Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingHighland Lakes and Spring Valley are both neighbourhoods of Divide, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Highland Lakes and 6 in Spring Valley as this page loaded. Spring Valley is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $640,000 against $474,450 in Highland Lakes, about 35% higher. By the foot it is $237 in Highland Lakes against $259 in Spring Valley. A typical home is 2,282 square feet in Highland Lakes and 2,514 in Spring Valley, built around 1991 and 1996 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Spring Valley: a median of 100 days on the market against 108 in Highland Lakes. Both are in the Woodland Park RE-2 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Highland Lakes | Spring Valley |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $474,450 | $640,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $409,999 | $440,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $724,000 | $669,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $237 | $259 |
| Median days on market | 108 | 100 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,282 | 2,514 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1991 | 1996 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 9 | 10 |
| Median sold price | $500,000 | $517,500 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Woodland Park RE-2 | Woodland Park RE-2 |
| Elementary | Summit | Summit |
| Middle | Woodland Park | Woodland Park |
| High school | Woodland Park | Woodland Park |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Transit | 1/10 | 1/10 |
| Biking | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Quiet | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Getting around | 5/10 | 4/10 |
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.
Highland Lakes is a quiet residential community in Divide, Colorado, located in El Paso County at elevation around 9,200 feet. The area offers a mountain lifestyle with forested surroundings and a small-town feel, popular with those seeking a retreat from urban sprawl. Daily life centers on outdoor recreation—hiking, fishing, and access to Pike National Forest.
Spring Valley is a rural mountain community in El Paso County near Divide, Colorado, offering peaceful living at elevation with scenic pine forest surroundings. Residents enjoy outdoor recreation, quietude, and a tight-knit community feel, though services and shopping require drives to nearby towns like Woodland Park or Colorado Springs.
Spring Valley is more expensive. The median asking price is $640,000 in Spring Valley against $474,450 in Highland Lakes. By price per square foot they run $237 in Highland Lakes and $259 in Spring Valley, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,282 square feet in Highland Lakes and 2,514 square feet in Spring Valley, with a median of 3 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Highland Lakes is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1991, against 1996 in Spring Valley.
Homes for sale in Spring Valley have been listed a median of 100 days, against 108 days in Highland Lakes. Over the last twelve months 9 homes sold in Highland Lakes and 10 in Spring Valley, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Woodland Park RE-2 school district. The homes for sale in Highland Lakes are most often assigned to Summit Elementary, Woodland Park Middle, Woodland Park High School; in Spring Valley it is Summit Elementary, Woodland Park Middle, Woodland Park High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 2 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 1 and 1.
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 7:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.