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Lone Tree, Colorado Real Estate and Relocation Information
One of the Denver area’s newer suburbs, the upscale Lone Tree
is about 20 miles south of Denver and 25 miles from Denver International
Airport. It lies next to Highlands Ranch, a master planned community
which draws thousands of home buyers each year.
Current
population of Lone Tree is 7,500+ residents, but the suburb has plans
for a 3,500-acre, master planned New UrbanismNew
Urbanism community, incorporating living, recreation, shopping,
dining and workplace into the design. It is intentionally designed
to provide an urban feel in a suburban environment, modeled after
other Denver area New Urban communities such as Lowry and Stapleton.
RidgeGate will feature public art, neighborhood parks, trailways,
parkways, and natural parks, giving it an uncrowded look.
Light rail is scheduled to open at I-25 and Lincoln in the fall of
2006, giving easy access to downtown Denver, the Denver Tech Center,
and other stops along the way.
Lone Tree, Colorado Real Estate
Lone Tree real estate is upscale, averaging close to $670,000,
more than twice the average Denver home price.
- The average price will fetch a 3-4,000+ square foot, 4-5
bedroom, 4-5 bath home with all the amenities in a good neighborhood.
- Average price for a Lone Tree condo or townhome is close
to $270,000 which will buy a 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,300 square
foot condo in an average upscale building.
July 2008 Market Statistics
In metro Denver closed sales in July were 5,123 compared
with 4,980 in July 2007, a 2.9% gain. The average selling
price for the period was $262,224 compared to an average
in July 2007 of $289,294, a percentage drop of 9.4. The
median sale price for single-family homes was $229,200
compared with $255,000 in July 2007, for a drop of 10.1%.
969 condos and townhomes sold in July 2008, compared with
1,081 for the same period in 2007, a drop of 10.4%. Median
prices for condos in July 2008 were $149,000 compared with
$158,000 in July 2008, a drop of 5.7%. For single family
houses, condos and townhomes the average number of days
a house was on the market in July 2008 was 98, and in July
2007 was 95. The list to sale ratio was 97% in 2008 versus
98% in 2007. 25,673 houses are currently on the market
and interest rates are still low. It’s a great time to
buy in the Denver real estate market, but if you’re a seller
you may want to wait till conditions improve.
Check out the current Market
Conditions Report for further analysis.
Lone Tree, Colorado Recreation
- The Lone Tree Recreation Center, opened in 2004 and located in
RidgeGate, is a modern facility with all the bells and whistles.
- Miles of trails wander through the landscape, and beautiful Sweetwater
Park offers a grass ball field, courts, and a playground.
Lone Tree Zip Codes
Lone Tree, Colorado Hospitals and Medical Center
Lone Tree boasts a new 138-bed hospital, Sky Ridge Medical Center,
a Health One full service facility providing top patient and visitor
amenities such as a Healing Garden, Amenity Suites (larger rooms,
private chef, robes, larger bathrooms, concierge service) and a visitors’
business center.
Lone Tree, Colorado Weather
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