Neighborhoods near Coyote Creek Elementary School in Highlands Ranch, CO

The Highlands Ranch neighborhood of Westridge was transformed from a cattle ranch in the early 1980s into a large, planned suburban enclave that is now home to some of the city's most popular areas, including the region's town center and Backcountry, a gated subdivision filled with sprawling estates boasting mountain views. Alan Larson, a broker

In 2016, builders transformed 3,500 acres of farmland 20 miles south of Denver into the modern master-planned community of Sterling Ranch. “The suburbs keep getting farther out of Denver, but Sterling Ranch is close enough that you still feel a mix of city, suburban and mountain living,” says Realtor Chris Grund with Coldwell Banker, who has lived