Castle Pines, CO vs Centennial, CO

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

MetricCastle Pines, COCentennial, CO
Population13,388108,201
Median Household Income$191,229$131,928
Median Rent$2,211/mo$2,148/mo
Median Home Value$895,500$658,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income72.2%44.8%
Poverty Rate6.9%3.3%
Unemployment Rate3.7% (county)3.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k189*192
Property Crime Rate /100k821*1,422
Median AQI4648
Good AQI Days /yr247212
Summer Highs83°F84°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall58 in/yr64 in/yr
Avg Commute26.9 min25.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.817.1
College Degree Rate69.7%62.6%
Foreign-Born %10.1%9.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+41.3%+0.6%

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.