Somerset Meadows
Longmont, CO
Longmont’s most consistently sought-after luxury neighborhood — large Energy Star custom homes on generous lots off the Diagonal Highway, 10 minutes from Boulder, with Front Range views on every block, Silver Creek High School, and the kind of community atmosphere that makes residents stay for decades.
- Zip Code80503
- Home StylesCustom single-family — 2-story, ranch, 3-story
- Year Built2007–2021 (established)
- Price Range~$650K – $2.5M+
- HOAYes — common area grounds (MSI management)
- Home Size2,200–5,500 sq ft · 2–3 car garages
- School DistrictSt. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD)
- Key DrawBoulder 10 Min · Silver Creek HS · Mountain Views
Longmont’s Most Popular Neighborhood — Built for Buyers Who Wanted Boulder but Did the Math
Somerset Meadows is consistently identified as Longmont’s most sought-after neighborhood — and the reason is straightforward enough that anyone can do it in their head. The Diagonal Highway (CO-119) runs directly past the neighborhood on Airport Road, putting Boulder approximately 10 minutes away. The homes are large custom builds on lots from a fifth to three-quarters of an acre. The views of the Front Range are panoramic. Silver Creek High School — ranked 26th best public high school in Colorado — is the assigned SVVSD campus. And the prices, even at Somerset Meadows’ upper end, are meaningfully below what comparable square footage costs in Boulder, Louisville, or Lafayette. The math is not complicated.
The development was built primarily between 2007 and 2021, with KB Home (CalAtlantic and then Lennar, as the company evolved through acquisitions) as the primary builder across 11 distinct floor plans. The floor plans range from approximately 2,200 to 5,500 square feet above grade — single-story, two-story, and three-story options — with nearly all homes featuring full basements, two to three car attached garages, and Energy Star certification. Many homes are Energy Star 3.0 certified, with rain-sensing irrigation systems, PEX plumbing, and Energy Star appliances as standard features, giving Somerset Meadows a construction quality baseline that the neighborhood’s price premium relative to older Longmont homes reflects honestly.
The community is managed by MSI, which covers common area grounds maintenance. The HOA is relatively light compared to communities with pools and fitness centers — the low HOA overhead is one of the reasons the neighborhood’s monthly cost-of-ownership profile looks as favorable as it does against comparable communities in Louisville or Superior that carry heavier HOA assessments. Within the neighborhood, multiple parks, green space corridors, and the Front Range views that residents can see from their back decks provide the outdoor amenity that the community’s design emphasized from the beginning: a neighborhood that feels like it belongs in Boulder County rather than simply within driving distance of it.
10 Minutes to Boulder — Placed in the Middle of Everything
Somerset Meadows’ position off Airport Road near the Diagonal Highway (CO-119) is the neighborhood’s defining commuter advantage. Boulder is approximately 10 miles southwest — a reliable 10-minute drive that makes Somerset Meadows one of the most practical Boulder-alternative neighborhoods in Boulder County. Niwot is immediately adjacent, with its galleries, boutiques, and coffee shops accessible without getting on a highway. Downtown Longmont is approximately 3 miles north, and Lafayette is 10 miles southeast. Denver is roughly 40 miles southeast via US-36 or I-25.
For families with children, the school commute is similarly efficient — Blue Mountain Elementary, Altona Middle School, and Silver Creek High School are all within reasonable distance of the neighborhood. Twin Peaks Golf Course, Longmont’s premium public 18-hole course with panoramic mountain views, is a short drive south. The St. Vrain Greenway trail system provides non-motorized connection toward downtown Longmont. For grocery and retail needs, King Soopers and the commercial corridor along Airport Road handle daily errands without requiring a drive into the city core.
Front Range Views, Multiple Parks, and Twin Peaks Golf Nearby
- Multiple community parks and green space corridors within neighborhood
- Panoramic Front Range and Longs Peak views throughout
- Twin Peaks Golf Course (18-hole public · mountain views · short drive)
- Sunset Golf Course (9-hole public · pool · short drive)
- St. Vrain Greenway Trail (multi-use · downtown connection)
- McIntosh Lake Nature Area (short drive · trails, wildlife)
- Left Hand Creek Trail (linear park trail)
- Lagerman Agricultural Preserve (nearby open space)
- Boulder County open space (trail connections)
- Rocky Mountain National Park (30 min northwest)
- Diagonal Highway cycling route (Boulder connection for cyclists)
- Longmont Recreation Center (indoor pool, courts — short drive)
Twin Peaks Golf Course — Longmont’s 18-hole public course with panoramic mountain views — is a short drive from Somerset Meadows and among the neighborhood’s most consistently used recreational amenities. Sunset Golf Course, a 9-hole public course with a notable public pool with water slides, is also close and particularly popular with families during summer. Rocky Mountain National Park is approximately 30 minutes northwest — a proximity that Longmont residents use regularly for weekend hiking that most Front Range communities can only access by a longer drive.
Education in Somerset Meadows
Somerset Meadows is served by St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD). The school pipeline runs through Blue Mountain Elementary, Altona Middle School, and Silver Creek High School — one of SVVSD’s strongest academic campuses.
All Longmont addresses are served by St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD). School attendance boundaries vary by address — always verify your specific school assignment directly with SVVSD before purchasing.
Where Somerset Meadows Residents Eat
Somerset Meadows’ location near the intersection of Longmont, Niwot, Lafayette, and the Boulder corridor gives residents a genuinely wide dining draw. Niwot’s charming boutique and café scene is immediately accessible. Downtown Longmont’s full brewery and restaurant concentration is a short drive north. Lafayette’s Old Town and Waneka Lake area add additional variety to the southeast. And Boulder’s full dining scene is 10 minutes down the Diagonal for special occasions.
Colorado’s most nationally recognized craft brewery — a short drive north into downtown Longmont. Left Hand’s Milk Stout Nitro and the broader award-winning tap list make the Old Town Longmont taproom a regular Somerset Meadows destination for weekend evenings out. The outdoor patio is one of the best warm-weather spots in Boulder County.
A working cheese cave, retail shop, and bistro in Longmont’s historic power plant — a short drive from Somerset Meadows and one of the most genuinely distinctive dining destinations in Boulder County. Somerset Meadows residents take every out-of-town visitor here, because there’s genuinely nothing else like it in the region at this price point.
New Orleans-style brunch in Old Town Longmont — beignets, Pain Perdu, and buttermilk biscuits with housemade jam at prices that make the Boulder original feel like a different economy. A Somerset Meadows Saturday morning ritual that pairs naturally with a Longmont Farmers Market visit next door.
The pizza that makes people drive from Denver just for dinner — a thin-crust East Coast-style pizzeria on Main Street where the owners did a full New York and New Haven research tour before opening and it shows in every charred, airy, no-flop slice. Garlic knots, Colorado craft beer, pinball machines, live music, and a back patio with blankets.
The Longmont outpost of the brewery that changed the craft beer industry by canning quality beer — live music, outdoor atmosphere, and Main Street energy in Old Town Longmont. A natural Somerset Meadows evening-out destination when something with more energy than the taphouse is what the night calls for.
Life in Somerset Meadows
Somerset Meadows residents describe their neighborhood in terms that sound straightforward until you do the math: large, well-built homes with mountain views and Energy Star construction, 10 minutes from Boulder, Silver Creek High School at the end of the school pipeline, and Longmont prices. The combination that makes it the most consistently searched Longmont neighborhood is the same combination that makes residents stay longer than they originally planned — because when you do the math on what moving back closer to Boulder would actually cost, the numbers keep sending you back to Somerset Meadows.
Twin Peaks Golf Course is a short drive from Somerset Meadows — Longmont’s 18-hole public course with panoramic mountain views and a challenging layout that has built a loyal local following. For Somerset Meadows residents who golf, the combination of course quality and distance from home makes it a regular rather than occasional destination.
The Diagonal Highway corridor provides a cycling connection to Boulder for Somerset Meadows residents who commute or recreate by bike — a route used regularly by the neighborhood’s active population. For serious cyclists, Somerset Meadows’ position near the Diagonal is a specific quality-of-life advantage that doesn’t appear in listings but shapes how residents use their time.
The Longmont Saturday Farmers Market is a short drive north — one of Boulder County’s most established markets with local produce, prepared foods, and live music. For Somerset Meadows families, it’s the natural Saturday morning anchor that gets combined with a stop at Lucile’s or Left Hand, making the drive into Old Town a full morning rather than a quick errand.
Rocky Mountain National Park is approximately 30 minutes from Somerset Meadows — close enough to be a spontaneous Sunday morning decision rather than a planned weekend trip. For active families who moved to the Front Range specifically to access the mountains, the 30-minute drive to one of Colorado’s most visited national parks is one of Longmont’s most underrated advantages over the communities further southeast on the I-25 corridor.
Homes for Sale in Somerset Meadows
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