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Stony Creek, a great place to raise a family
On the outskirts of the Denver suburbs in an unincorporated community called Ken Caryl in Littleton, Stony Creek is a quiet neighborhood with access to a state park, shopping centers, nature and the city. This suburban enclave offers residents a short trip to the Rocky Mountains and rolling foothills of rural Colorado. “It’s a good entry-level neighborhood for first-time homebuyers because they can get an affordable house near good schools,” says Melinda Sanders, a Ken Caryl local who has lived in South Denver for over 30 years and is a Realtor at eXp Realty in Englewood. “It’s a great place to get established and start raising a family.”
Stony Creek is a neighborhood in Littleton within reach of all the essentials.
With nature parks, retail and exceptional schools, Stony Creek has it all in a quiet suburb.
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Split-levels, brick ranch homes and new traditional builds
All-encompassing split levels and humble brick ranch homes with two-car garages sit side-by-side in communities. Two-story ramblers, foursquare and recent new traditional builds are also common. Single-family homes in Stony Creek range from $600-000 - $800,000, while townhouses start around $400,000. Agents list a four-bedroom ranch-style home for around $600,000, and a two-story new traditional home with five bedrooms and vaulted ceilings can be sold for $825,000. Stony Creek Condominiums and townhouses in the Cattails subdivision provide multifamily housing. A two-bedroom townhouse in the Dutch Ridge Community costs about $430,000.
A cluster of new traditional homes can be found on the north side of Stony Creek.
Split level homes are common in Stony Creek.
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Jefferson County Schools and Deer Creek Middle School
Stony Creek Elementary School, Deer Creek Middle School and Chatfield High School are part of the exceptional Jefferson County School District, and each school has an overall Niche grade of A-minus. At Stony Creek Elementary School, kids join the symphonic band or string orchestra. Students take engineering, computer science or world language courses at Deer Creek Middle School. Chatfield High School offers membership in various clubs and activity-based organizations, like a mock trial club, hacky sack club and esports club.
Deer Creek Middle School has an A-minus score on Niche.com and is one of the best in the area.
Chatfield High School is a highly rated public school in Littleton.
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Chatfield Reservoir and sprawling mountain parks
The Dutch Creek Trail leads joggers across local wildlife like prairie dogs and coyotes. Kids will enjoy the two playgrounds at Valley View Park, and soccer players can score goals at Rush Field. Christensen Meadows Park is an ideal place to bring canine friends, and it has wild grass trails and mountain views. When a blanket of snow covers the slope of Ken Caryl Sledding Hill, inner tubes make paths in the ice and fly down the landmass. Chatfield State Park is four miles south, with 26 miles of trails, camping grounds and a 1,500-acre lake in the Chatfield Reservoir. The Reservoir is touted as the place for paddleboarding, kayaking and boating.
Outdoor enthusiasts can hike rocky trails and see wildlife at South Valley Park and Deer Creek Canyon Park, a popular place for mountain biking. Hildebrand Ranch Park spans over 1,400 acres with prairie grassland trails and diverse terrain. “It’s super accessible to get on the highway, go to retail areas, but also go to all these parks and hiking trails: Hildebrand Ranch, South Valley, Deer Creek," says Sanders. "Those are parks that people will drive from other parts of Denver to hike, and they’re literally five minutes out your door in these neighborhoods.”
Runners love the track and mountain views at Christensen Meadows Park in Littleton.
Just four miles from Stony Creek, Chatfield State Park surrounds a 1,500-acre lake with a beach.
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Dog-friendly breweries in Stony Creek
Southwest Plaza Mall, two miles north, is home to businesses like spas, cafes and clothing boutiques. After browsing department stores, families can continue the fun at the bowling alley, trampoline park or AMC movie theater. Hungry residents, famished from shopping, find local restaurants north of West Coal Mine Avenue. Marino’s Pizzeria & Wine Bar Trattoria serves wood-fired pizza from a brick oven and gnocchi with Italian sausage. After a long day, locals have a drink at the Coal Mine Ave Brewing Company, which has patio seating and a fenced-in dog park where owners can socialize. Ken Caryl Avenue runs west to Meadows Plaza, which has essential shops and more restaurants. Residents pick up groceries at King Soopers, on Simms Street, two miles west, or Natural Grocers off the Kipling Parkway, two miles north.
Bring your dog to the pet-friendly patio at Coal Mine Avenue Brewing Company in Stony Creek.
Stony Creek
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Take Wadsworth Boulevard to the city
Wadsworth Boulevard borders Stony Creek, and it takes traffic 17 miles north to downtown Denver. Lakewood is nine miles north on the same route. Commuters can catch the RTD bus from the stops on the South Kipling Parkway and West Coal Mine Avenue, north of Stony Creek. The RTD light rail takes passengers on a track to downtown Denver from the Littleton/Mineral Station, four miles west. The Denver International Airport is 44 miles northeast on Route 470.
While there aren't busses in Stony Creek, you can find one just north on S Kipling Parkway.
Stony Creek has access to retail, the city and is a short drive from amazing mountain hikes.
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Try the food trucks on Tasty Tuesdays
Tasty Tuesdays is a weekly event from May to July when residents can find a meal at the food trucks lined up in the parking lot of the Ken Caryl Ranch House. The Community Garage Sale is a two-day event in summer when neighbors buy and sell their most interesting forgotten belongings. Littleton hosts an annual craft fair with local vendors selling goods in Ketring Park each Fall. The community rings in the holiday season with the Candlelight Walk, a display of lights and Christmas music on Main Street with hot cider. Each Autumn, Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms has a pumpkin patch and a haunted corn maze. Visitors of the gardens can also walk into a greenhouse full of colorful butterflies from spring to fall.
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On average, homes in Stony Creek, Denver sell after 37 days on the market compared to the national average of 52 days. The median sale price for homes in Stony Creek, Denver over the last 12 months is $566,200, down 3% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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