Erie Town and Vista Ridge are both neighbourhoods of Erie, CO. There are 5 homes for sale in Erie Town and 13 in Vista Ridge as this page loaded. Asking prices are roughly the same in both: a median of $779,900 in Erie Town and $774,900 in Vista Ridge. By the foot it is $419 in Erie Town against $239 in Vista Ridge. A typical home is 1,622 square feet in Erie Town and 3,240 in Vista Ridge, built around 1968 and 2005 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Vista Ridge: a median of 40 days on the market against 56 in Erie Town. Both are in the St. Vrain Valley RE-1J school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Erie Town | Vista Ridge |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 5 | 13 |
| Median asking price | $779,900 | $774,900 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $510,000 | $580,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $1,050,000 | $2,499,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $419 | $239 |
| Median days on market | 56 | 40 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 1,622 | 3,240 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1968 | 2005 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 9 | 73 |
| Median sold price | $500,000 | $742,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | St. Vrain Valley RE-1J | St. Vrain Valley RE-1J |
| Elementary | Erie | Black Rock |
| Middle | Erie | Erie |
| High school | Erie | Erie |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Transit | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Biking | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Quiet | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Calm streets | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Getting around | 8/10 | 8/10 |
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.
Erie Town is a small, family-oriented community in northern Colorado, located between Boulder and Fort Collins along the Interstate 25 corridor. The area features a blend of suburban residential development with easy access to outdoor recreation, including proximity to open space and regional trails.
Vista Ridge is a newer, master-planned community in Erie, Colorado, positioned between Denver and Boulder with convenient access to I-25. The neighborhood features modern single-family homes, parks, and a family-oriented atmosphere with good schools nearby. Daily life centers around suburban convenience—shopping, dining, and services are accessible via short drives.
Erie Town is more expensive. The median asking price is $779,900 in Erie Town against $774,900 in Vista Ridge. By price per square foot they run $419 in Erie Town and $239 in Vista Ridge, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 1,622 square feet in Erie Town and 3,240 square feet in Vista Ridge, with a median of 3 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Erie Town is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1968, against 2005 in Vista Ridge.
Homes for sale in Vista Ridge have been listed a median of 40 days, against 56 days in Erie Town. Over the last twelve months 9 homes sold in Erie Town and 73 in Vista Ridge, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the St. Vrain Valley RE-1J school district. The homes for sale in Erie Town are most often assigned to Erie Elementary, Erie Middle, Erie High School; in Vista Ridge it is Black Rock Elementary, Erie Middle, Erie 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 2 and 2.
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.