Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingOlinger Gardens and Wheat Ridge are both neighbourhoods of Wheat Ridge, CO. There are 8 homes for sale in Olinger Gardens and 9 in Wheat Ridge as this page loaded. Wheat Ridge is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $600,000 against $562,450 in Olinger Gardens, about 7% higher. By the foot it is $462 in Olinger Gardens against $358 in Wheat Ridge — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Wheat Ridge are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,222 square feet in Olinger Gardens and 1,678 in Wheat Ridge, built around 1940 and 1996 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Olinger Gardens: a median of 34 days on the market against 70 in Wheat Ridge. Both are in the Jefferson County R-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Olinger Gardens | Wheat Ridge |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 8 | 9 |
| Median asking price | $562,450 | $600,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $279,999 | $265,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $620,000 | $1,590,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $462 | $358 |
| Median days on market | 34 | 70 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,222 | 1,678 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1940 | 1996 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 19 | 30 |
| Median sold price | $630,000 | $657,500 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Jefferson County R-1 | Jefferson County R-1 |
| Elementary | Lumberg | Stevens |
| Middle | Jefferson | Everitt |
| High school | Jefferson | Wheat Ridge |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 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.
Olinger Gardens is a residential neighborhood in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, offering a quieter, more suburban feel close to the Denver metro area. The area features tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and easy access to major routes like I-70 and Colfax Avenue.
Wheat Ridge is a established, family-friendly suburb west of Denver with a small-town feel and strong community roots. The area offers convenient access to I-70 and US-6, making commutes to downtown Denver manageable. Residents enjoy local parks, schools, and a mix of retail and dining options along 32nd Avenue and nearby corridors.
Wheat Ridge is more expensive. The median asking price is $600,000 in Wheat Ridge against $562,450 in Olinger Gardens. By price per square foot they run $462 in Olinger Gardens and $358 in Wheat Ridge, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,222 square feet in Olinger Gardens and 1,678 square feet in Wheat Ridge, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Olinger Gardens is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1940, against 1996 in Wheat Ridge.
Homes for sale in Olinger Gardens have been listed a median of 34 days, against 70 days in Wheat Ridge. Over the last twelve months 19 homes sold in Olinger Gardens and 30 in Wheat Ridge, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Jefferson County R-1 school district. The homes for sale in Olinger Gardens are most often assigned to Lumberg Elementary, Jefferson Middle, Jefferson High School; in Wheat Ridge it is Stevens Elementary, Everitt Middle, Wheat Ridge High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 5 out of 10 for walkability. 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 7:38 PM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.