Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingShadow Wood and Windsong are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 7 homes for sale in Shadow Wood and 7 in Windsong as this page loaded. Windsong is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $330,000 against $229,000 in Shadow Wood, about 44% higher. By the foot it is $250 in Shadow Wood against $176 in Windsong — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Windsong are simply bigger. A typical home is 924 square feet in Shadow Wood and 1,421 in Windsong, built around 1978 and 1985 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Shadow Wood: a median of 29 days on the market against 93 in Windsong. Shadow Wood is in the Denver 1 school district and Windsong is in Cherry Creek 5.
| Measure | Shadow Wood | Windsong |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 7 | 7 |
| Median asking price | $229,000 | $330,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $219,900 | $250,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $350,000 | $359,500 |
| Median price per sq ft | $250 | $176 |
| Median days on market | 29 | 93 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 924 | 1,421 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 2 |
| Typical year built | 1978 | 1985 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 10 | 4 |
| Median sold price | $232,500 | $312,500 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Denver 1 | Cherry Creek 5 |
| Elementary | Holm | Eastridge |
| Middle | Hamilton | Prairie |
| High school | Thomas Jefferson | Overland |
| 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 | 6/10 | 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.
Shadow Wood is an established residential neighborhood in south Denver, known for tree-lined streets and single-family homes on spacious lots. The area offers a quieter, suburban feel while maintaining reasonable proximity to shopping, dining, and employment centers along major corridors like I-25 and Evans Avenue. Residents enjoy access to parks, local schools, and nearby retail districts.
Windsong is a residential neighborhood in southwest Denver known for its tree-lined streets and family-oriented atmosphere. The area features a mix of single-family homes and offers convenient access to major corridors including Hampden Avenue and Santa Fe Drive. Nearby amenities include local parks, shopping, and schools that serve the community.
Windsong is more expensive. The median asking price is $330,000 in Windsong against $229,000 in Shadow Wood. By price per square foot they run $250 in Shadow Wood and $176 in Windsong, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 924 square feet in Shadow Wood and 1,421 square feet in Windsong, both with a median of 2 bedrooms.
Going by the homes on the market today, Shadow Wood is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1978, against 1985 in Windsong.
Homes for sale in Shadow Wood have been listed a median of 29 days, against 93 days in Windsong. Over the last twelve months 10 homes sold in Shadow Wood and 4 in Windsong, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Shadow Wood is in the Denver 1 district and Windsong is in Cherry Creek 5. The homes for sale in Shadow Wood are most often assigned to Holm Elementary, Hamilton Middle, Thomas Jefferson High School; in Windsong it is Eastridge Elementary, Prairie Middle, Overland 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 November 7, 2026 at 2:38 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.