Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingLouisiana Purchase and The Shores are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 9 homes for sale in Louisiana Purchase and 9 in The Shores as this page loaded. The Shores is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $365,000 against $300,000 in Louisiana Purchase, about 22% higher. By the foot it is $274 in Louisiana Purchase against $215 in The Shores — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in The Shores are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,096 square feet in Louisiana Purchase and 1,719 in The Shores, built around 1997 and 1974 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Louisiana Purchase: a median of 60 days on the market against 96 in The Shores. Louisiana Purchase is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district and The Shores is in Cherry Creek 5.
| Measure | Louisiana Purchase | The Shores |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 9 | 9 |
| Median asking price | $300,000 | $365,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $179,900 | $289,900 |
| Dearest home for sale | $350,000 | $409,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $274 | $215 |
| Median days on market | 60 | 96 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,096 | 1,719 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 3 |
| Typical year built | 1997 | 1974 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 14 | 14 |
| Median sold price | $312,375 | $350,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Side Creek | Polton |
| Middle | Mrachek | Prairie |
| High school | Rangeview | Overland |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 4/10 | 3/10 |
| Biking | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Quiet | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Calm streets | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Getting around | 7/10 | 7/10 |
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.
Louisiana Purchase is a residential neighborhood in Aurora, Colorado, offering a suburban feel with convenient access to major corridors and employment centers. The area features single-family homes and established streets, with proximity to shopping, dining, and schools. I-225 and E-470 provide quick routes to downtown Denver and the tech corridor, making it practical for commuters.
The Shores is a residential community in Aurora, Colorado, characterized by suburban streets and single-family homes. Located in the southeastern Denver metro area, it offers convenient access to major thoroughfares like I-225 and E-470, making commutes to downtown Denver and the airport feasible. The neighborhood features parks, shopping centers, and dining options typical of Aurora's suburban landscape.
The Shores is more expensive. The median asking price is $365,000 in The Shores against $300,000 in Louisiana Purchase. By price per square foot they run $274 in Louisiana Purchase and $215 in The Shores, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,096 square feet in Louisiana Purchase and 1,719 square feet in The Shores, with a median of 2 and 3 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, The Shores is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1974, against 1997 in Louisiana Purchase.
Homes for sale in Louisiana Purchase have been listed a median of 60 days, against 96 days in The Shores. Over the last twelve months 14 homes sold in Louisiana Purchase and 14 in The Shores, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Louisiana Purchase is in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J district and The Shores is in Cherry Creek 5. The homes for sale in Louisiana Purchase are most often assigned to Side Creek Elementary, Mrachek Middle, Rangeview High School; in The Shores it is Polton Elementary, Prairie Middle, Overland High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates both 4 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 4 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 November 7, 2026 at 2:38 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.