Lyons Area and Pinewood Spgs are both neighbourhoods of Lyons, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Lyons Area and 6 in Pinewood Spgs as this page loaded. Lyons Area is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $1,315,000 against $769,500 in Pinewood Spgs, about 71% higher. By the foot it is $414 in Lyons Area against $394 in Pinewood Spgs. A typical home is 3,334 square feet in Lyons Area and 1,912 in Pinewood Spgs, built around 1986 and 1978 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Pinewood Spgs: a median of 81 days on the market against 170 in Lyons Area. Lyons Area is in the St. Vrain Valley RE-1J school district and Pinewood Spgs is in Estes Park R-3.
| Measure | Lyons Area | Pinewood Spgs |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $1,315,000 | $769,500 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $849,000 | $459,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,999,000 | $1,165,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $414 | $394 |
| Median days on market | 170 | 81 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 3,334 | 1,912 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1986 | 1978 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 4 | 10 |
| Median sold price | $1,524,500 | $947,500 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | St. Vrain Valley RE-1J | Estes Park R-3 |
| Elementary | Lyons | Estes Park |
| Middle | Lyons | Estes Park |
| High school | Lyons | Estes Park |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 6/10 | 3/10 |
| Transit | 2/10 | 1/10 |
| Biking | 7/10 | 4/10 |
| Quiet | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 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.
Lyons is a small, historic mountain town nestled in the foothills northwest of Boulder, where the St. Vrain Creek runs through charming downtown streets lined with local shops and galleries. The community embraces an outdoorsy, artistic character with strong ties to outdoor recreation, craft breweries, and a tight-knit population that values sustainability and natural beauty.
Pinewood Springs and Lyons are small, rural mountain communities nestled in Boulder County along the St. Vrain River corridor. These areas offer a genuine small-town feel with scenic natural surroundings, outdoor recreation access, and a close-knit community atmosphere. Local amenities include basic services in Lyons proper, with larger shopping and dining options a short drive toward Boulder or Loveland.
Lyons Area is more expensive. The median asking price is $1,315,000 in Lyons Area against $769,500 in Pinewood Spgs. By price per square foot they run $414 in Lyons Area and $394 in Pinewood Spgs, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 3,334 square feet in Lyons Area and 1,912 square feet in Pinewood Spgs, both with a median of 3 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Pinewood Spgs is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1978, against 1986 in Lyons Area.
Homes for sale in Pinewood Spgs have been listed a median of 81 days, against 170 days in Lyons Area. Over the last twelve months 4 homes sold in Lyons Area and 10 in Pinewood Spgs, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Lyons Area is in the St. Vrain Valley RE-1J district and Pinewood Spgs is in Estes Park R-3. The homes for sale in Lyons Area are most often assigned to Lyons Elementary, Lyons Middle, Lyons High School; in Pinewood Spgs it is Estes Park Elementary, Estes Park Middle, Estes Park High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Lyons Area 6 out of 10 for walkability, against 3 for Pinewood Spgs. 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 7:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.