Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingForbes Park and Sangre de Cristo Ranches are both neighbourhoods of Fort Garland, CO. There are 19 homes for sale in Forbes Park and 12 in Sangre de Cristo Ranches as this page loaded. Forbes Park is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $369,000 against $284,000 in Sangre de Cristo Ranches, about 30% higher. By the foot it is $234 in Forbes Park against $253 in Sangre de Cristo Ranches — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Forbes Park are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,908 square feet in Forbes Park and 1,126 in Sangre de Cristo Ranches, built around 2009 and 2008 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Sangre de Cristo Ranches: a median of 42 days on the market against 85 in Forbes Park. Both are in the Sierra Grande R-30 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Forbes Park | Sangre de Cristo Ranches |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 19 | 12 |
| Median asking price | $369,000 | $284,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $199,900 | $150,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $750,000 | $595,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $234 | $253 |
| Median days on market | 85 | 42 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,908 | 1,126 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 2009 | 2008 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 10 | 12 |
| Median sold price | $387,500 | $135,500 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Sierra Grande R-30 | Sierra Grande R-30 |
| Elementary | Sierra Grande | Sierra Grande |
| Middle | Sierra Grande | Sierra Grande |
| High school | Sierra Grande | Sierra Grande |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Transit | 1/10 | 0/10 |
| Biking | 3/10 | 2/10 |
| Quiet | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Getting around | 4/10 | 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.
Forbes Park in Fort Garland is a small, rural residential community in southern Colorado's San Luis Valley. This quiet area offers a slower pace of life with wide-open spaces and mountain views. Residents enjoy access to outdoor recreation and a tight-knit community atmosphere. The neighborhood is characterized by modest homes on larger lots, typical of the valley's agricultural heritage.
Sangre de Cristo Ranches is a rural residential community in southern Colorado near Fort Garland, nestled in the San Luis Valley. The area offers a quiet, spacious lifestyle with larger lot sizes and mountain views, appealing to those seeking distance from urban centers. Life here centers on self-sufficiency and outdoor recreation, with nearby access to hiking, fishing, and natural attractions.
Forbes Park is more expensive. The median asking price is $369,000 in Forbes Park against $284,000 in Sangre de Cristo Ranches. By price per square foot they run $234 in Forbes Park and $253 in Sangre de Cristo Ranches, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,908 square feet in Forbes Park and 1,126 square feet in Sangre de Cristo Ranches, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Sangre de Cristo Ranches is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2008, against 2009 in Forbes Park.
Homes for sale in Sangre de Cristo Ranches have been listed a median of 42 days, against 85 days in Forbes Park. Over the last twelve months 10 homes sold in Forbes Park and 12 in Sangre de Cristo Ranches, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Sierra Grande R-30 school district. The homes for sale in Forbes Park are most often assigned to Sierra Grande Elementary, Sierra Grande Middle, Sierra Grande High School; in Sangre de Cristo Ranches it is Sierra Grande Elementary, Sierra Grande Middle, Sierra Grande 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 0.
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 9:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.