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Highlands at Fox Hills vs Northern Plains

Highlands at Fox Hills and Northern Plains are both neighbourhoods of Longmont, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Highlands at Fox Hills and 9 in Northern Plains as this page loaded. Northern Plains is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $1,700,000 against $446,895 in Highlands at Fox Hills, about 280% higher. By the foot it is $298 in Highlands at Fox Hills against $692 in Northern Plains. A typical home is 1,567 square feet in Highlands at Fox Hills and 2,703 in Northern Plains, built around 2025 and 1982 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Highlands at Fox Hills: a median of 133 days on the market against 135 in Northern Plains. Both are in the St. Vrain Valley RE-1J school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.

Side by side

MeasureHighlands at Fox HillsNorthern Plains
For sale today
Homes for sale59
Median asking price$446,895$1,700,000
Cheapest home for sale$434,045$969,000
Dearest home for sale$480,955$4,250,000
Median price per sq ft$298$692
Median days on market133135
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)1,5672,703
Median bedrooms34
Typical year built20251982
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold39
Median sold price$444,910$1,300,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtSt. Vrain Valley RE-1JSt. Vrain Valley RE-1J
ElementaryRocky MountainHygiene
MiddleTrail RidgeWestview
High schoolSkylineLongmont
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability5/104/10
Transit3/102/10
Biking6/105/10
Quiet7/106/10
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.

Highlands at Fox Hills

5
Homes for sale
$446,895
Median asking price
$298
Median per sq ft
133
Median days on market

Northern Plains

9
Homes for sale
$1,700,000
Median asking price
$692
Median per sq ft
135
Median days on market

What each one is like

Highlands at Fox Hills

Highlands at Fox Hills is a residential community in south Longmont offering suburban comfort with convenient access to shopping, schools, and major corridors. The neighborhood features tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and a family-oriented atmosphere. Nearby amenities include retail centers, parks, and easy connections to US-36 and I-25 for commuting to Boulder and Denver.

Full Highlands at Fox Hills guide

Northern Plains

Northern Plains is a growing residential neighborhood in north Longmont, characterized by newer suburban development and family-oriented streets. The area offers a mix of single-family homes and townhomes with good access to schools, parks, and shopping corridors. Daily life centers around local amenities, outdoor recreation, and commuting via car to employment centers throughout the Front Range.

Full Northern Plains guide

Questions people ask

Is Highlands at Fox Hills or Northern Plains more expensive?

Northern Plains is more expensive. The median asking price is $1,700,000 in Northern Plains against $446,895 in Highlands at Fox Hills. By price per square foot they run $298 in Highlands at Fox Hills and $692 in Northern Plains, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Highlands at Fox Hills or Northern Plains?

A typical home for sale is 1,567 square feet in Highlands at Fox Hills and 2,703 square feet in Northern Plains, with a median of 3 and 4 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Northern Plains is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1982, against 2025 in Highlands at Fox Hills.

Which sells faster, Highlands at Fox Hills or Northern Plains?

Homes for sale in Highlands at Fox Hills have been listed a median of 133 days, against 135 days in Northern Plains. Over the last twelve months 3 homes sold in Highlands at Fox Hills and 9 in Northern Plains, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Highlands at Fox Hills and Northern Plains?

Both are in the St. Vrain Valley RE-1J school district. The homes for sale in Highlands at Fox Hills are most often assigned to Rocky Mountain Elementary, Trail Ridge Middle, Skyline High School; in Northern Plains it is Hygiene Elementary, Westview Middle, Longmont High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Highlands at Fox Hills or Northern Plains?

Symbio rates Highlands at Fox Hills 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Northern Plains. On transit they score 3 and 2.

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 8:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.