Looking Glass and The Pinery are both neighbourhoods of Parker, CO. There are 25 homes for sale in Looking Glass and 27 in The Pinery as this page loaded. The Pinery is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $799,999 against $680,000 in Looking Glass, about 18% higher. By the foot it is $247 in Looking Glass against $239 in The Pinery — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in The Pinery are simply bigger. A typical home is 2,730 square feet in Looking Glass and 3,379 in The Pinery, built around 2025 and 1984 respectively. Both are sitting at a median of 47 days on the market. Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Looking Glass | The Pinery |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 25 | 27 |
| Median asking price | $680,000 | $799,999 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $610,000 | $659,999 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,136,216 | $1,800,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $247 | $239 |
| Median days on market | 47 | 47 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,730 | 3,379 |
| Median bedrooms | 4 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 2025 | 1984 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 21 | 93 |
| Median sold price | $730,000 | $760,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Douglas RE-1 | Douglas RE-1 |
| Elementary | Legacy Point | Northeast |
| Middle | Sagewood | Sagewood |
| High school | Ponderosa | Ponderosa |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 6/10 |
| Transit | 2/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 8/10 |
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.
Looking Glass is a newer residential community in Parker, Colorado, located southeast of Denver near the Castle Rock area. The neighborhood features modern homes with a mix of suburban character and growing local amenities. Residents enjoy proximity to shopping, dining, and schools, with easy access to major highways for commuting to Denver.
The Pinery is a master-planned community in Parker offering a suburban feel with modern amenities and strong schools. Homes range from townhomes to single-family residences with parks, trails, and a town center. Located along I-25 corridor, it's convenient to downtown Denver, tech corridors, and the Springs while maintaining a family-oriented atmosphere.
The Pinery is more expensive. The median asking price is $799,999 in The Pinery against $680,000 in Looking Glass. By price per square foot they run $247 in Looking Glass and $239 in The Pinery, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 2,730 square feet in Looking Glass and 3,379 square feet in The Pinery, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, The Pinery is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1984, against 2025 in Looking Glass.
Both are sitting at a median of 47 days on the market. Over the last twelve months 21 homes sold in Looking Glass and 93 in The Pinery, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district. The homes for sale in Looking Glass are most often assigned to Legacy Point Elementary, Sagewood Middle, Ponderosa High School; in The Pinery it is Northeast Elementary, Sagewood Middle, Ponderosa High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates The Pinery 6 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Looking Glass. On transit they score 2 and 3.
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.