Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingWaterstone and Willow Park are both neighbourhoods of Aurora, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Waterstone and 5 in Willow Park as this page loaded. Waterstone is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $600,000 against $489,900 in Willow Park, about 22% higher. By the foot it is $280 in Waterstone against $246 in Willow Park. A typical home is 1,983 square feet in Waterstone and 1,868 in Willow Park, built around 2022 and 1980 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Willow Park: a median of 57 days on the market against 121 in Waterstone. Both are in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Waterstone | Willow Park |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 5 |
| Median asking price | $600,000 | $489,900 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $515,000 | $324,900 |
| Dearest home for sale | $665,000 | $525,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $280 | $246 |
| Median days on market | 121 | 57 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,983 | 1,868 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 2022 | 1980 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 15 | 18 |
| Median sold price | $602,500 | $465,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Adams-Arapahoe 28J | Adams-Arapahoe 28J |
| Elementary | Murphy Creek K-8 | Jewell |
| Middle | Murphy Creek K-8 | Aurora Hills |
| High school | Vista Peak | Gateway |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 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.
Waterstone is a planned residential community in Aurora offering suburban comfort with modern amenities. The neighborhood features tree-lined streets, parks, and a mix of single-family homes and townhomes. Residents enjoy proximity to shopping, dining, and recreation while maintaining a family-friendly atmosphere. Located in central Aurora, Waterstone provides convenient access to major employment centers and I-225.
Willow Park is a well-established residential neighborhood in central Aurora, CO, offering a mix of single-family homes and tree-lined streets. Located near major retail corridors and within reasonable driving distance of downtown Denver, it provides suburban convenience with good access to schools, parks, and shopping.
Waterstone is more expensive. The median asking price is $600,000 in Waterstone against $489,900 in Willow Park. By price per square foot they run $280 in Waterstone and $246 in Willow Park, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,983 square feet in Waterstone and 1,868 square feet in Willow Park, with a median of 3 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Willow Park is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1980, against 2022 in Waterstone.
Homes for sale in Willow Park have been listed a median of 57 days, against 121 days in Waterstone. Over the last twelve months 15 homes sold in Waterstone and 18 in Willow Park, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Adams-Arapahoe 28J school district. The homes for sale in Waterstone are most often assigned to Murphy Creek K-8 Elementary, Murphy Creek K-8 Middle, Vista Peak High School; in Willow Park it is Jewell Elementary, Aurora Hills Middle, Gateway 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 5 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 November 7, 2026 at 2:23 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.