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Sapphire Pointe vs The Meadows

Sapphire Pointe and The Meadows are both neighbourhoods of Castle Rock, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Sapphire Pointe and 70 in The Meadows as this page loaded. Sapphire Pointe is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $775,000 against $649,998 in The Meadows, about 19% higher. By the foot it is $245 in Sapphire Pointe against $241 in The Meadows. A typical home is 2,983 square feet in Sapphire Pointe and 2,684 in The Meadows, built around 2005 and 2007 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Sapphire Pointe: a median of 51 days on the market against 58 in The Meadows. Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.

Side by side

MeasureSapphire PointeThe Meadows
For sale today
Homes for sale570
Median asking price$775,000$649,998
Cheapest home for sale$369,900$425,000
Dearest home for sale$1,150,000$1,239,500
Median price per sq ft$245$241
Median days on market5158
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)2,9832,684
Median bedrooms44
Typical year built20052007
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold16333
Median sold price$801,000$640,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtDouglas RE-1Douglas RE-1
ElementarySage CanyonMeadow View
MiddleMesaCastle Rock
High schoolDouglas CountyCastle View
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability4/103/10
Transit2/102/10
Biking5/104/10
Quiet7/107/10
Calm streets7/107/10
Getting around7/107/10

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.

Sapphire Pointe

5
Homes for sale
$775,000
Median asking price
$245
Median per sq ft
51
Median days on market

The Meadows

70
Homes for sale
$649,998
Median asking price
$241
Median per sq ft
58
Median days on market

What each one is like

Sapphire Pointe

Sapphire Pointe is a master-planned community in Castle Rock offering a mix of newer residential development with modern amenities and planned infrastructure. Located in the fast-growing southern Denver metro area, the neighborhood provides convenient access to I-25 and is within reasonable driving distance of downtown Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs.

Full Sapphire Pointe guide

The Meadows

The Meadows is a suburban residential community in Castle Rock, CO, located south of Denver with convenient access to I-25. The neighborhood features single-family homes on spacious lots, tree-lined streets, and a family-oriented atmosphere. Nearby amenities include Castle Rock schools, shopping centers, and parks.

Full The Meadows guide

Questions people ask

Is Sapphire Pointe or The Meadows more expensive?

Sapphire Pointe is more expensive. The median asking price is $775,000 in Sapphire Pointe against $649,998 in The Meadows. By price per square foot they run $245 in Sapphire Pointe and $241 in The Meadows, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Sapphire Pointe or The Meadows?

A typical home for sale is 2,983 square feet in Sapphire Pointe and 2,684 square feet in The Meadows, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Sapphire Pointe is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 2005, against 2007 in The Meadows.

Which sells faster, Sapphire Pointe or The Meadows?

Homes for sale in Sapphire Pointe have been listed a median of 51 days, against 58 days in The Meadows. Over the last twelve months 16 homes sold in Sapphire Pointe and 333 in The Meadows, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Sapphire Pointe and The Meadows?

Both are in the Douglas RE-1 school district. The homes for sale in Sapphire Pointe are most often assigned to Sage Canyon Elementary, Mesa Middle, Douglas County High School; in The Meadows it is Meadow View Elementary, Castle Rock Middle, Castle View High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Sapphire Pointe or The Meadows?

Symbio rates Sapphire Pointe 4 out of 10 for walkability, against 3 for The Meadows. On transit they score 2 and 2.

How current are these figures?

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.

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Look at either one on its own

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.

Common questions, answered with live Colorado numbers

These figures were worked out from the live MLS feed at November 7, 2026 at 2:53 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.