Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingProspectors Point and Shaw Heights are both neighbourhoods of Westminster, CO. There are 17 homes for sale in Prospectors Point and 11 in Shaw Heights as this page loaded. Shaw Heights is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $510,000 against $214,000 in Prospectors Point, about 138% higher. By the foot it is $214 in Prospectors Point against $297 in Shaw Heights. A typical home is 1,000 square feet in Prospectors Point and 1,776 in Shaw Heights, built around 1982 and 1959 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Prospectors Point: a median of 56 days on the market against 61 in Shaw Heights. Both are in the Westminster Public Schools school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Prospectors Point | Shaw Heights |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 17 | 11 |
| Median asking price | $214,000 | $510,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $149,900 | $425,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $279,900 | $590,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $214 | $297 |
| Median days on market | 56 | 61 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,000 | 1,776 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1982 | 1959 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 14 | 52 |
| Median sold price | $212,250 | $477,500 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Westminster Public Schools | Westminster Public Schools |
| Elementary | Metz | Flynn |
| Middle | Ranum | Shaw Heights |
| High school | Westminster | Westminster |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 6/10 | 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.
Prospectors Point is a residential neighborhood in Westminster, Colorado, located in the northern Denver metro area. The community features a mix of single-family homes and offers convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along nearby corridors. Residents enjoy proximity to parks, schools, and major roadways that connect to central Denver and the surrounding region.
Shaw Heights is a residential neighborhood in Westminster, Colorado, located north of downtown Denver with convenient access to I-25 and US-85. The area features a mix of single-family homes and established tree-lined streets, offering a suburban feel with proximity to shopping, dining, and recreational amenities.
Shaw Heights is more expensive. The median asking price is $510,000 in Shaw Heights against $214,000 in Prospectors Point. By price per square foot they run $214 in Prospectors Point and $297 in Shaw Heights, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,000 square feet in Prospectors Point and 1,776 square feet in Shaw Heights, with a median of 2 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Shaw Heights is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1959, against 1982 in Prospectors Point.
Homes for sale in Prospectors Point have been listed a median of 56 days, against 61 days in Shaw Heights. Over the last twelve months 14 homes sold in Prospectors Point and 52 in Shaw Heights, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Westminster Public Schools school district. The homes for sale in Prospectors Point are most often assigned to Metz Elementary, Ranum Middle, Westminster High School; in Shaw Heights it is Flynn Elementary, Shaw Heights Middle, Westminster High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Prospectors Point 5 out of 10 for walkability, against 4 for Shaw Heights. On transit they score 4 and 4.
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 9:08 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.