Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingPtarmigan and Ridgewood Hills PUD Third Filing are both neighbourhoods of Fort Collins, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Ptarmigan and 5 in Ridgewood Hills PUD Third Filing as this page loaded. Ptarmigan is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $900,000 against $575,000 in Ridgewood Hills PUD Third Filing, about 57% higher. By the foot it is $219 in Ptarmigan against $244 in Ridgewood Hills PUD Third Filing — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Ptarmigan are simply bigger. A typical home is 3,988 square feet in Ptarmigan and 2,436 in Ridgewood Hills PUD Third Filing, built around 1995 and 2004 respectively. Both are sitting at a median of 97 days on the market. Ptarmigan is in the Poudre R-1 school district and Ridgewood Hills PUD Third Filing is in Thompson R2-J.
| Measure | Ptarmigan | Ridgewood Hills PUD Third Filing |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $900,000 | $575,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $525,000 | $555,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,095,000 | $629,500 |
| Median price per sq ft | $219 | $244 |
| Median days on market | 97 | 97 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 3,988 | 2,436 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1995 | 2004 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 17 | 9 |
| Median sold price | $925,000 | $630,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Poudre R-1 | Thompson R2-J |
| Elementary | Other | Coyote Ridge |
| Middle | Preston | Lucile Erwin |
| High school | Fossil Ridge | Loveland |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| 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.
Ptarmigan is a residential neighborhood in northwest Fort Collins, characterized by tree-lined streets and a mix of single-family homes. The area offers a quieter, more suburban feel while maintaining reasonable access to shopping, dining, and employment centers via major corridors like College Avenue and Mountain Avenue. Daily life centers around local parks, schools, and neighborhood amenities.
Ridgewood Hills PUD Third Filing is a planned residential community in Fort Collins offering a mix of single-family homes in a suburban setting. The neighborhood provides convenient access to shopping, schools, and dining options while maintaining a quieter atmosphere than central Fort Collins.
Ptarmigan is more expensive. The median asking price is $900,000 in Ptarmigan against $575,000 in Ridgewood Hills PUD Third Filing. By price per square foot they run $219 in Ptarmigan and $244 in Ridgewood Hills PUD Third Filing, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 3,988 square feet in Ptarmigan and 2,436 square feet in Ridgewood Hills PUD Third Filing, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Ptarmigan is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1995, against 2004 in Ridgewood Hills PUD Third Filing.
Both are sitting at a median of 97 days on the market. Over the last twelve months 17 homes sold in Ptarmigan and 9 in Ridgewood Hills PUD Third Filing, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Ptarmigan is in the Poudre R-1 district and Ridgewood Hills PUD Third Filing is in Thompson R2-J. The homes for sale in Ptarmigan are most often assigned to Other Elementary, Preston Middle, Fossil Ridge High School; in Ridgewood Hills PUD Third Filing it is Coyote Ridge Elementary, Lucile Erwin Middle, Loveland High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 5 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 4 and 4.
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.