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Harvey Park vs. Harvey Park South vs. Bear Valley

A practical starting point for comparing three nearby areas. Use the market figures to frame your search, then compare the actual homes, blocks and routes you would choose.

Reviewed September 25, 2026 · Market data through August 2026 · All home types unless noted

On the ground in Harvey Park South

What is happening at Loretto Heights?

Denver broke ground on the historic theatre renovation in July 2026 and targets a 2028 opening. Check the city's project timeline and concept renderings before touring the nearby blocks.

City project updates

Same measure, three areas

How do typical values compare?

Zillow's Home Value Index estimates a typical value across homes in each area. Its August 31, 2026 snapshot places Harvey Park South and Bear Valley within $362 of each other, while Harvey Park is roughly $36,000 lower. These are estimates for neighborhood housing stocks, not prices for comparable homes currently for sale.

NeighborhoodTypical home value1-year change
Harvey Park$479,064−1.5%
Harvey Park South$515,037−2.3%
Bear Valley$514,675−0.8%

Source: Zillow neighborhood Home Value Index pages linked below; data through August 31, 2026. Zillow's estimated typical value is neither a closed-sale median nor an appraisal of a particular home.

The market beneath the headline

Why can a listing need a price cut while another sells above asking?

42.6%

Harvey Park homes with price drops

Redfin's August 2026 figure suggests that initial asking prices need scrutiny. It does not mean every listed home will sell at a discount.

100.6%

Harvey Park sale-to-list ratio

Redfin's August 2026 measure shows closed-sale prices running slightly above their final asking prices. The price-drop and sale groups are not identical.

18 vs. 26 days

Harvey Park vs. Bear Valley

Redfin reports median days on market in August 2026 of 18 and 26, respectively. The search areas and mix of homes may differ, so use this as a prompt to check current competition for the same property type.

Realtor.com reports a $510,000 median listing price and a $477,500 median sold price for Harvey Park in August 2026. The $32,500 gap is between two different sets of homes. It is not a typical negotiated discount.

Redfin reports a $413,800 median Harvey Park sale price, down 15.6% year over year, based on its all-home-type market series; Zillow's typical-value index declined 1.5%. Different geographic boundaries, home mixes, periods and calculation methods can produce very different numbers. Neither figure tells you how much a specific house changed in value.

Make a $500,000 search useful

Compare the homes you could actually choose

  1. 01

    Match the property type

    Filter detached houses separately from condos and townhomes. Hold beds, usable space, lot size and condition as steady as your search permits.

  2. 02

    Tour one route across all three

    Start with candidate blocks in Harvey Park, continue through Harvey Park South and finish in Bear Valley. Test the trips you would make regularly at the time you would make them.

  3. 03

    Check the exact address

    Review recent comparable closed homes, the current listing history, property records, permits, insurance needs and any association costs before treating an asking price as a deal.

Sources and limitations

Figures above are independently published neighborhood summaries reviewed September 25, 2026, with market data through August 2026. Zillow reports a modeled typical home value; Redfin reports sale and listing measures using MLS and/or public records; Realtor.com reports listing and sold indicators. Each publisher uses its own boundaries, inventory, timing and methods. Redfin's Bear Valley results may include Lakewood addresses. Do not combine these numbers into a single price trend or use them to value an address. Figures change as publishers update their pages.

For a separately defined, first-party view of Harvey Park, see our Denver recorded-transfer methodology, including its period, sample, filters and data-through date. Recorded transfers are not MLS statistics or a prediction.

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