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Shaw Heights vs Sunset Ridge

Shaw Heights and Sunset Ridge are both neighbourhoods of Westminster, CO. There are 21 homes for sale in Shaw Heights and 12 in Sunset Ridge as this page loaded. Asking prices are roughly the same in both: a median of $500,000 in Shaw Heights and $505,000 in Sunset Ridge. By the foot it is $284 in Shaw Heights against $276 in Sunset Ridge — so the cheaper home is the dearer space, which usually means the homes in Sunset Ridge are simply bigger. A typical home is 1,776 square feet in Shaw Heights and 1,882 in Sunset Ridge, built around 1963 and 1971 respectively. Homes are moving faster in Sunset Ridge: a median of 22 days on the market against 38 in Shaw Heights. Both are in the Westminster Public Schools school district, so the difference between them is the assigned schools rather than the district.

Side by side

MeasureShaw HeightsSunset Ridge
For sale today
Homes for sale2112
Median asking price$500,000$505,000
Cheapest home for sale$390,000$252,000
Dearest home for sale$559,900$599,900
Median price per sq ft$284$276
Median days on market3822
The homes themselves
Median size (sq ft)1,7761,882
Median bedrooms44
Typical year built19631971
What actually sold, last 12 months
Homes sold4657
Median sold price$487,500$495,000
Schools the homes for sale are assigned to
School districtWestminster Public SchoolsWestminster Public Schools
ElementaryFlynnSunset Ridge
MiddleShaw HeightsShaw Heights
High schoolWestminsterWestminster
Getting around, out of 10
Walkability4/104/10
Transit4/103/10
Biking5/105/10
Quiet7/107/10
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.

Shaw Heights

21
Homes for sale
$500,000
Median asking price
$284
Median per sq ft
38
Median days on market

Sunset Ridge

12
Homes for sale
$505,000
Median asking price
$276
Median per sq ft
22
Median days on market

What each one is like

Shaw Heights

Shaw Heights is a residential neighborhood in Westminster, Colorado, located north of downtown Denver with convenient access to I-25 and US-85. The area features a mix of single-family homes and established tree-lined streets, offering a suburban feel with proximity to shopping, dining, and recreational amenities.

Full Shaw Heights guide

Sunset Ridge

Sunset Ridge is a residential neighborhood in Westminster, Colorado, located in the northern Denver metro area. It offers a suburban setting with tree-lined streets and single-family homes, providing a quieter alternative to central Denver while maintaining reasonable access to major highways and employment centers.

Full Sunset Ridge guide

Questions people ask

Is Shaw Heights or Sunset Ridge more expensive?

Sunset Ridge is more expensive. The median asking price is $505,000 in Sunset Ridge against $500,000 in Shaw Heights. By price per square foot they run $284 in Shaw Heights and $276 in Sunset Ridge, which is the fairer comparison when the homes are different sizes.

Which has bigger homes, Shaw Heights or Sunset Ridge?

A typical home for sale is 1,776 square feet in Shaw Heights and 1,882 square feet in Sunset Ridge, both with a median of 4 bedrooms.

Which is the older neighborhood?

Going by the homes on the market today, Shaw Heights is the older of the two: a typical home there was built around 1963, against 1971 in Sunset Ridge.

Which sells faster, Shaw Heights or Sunset Ridge?

Homes for sale in Sunset Ridge have been listed a median of 22 days, against 38 days in Shaw Heights. Over the last twelve months 46 homes sold in Shaw Heights and 57 in Sunset Ridge, which is the better measure of how busy each one is.

What schools serve Shaw Heights and Sunset Ridge?

Both are in the Westminster Public Schools school district. The homes for sale in Shaw Heights are most often assigned to Flynn Elementary, Shaw Heights Middle, Westminster High School; in Sunset Ridge it is Sunset Ridge Elementary, Shaw Heights Middle, Westminster High School. School assignment can change, so confirm with the district before it decides anything.

Which is more walkable, Shaw Heights or Sunset Ridge?

Symbio rates both 4 out of 10 for walkability. On transit they score 4 and 3.

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.