Castle Pines, CO vs Castle Rock, CO

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricCastle Pines, COCastle Rock, CO
Population13,38879,123
Median Household Income$191,229$145,197
Median Rent$2,211/mo$2,000/mo
Median Home Value$895,500$652,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income72.2%58.8%
Poverty Rate6.9%3.8%
Unemployment Rate3.7% (county)3.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k189*30
Property Crime Rate /100k821*943
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr247247
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall58 in/yr58 in/yr
Avg Commute26.9 min28.6 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.816.8
College Degree Rate69.7%55.9%
Foreign-Born %10.1%5.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+41.3%+14.6%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Castle Pines (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.