Castle Pines, CO vs Parker, CO

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

MetricCastle Pines, COParker, CO
Population13,38861,783
Median Household Income$191,229$133,369
Median Rent$2,211/mo$2,096/mo
Median Home Value$895,500$646,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income72.2%56.6%
Poverty Rate6.9%4.4%
Unemployment Rate3.7% (county)3.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k189*192
Property Crime Rate /100k821*1,077
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr247247
Summer Highs83°F84°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall58 in/yr64 in/yr
Avg Commute26.9 min26.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.818.7
College Degree Rate69.7%56%
Foreign-Born %10.1%10.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+41.3%+13.0%

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.