Revolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingRevolutionizing · Modernizing · SimplifyingHeatheridge Lakes Condo and Ptarmigan are both neighbourhoods of Fort Collins, CO. There are 6 homes for sale in Heatheridge Lakes Condo and 6 in Ptarmigan as this page loaded. Ptarmigan is the more expensive of the two: a median asking price of $815,000 against $197,500 in Heatheridge Lakes Condo, about 313% higher. By the foot it is $343 in Heatheridge Lakes Condo against $206 in Ptarmigan — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Ptarmigan are simply bigger. A typical home is 576 square feet in Heatheridge Lakes Condo and 3,948 in Ptarmigan, built around 1974 and 1995 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Heatheridge Lakes Condo: a median of 41 days on the market against 128 in Ptarmigan. Both are in the Poudre R-1 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.
| Measure | Heatheridge Lakes Condo | Ptarmigan |
|---|---|---|
| For sale today | ||
| Homes for sale | 6 | 6 |
| Median asking price | $197,500 | $815,000 |
| Cheapest home for sale | $192,000 | $515,000 |
| Dearest home for sale | $245,000 | $1,095,000 |
| Median price per sq ft | $343 | $206 |
| Median days on market | 41 | 128 |
| The homes themselves | ||
| Median size (sq ft) | 576 | 3,948 |
| Median bedrooms | 1 | 4 |
| Typical year built | 1974 | 1995 |
| What actually sold, last 12 months | ||
| Homes sold | 9 | 13 |
| Median sold price | $233,500 | $925,000 |
| Schools the homes for sale are assigned to | ||
| School district | Poudre R-1 | Poudre R-1 |
| Elementary | Bennett | Other |
| Middle | Blevins | Preston |
| High school | Rocky Mountain | Fossil Ridge |
| Getting around, out of 10 | ||
| Walkability | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Transit | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Biking | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Quiet | 6/10 | 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.
Heatherridge Lakes is a well-established condo community in northwest Fort Collins, offering convenient access to shopping, dining, and outdoor recreation. The neighborhood features a mix of mid-rise and low-rise residential buildings around landscaped common areas and nearby lakes. It appeals to those seeking a blend of suburban comfort with urban proximity, near major retail corridors and I-25 connections.
Ptarmigan is a residential neighborhood in northwest Fort Collins, characterized by tree-lined streets and a mix of single-family homes. The area offers a quieter, more suburban feel while maintaining reasonable access to shopping, dining, and employment centers via major corridors like College Avenue and Mountain Avenue. Daily life centers around local parks, schools, and neighborhood amenities.
Ptarmigan is more expensive. The median asking price is $815,000 in Ptarmigan against $197,500 in Heatheridge Lakes Condo. By price per square foot they run $343 in Heatheridge Lakes Condo and $206 in Ptarmigan, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.
A typical home for sale is 576 square feet in Heatheridge Lakes Condo and 3,948 square feet in Ptarmigan, with a median of 1 and 4 bedrooms respectively.
Going by the homes on the market today, Heatheridge Lakes Condo is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1974, against 1995 in Ptarmigan.
Homes for sale in Heatheridge Lakes Condo have been listed a median of 41 days, against 128 days in Ptarmigan. Over the last twelve months 9 homes sold in Heatheridge Lakes Condo and 13 in Ptarmigan, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.
Both are in the Poudre R-1 school district. The homes for sale in Heatheridge Lakes Condo are most often assigned to Bennett Elementary, Blevins Middle, Rocky Mountain High School; in Ptarmigan it is Other Elementary, Preston Middle, Fossil Ridge High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.
Symbio rates Heatheridge Lakes Condo 6 out of 10 for walkability, against 5 for Ptarmigan. 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 2:38 AM Mountain time, and are recomputed every fifteen minutes.