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I'm Brian Lee Burke, and I've been a REALTOR since 2003. Centennial, Littleton, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree and Parker sit side by side south of Denver. Here they are on prices, inventory, taxes, rail and home age, using MLS data I pulled on October 29, 2026 and official city, county and district sources.
The short version
For the 12 months ending October 28, 2026, median sold prices ran from $650,000 in Centennial and Littleton to $825,000 in Lone Tree. Littleton had the most homes for sale (849) and Lone Tree the fewest (71). Littleton, Centennial and Lone Tree have light rail stations inside their limits; Highlands Ranch and Parker don't.
| Place | Median sold | For sale | $/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | $650K | 282 | $282 |
| Littleton | $650K | 849 | $304 |
| Highlands Ranch | $705K | 225 | $292 |
| Lone Tree | $825K | 71 | $294 |
| Parker | $681K | 593 | $270 |
MLS data by mailing city, pulled October 29, 2026. Median sold and price per square foot cover October 29, 2025 to October 28, 2026; for sale is as of October 29, 2026.
Centennial
Littleton
Highlands Ranch
Lone Tree
Parker
Centennial and Littleton tied at a $650,000 median. Lone Tree was highest at $825,000, with few homes changing hands: 255 sales in 12 months. Littleton had the most choice, 849 homes for sale, including 320 condos and townhomes.
Approximate months of supply on October 29, 2026: Littleton 3.5, Lone Tree 3.3, Parker 4.0, Centennial 2.6 and Highlands Ranch 2.3. The lower the number, the faster you'll need to move.
Each place's own levy is small, and the total comes from the school, fire, park, water and metro districts on the address. On a $700,000 Assessor value at 2025 levies:
Metro districts swing these a lot, especially in Parker and Lone Tree. Check the exact parcel.
Lone Tree has five light rail stations inside the city (County Line, Lincoln, Sky Ridge, Lone Tree City Center and RidgeGate Parkway). Littleton has Littleton–Downtown and Littleton–Mineral. Centennial has Dry Creek. Highlands Ranch has none inside its boundary, and Parker has RTD bus service only.
Drive your real commute from the address at rush hour; it changes a lot within each place.
Census figures put the median year built at 1982 in Littleton, 1983 in Centennial, 1997 in Highlands Ranch and 2004 in Lone Tree. On October 29, 2026, Parker had 66 new-construction homes for sale, Lone Tree 12, Centennial 13, Littleton 58 and Highlands Ranch none. Lone Tree's RidgeGate is a 3,500-acre planned development, with most of the remaining building east of I-25.
School districts depend on the address: Cherry Creek or Littleton Public Schools in Centennial; Littleton Public Schools in the City of Littleton; Douglas County RE-1 in Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree and Parker. Use each district's locator. Water comes from different providers in every one of these places, so ask the seller for a year of bills.
Homes listed in the last seven days in each place. The lists update themselves.
Updated all day from the MLS.
Updated all day from the MLS.
Updated all day from the MLS.
Updated all day from the MLS.
Updated all day from the MLS.
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Centennial and Littleton tied at $650,000 for the 12 months ending October 28, 2026.
Littleton, with 849 homes for sale by mailing address on October 29, 2026.
Lone Tree (five stations), Littleton (two) and Centennial (Dry Creek). Highlands Ranch and Parker have none inside their limits.
No. The City of Lone Tree levies 0 mills; the total comes from the school, county and special districts.
These five are close on the map but different in price, inventory, taxes and transit. Compare two at a time: Centennial vs Littleton, Highlands Ranch vs Parker, Centennial vs Highlands Ranch and Centennial vs Lone Tree.
Call or text my office at 303-955-4220, or send us a message, and we'll pull the taxes, HOA, water and boundary details for any address you're considering.
