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Meridian Ranch vs Paint Brush Hills

Meridian Ranch and Paint Brush Hills are both neighbourhoods of Peyton, CO. There are 14 homes for sale in Meridian Ranch and 5 in Paint Brush Hills as this page loaded. Asking prices are roughly the same in both: a median of $637,000 in Meridian Ranch and $650,000 in Paint Brush Hills. By the foot it is $170 in Meridian Ranch against $191 in Paint Brush Hills. A typical home is 3,792 square feet in Meridian Ranch and 3,152 in Paint Brush Hills, built around 2017 and 1998 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Paint Brush Hills: a median of 30 days on the market against 52 in Meridian Ranch. Both are in the District 49 school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.

Side by side

MeasureMeridian RanchPaint Brush Hills
For sale today
Homes for sale145
Median asking price$637,000$650,000
Cheapest home for sale$489,900$465,000
Dearest home for sale$850,000$899,900
Median price per sq ft$170$191
Median days on market5230
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)3,7923,152
Median bedrooms54
Typical year built20171998
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold3115
Median sold price$574,500$625,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtDistrict 49District 49
ElementaryMeridian RanchBennett Ranch
MiddleFalconFalcon
High schoolFalconFalcon
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability3/102/10
Transit2/101/10
Biking4/103/10
Quiet7/108/10
Calm streets7/108/10
Getting around6/105/10

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.

Meridian Ranch

14
Homes for sale
$637,000
Median asking price
$170
Median per sq ft
52
Median days on market

Paint Brush Hills

5
Homes for sale
$650,000
Median asking price
$191
Median per sq ft
30
Median days on market

What each one is like

Meridian Ranch

Meridian Ranch is a master-planned community in Peyton, Colorado, located in El Paso County east of Colorado Springs. The neighborhood features a mix of newer single-family homes with a suburban character, offering reasonable access to shopping and dining via nearby corridors. Residents enjoy a quieter, more rural setting while maintaining proximity to Colorado Springs' job centers and amenities.

Full Meridian Ranch guide

Paint Brush Hills

Paint Brush Hills is a rural residential community in Peyton, Colorado, located northeast of Colorado Springs in El Paso County. The area is characterized by open spaces, larger lot sizes, and a quiet, small-town atmosphere. Residents enjoy proximity to outdoor recreation, including hiking and access to the Black Forest region.

Full Paint Brush Hills guide

Questions people ask

Is Meridian Ranch or Paint Brush Hills more expensive?

Paint Brush Hills is more expensive. The median asking price is $650,000 in Paint Brush Hills against $637,000 in Meridian Ranch. By price per square foot they run $170 in Meridian Ranch and $191 in Paint Brush Hills, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Meridian Ranch or Paint Brush Hills?

A typical home for sale is 3,792 square feet in Meridian Ranch and 3,152 square feet in Paint Brush Hills, with a median of 5 and 4 bedrooms respectively.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Paint Brush Hills is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1998, against 2017 in Meridian Ranch.

Which sells faster, Meridian Ranch or Paint Brush Hills?

Homes for sale in Paint Brush Hills have been listed a median of 30 days, against 52 days in Meridian Ranch. Over the last twelve months 31 homes sold in Meridian Ranch and 15 in Paint Brush Hills, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Meridian Ranch and Paint Brush Hills?

Both are in the District 49 school district. The homes for sale in Meridian Ranch are most often assigned to Meridian Ranch Elementary, Falcon Middle, Falcon High School; in Paint Brush Hills it is Bennett Ranch Elementary, Falcon Middle, Falcon High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Meridian Ranch or Paint Brush Hills?

Symbio rates Meridian Ranch 3 out of 10 for walkability, against 2 for Paint Brush Hills. On transit they score 2 and 1.

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.