,000 in Windsor Gardens, about 355% higher. By the foot it is $468 in Sloans Lake against $193 in Windsor Gardens. A typical home is 1,742 square feet in Sloans Lake and 1,200 in Windsor Gardens, built around 2016 and 1969 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Sloans Lake: a median of 56 days on the market against 114 in Windsor Gardens. Both are in the Denver 1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.

Side by side

MeasureSloans LakeWindsor Gardens
For sale today
Homes for sale3091
Median asking price$932,000$205,000
Cheapest home for sale$499,000$119,700
Dearest home for sale$2,995,000$349,900
Median price per sq ft$468$193
Median days on market56114
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)1,7421,200
Median bedrooms42
Typical year built20161969
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold85128
Median sold price$800,000$175,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtDenver 1Denver 1
ElementaryBrownPlace Bridge Academy
MiddleStrive LakePlace Bridge Academy
High schoolNorthGeorge Washington
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability7/106/10
Transit5/105/10
Biking8/106/10
Quiet6/107/10
Calm streets7/107/10
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.

Sloans Lake

30
Homes for sale
$932,000
Median asking price
$468
Median per sq ft
56
Median days on market

Windsor Gardens

91
Homes for sale
$205,000
Median asking price
$193
Median per sq ft
114
Median days on market

What each one is like

Sloans Lake

Sloan's Lake is a vibrant northwest Denver neighborhood centered around its namesake 162-acre lake and park. The tree-lined streets feature a mix of historic and updated homes, attracting young families and professionals seeking walkable urban living with outdoor recreation.

Full Sloans Lake guide

Windsor Gardens

Windsor Gardens is a residential neighborhood in north-central Denver characterized by tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and a quiet, family-oriented atmosphere. The area offers convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along nearby corridors, with good proximity to major employers and downtown Denver.

Full Windsor Gardens guide

Questions people ask

Is Sloans Lake or Windsor Gardens more expensive?

Sloans Lake is more expensive. The median asking price is $932,000 in Sloans Lake against $205,000 in Windsor Gardens. By price per square foot they run $468 in Sloans Lake and $193 in Windsor Gardens, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Sloans Lake or Windsor Gardens?

A typical home for sale is 1,742 square feet in Sloans Lake and 1,200 square feet in Windsor Gardens, with a median of 4 and 2 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Windsor Gardens is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1969, against 2016 in Sloans Lake.

Which sells faster, Sloans Lake or Windsor Gardens?

Homes for sale in Sloans Lake have been listed a median of 56 days, against 114 days in Windsor Gardens. Over the last twelve months 85 homes sold in Sloans Lake and 128 in Windsor Gardens, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Sloans Lake and Windsor Gardens?

Both are in the Denver 1 school district. The homes for sale in Sloans Lake are most often assigned to Brown Elementary, Strive Lake Middle, North High School; in Windsor Gardens it is Place Bridge Academy Elementary, Place Bridge Academy Middle, George Washington High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Sloans Lake or Windsor Gardens?

Symbio rates Sloans Lake 7 out of 10 for walkability, against 6 for Windsor Gardens. On transit they score 5 and 5.

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.