Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingChateau Chaparral and Mesa Antero are both neighbourhoods of Nathrop, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Chateau Chaparral and 5 in Mesa Antero as this page loaded. Mesa Antero is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $1,222,000 against $238,000 in Chateau Chaparral, about 413% higher. By the foot it is $482 in Chateau Chaparral against $400 in Mesa Antero — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Mesa Antero are simply bigger. A typical home is 406 square feet in Chateau Chaparral and 2,679 in Mesa Antero, built around 2005 and 2001 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Mesa Antero: a median of 76 days on the market against 90 in Chateau Chaparral. Both are in the Buena Vista R-31 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Chateau Chaparral | Mesa Antero |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $238,000 | $1,222,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $194,900 | $929,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $270,000 | $1,455,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $482 | $400 |
| Median days on market | 90 | 76 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 406 | 2,679 |
| Median bedrooms | 1 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 2005 | 2001 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 7 | 6 |
| Median sold price | $224,000 | $1,210,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Buena Vista R-31 | Buena Vista R-31 |
| Elementary | Avery Parsons | Avery Parsons |
| Middle | Buena Vista | Buena Vista |
| High school | Buena Vista | Buena Vista |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Transit | 1/10 | 1/10 |
| Biking | 4/10 | 3/10 |
| Quiet | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Getting around | 5/10 | 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.
Chateau Chaparral is a residential community in Nathrop, Colorado, located in the Arkansas River Valley in Chaffee County. The area offers a rural, mountain lifestyle with access to outdoor recreation including hiking, fishing, and scenic mountain views. The community is quiet and peaceful, appealing to those seeking a slower pace away from urban centers.
Mesa Antero and Nathrop sit in the Arkansas River Valley of central Colorado, roughly 150 miles southwest of Denver. This rural mountain community offers a quiet, off-the-beaten-path lifestyle surrounded by natural beauty—close to outdoor recreation, hiking, and fishing. The area is sparsely populated and deeply tied to land, agriculture, and self-reliance. Daily life revolves around small-town rhythms;
Mesa Antero is more expensive. The median asking price is $1,222,000 in Mesa Antero against $238,000 in Chateau Chaparral. By price per square foot they run $482 in Chateau Chaparral and $400 in Mesa Antero, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 406 square feet in Chateau Chaparral and 2,679 square feet in Mesa Antero, with a median of 1 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Mesa Antero is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2001, against 2005 in Chateau Chaparral.
Homes for sale in Mesa Antero have been listed a median of 76 days, against 90 days in Chateau Chaparral. Over the last twelve months 7 homes sold in Chateau Chaparral and 6 in Mesa Antero, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Buena Vista R-31 school district. The homes for sale in Chateau Chaparral are most often assigned to Avery Parsons Elementary, Buena Vista Middle, Buena Vista High School; in Mesa Antero it is Avery Parsons Elementary, Buena Vista Middle, Buena Vista 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 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 8:53 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.