Prospect

Longmont, CO · Boulder County

About this Neighborhood

What it's like in Prospect.

Prospect is Longmont's experiment in new urbanist design and, by most measures, one of the Front Range's more successful ones. Built from the ground up in the late 1990s and early 2000s with front porches, alley-loaded garages, and a walkable town center as organizing principles, it consistently produces the social cohesion that traditional suburban layouts prevent. The homes age well because the architecture was considered and the community was designed to be used. Buyers here are making a specific choice — a neighborhood where the design philosophy and daily life actually align.

Market Snapshot

By the numbers.

  • Median Sale Price$615Kest. Q1 2026
  • Price / Sq Ft$275est. Q1 2026
  • Avg Days on Market17est. Q1 2026
  • Walk Score58Somewhat Walkable
  • DesignNew Urbanistfront porches, alley garages

Data estimated Q1 2026. Source: Compass Intelligence / Boulder County MLS.

“"Prospect is what happens when a neighborhood is designed by people who actually thought about daily life. The front porch is load-bearing architecture in the social sense — and the market knows it."”
Terra Brewer Local Expert Terra Brewer Compass Associate Broker Work with Terra

Living Here

Day-to-day in Prospect.

The Prospect Town Center has a coffee shop, small market, and gathering lawn that function as the neighborhood's social core. The design keeps cars in alleys and people on front porches, which generates the kind of spontaneous neighbor interactions that most subdivisions design away. Left Hand Creek Trail connects to Longmont's broader path system. The demographic skews toward design-conscious buyers who made a specific choice about how they wanted to live — and tend to stay.

Nearby Schools

Schools within reach.

Five closest schools by distance. School attendance zones may differ.

  • Blue Mountain ElementaryElementary · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
    2.3 mi 9/10
  • Boulder Sudbury SchoolPrivate
    2.7 mi
  • Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
    2.7 mi 8/10
  • Altona Middle SchoolMiddle · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
    2.8 mi 9/10
  • Eagle Crest Elementary SchoolElementary · St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
    2.9 mi 6/10
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