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Sloans Lake vs Windsor Gardens

Sloans Lake and Windsor Gardens are both neighbourhoods of Denver, CO. There are 28 homes for sale in Sloans Lake and 94 in Windsor Gardens as this page loaded. Sloans Lake is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $1,024,000 against $197,000 in Windsor Gardens, about 420% higher. By the foot it is $462 in Sloans Lake against $199 in Windsor Gardens. A typical home is 2,107 square feet in Sloans Lake and 945 in Windsor Gardens, built around 2018 and 1969 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Sloans Lake: a median of 70 days on the market against 109 in Windsor Gardens. Both are in the Denver 1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.

Side by side

MeasureSloans LakeWindsor Gardens
For sale today
Homes for sale2894
Median asking price$1,024,000$197,000
Cheapest home for sale$499,000$130,000
Dearest home for sale$2,995,000$339,000
Median price per sq ft$462$199
Median days on market70109
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)2,107945
Median bedrooms42
Typical year built20181969
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold82138
Median sold price$865,000$178,750
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtDenver 1Denver 1
ElementaryBrownPlace Bridge Academy
MiddleStrive LakePlace Bridge Academy
High schoolNorthGeorge Washington
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability7/106/10
Transit5/105/10
Biking8/106/10
Quiet6/107/10
Calm streets7/107/10
Getting around8/107/10

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.

Sloans Lake

28
Homes for sale
$1,024,000
Median asking price
$462
Median per sq ft
70
Median days on market

Windsor Gardens

94
Homes for sale
$197,000
Median asking price
$199
Median per sq ft
109
Median days on market

What each one is like

Sloans Lake

Sloan's Lake is a vibrant northwest Denver neighborhood centered around its namesake 162-acre lake and park. The tree-lined streets feature a mix of historic and updated homes, attracting young families and professionals seeking walkable urban living with outdoor recreation.

Full Sloans Lake guide

Windsor Gardens

Windsor Gardens is a residential neighborhood in north-central Denver characterized by tree-lined streets, single-family homes, and a quiet, family-oriented atmosphere. The area offers convenient access to shopping, dining, and services along nearby corridors, with good proximity to major employers and downtown Denver.

Full Windsor Gardens guide

Questions people ask

Is Sloans Lake or Windsor Gardens more expensive?

Sloans Lake is more expensive. The median asking price is $1,024,000 in Sloans Lake against $197,000 in Windsor Gardens. By price per square foot they run $462 in Sloans Lake and $199 in Windsor Gardens, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Sloans Lake or Windsor Gardens?

A typical home for sale is 2,107 square feet in Sloans Lake and 945 square feet in Windsor Gardens, with a median of 4 and 2 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Windsor Gardens is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1969, against 2018 in Sloans Lake.

Which sells faster, Sloans Lake or Windsor Gardens?

Homes for sale in Sloans Lake have been listed a median of 70 days, against 109 days in Windsor Gardens. Over the last twelve months 82 homes sold in Sloans Lake and 138 in Windsor Gardens, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Sloans Lake and Windsor Gardens?

Both are in the Denver 1 school district. The homes for sale in Sloans Lake are most often assigned to Brown Elementary, Strive Lake Middle, North High School; in Windsor Gardens it is Place Bridge Academy Elementary, Place Bridge Academy Middle, George Washington High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Sloans Lake or Windsor Gardens?

Symbio rates Sloans Lake 7 out of 10 for walkability, against 6 for Windsor Gardens. On transit they score 5 and 5.

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 2:38 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.