Northwest Colorado Springs Area

The Northwest area of Colorado Springs is an attractive and generally higher-priced area because of its scenic terrain, parks, and schools. Attractive homes in good condition priced under $250,000 are harder to find here than in other parts of Colorado Springs. This northwest side is also known as "Rockrimmon."

Discovery is the name for a community of homes located south of Woodmen Road in the area of Delmonico Drive and Big Valley Drive. This is an area of custom homes, many on superb wooded lots, with homes priced from $270,000 to $425,000. Home sizes range from 2500 to 4200 total square feet, and these homes were built mostly from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. For a slide show of Discovery homes, click here.

Oak Hills is an area of homes located along Oak Hills Drive, which begins opposite Foothills Elementary off Allegheny Drive. As Oak Hills Drive winds up atop large hills, homes are higher priced and views are exceptional. Oak Hills home prices range from the $260,000s to the $600,000s, with most homes priced in the $300,000s. Home sizes range from 3000 to 7000 total square feet, and date from 1988 to brand new. For a slide show of Oak Hills homes, click here.

Peregrine is one of Colorado Springs' finest neighborhoods, and is located at westernmost Woodmen Road as it reaches the Blodget Park Open Space. Some homes on view lots border and overlook the Air Force Academy. Homes here are priced from the $360,000s to $1,300,000, and range in size from 3000 to 7000 total square feet. Homes date from 1988 through brand new.

Slide shows of: Cedar Canyon - Mahogany Vale - Oak Valley - Orchard Valley - Peregrin Valley - Talon Ridge

Pinecliff is an attractive, secluded community of custom homes built along and atop the sides of a treed valley. To reach this area, start on Rusina Road on the west side of I-25 (from Garden of the Gods Rd. on the south or Rockrimmon Blvd. on the north), and enter on Popes Valley Drive. Homes here range from $280,000 to $525,000; most homes are priced in the $300,000s and $400,000s. They range from 2000 to 5000 total square feet and are built from the 1970s through the 1990s. For a slideshow of Pinecliff homes, click here.

Woodmen Oaks is a smaller community of fine custom homes on large lots, and is located north of Woodmen Road off Winding Oaks Drive. Homes range in price from $600,000 and up, are 5000 total square feet and up in size, and were built from the late 1990s. For a slideshow of Woodmen Oaks homes, click here.

Woodstone is another community, located south of Woodmen Road mostly along Dancing Horse Drive and Carlson Drive. Homes range in price from the $240,000s to the $390,000s, with many priced around $300,000. These homes vary in size from 2000 to 4000 total square feet, and were built from 1986 to 1997. For a slide show of Woodstone homes, click here.

The home communities described above are in Academy School District 20. The homes below are in Colorado Springs School District 11.

Mountain Shadows is the name for a large area of homes located along Flying W Ranch Road and Centennial Drive. This part of the Northwest area is particularly convenient to the high-tech workplaces along Garden of the Gods Road to the south. Home prices range from the $250,000s to the $600,000s, with some special hilltop custom homes priced to $1 million. Most homes in Mountain Shadows are in the $300,000 to $500,000 price range; they range in size from 2500 to 5000 total square feet, and were built from 1985 to 2000, with some brand new homes. For a slide show of Mountain Shadows homes, click here. For another slide show of Mountain Shadow homes, click here.

School District 20, School District 11

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