Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingCottonwood Greens and Fort Lupton are both neighbourhoods of Fort Lupton, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Cottonwood Greens and 5 in Fort Lupton as this page loaded. Fort Lupton is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $1,200,000 against $485,450 in Cottonwood Greens, about 147% higher. By the foot it is $263 in Cottonwood Greens against $567 in Fort Lupton. A typical home is 1,728 square feet in Cottonwood Greens and 2,800 in Fort Lupton, built around 2025 and 1976 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Fort Lupton: a median of 43 days on the market against 214 in Cottonwood Greens. Both are in the Weld County RE-8 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Cottonwood Greens | Fort Lupton |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $485,450 | $1,200,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $379,900 | $319,900 |
| Dearest home for sale | $559,900 | $2,999,900 |
| Median price per sq ft | $263 | $567 |
| Median days on market | 214 | 43 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,728 | 2,800 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 2025 | 1976 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 12 | 4 |
| Median sold price | $488,900 | $398,500 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Weld County RE-8 | Weld County RE-8 |
| Elementary | Twombly | Twombly |
| Middle | Fort Lupton | Fort Lupton |
| High school | Fort Lupton | Fort Lupton |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Transit | 2/10 | 1/10 |
| Biking | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Getting around | 6/10 | 6/10 |
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.
Cottonwood Greens is a residential community in Fort Lupton, a small city in Weld County northeast of Denver. The neighborhood offers a quieter, small-town atmosphere with lower density than metro Denver, making it appealing to families and those seeking affordability and space. Local schools and parks serve the community, and I-25 access provides a commute corridor to the greater Denver region.
Fort Lupton is a small, rural community in Weld County, Colorado, situated between Denver and the northern Front Range. The town maintains a quiet, agricultural character with a tight-knit community feel, offering affordable living for families and those seeking distance from urban density.
Fort Lupton is more expensive. The median asking price is $1,200,000 in Fort Lupton against $485,450 in Cottonwood Greens. By price per square foot they run $263 in Cottonwood Greens and $567 in Fort Lupton, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,728 square feet in Cottonwood Greens and 2,800 square feet in Fort Lupton, with a median of 3 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Fort Lupton is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1976, against 2025 in Cottonwood Greens.
Homes for sale in Fort Lupton have been listed a median of 43 days, against 214 days in Cottonwood Greens. Over the last twelve months 12 homes sold in Cottonwood Greens and 4 in Fort Lupton, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Weld County RE-8 school district. The homes for sale in Cottonwood Greens are most often assigned to Twombly Elementary, Fort Lupton Middle, Fort Lupton High School; in Fort Lupton it is Twombly Elementary, Fort Lupton Middle, Fort Lupton High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 3 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 2 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 8:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.