Castle Rock, CO vs Castle Pines, CO

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

MetricCastle Rock, COCastle Pines, CO
Population79,12313,388
Median Household Income$145,197$191,229
Median Rent$2,000/mo$2,211/mo
Median Home Value$652,900$895,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58.8%72.2%
Poverty Rate3.8%6.9%
Unemployment Rate3.6%3.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k30189*
Property Crime Rate /100k943821*
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr247247
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall58 in/yr58 in/yr
Avg Commute28.6 min26.9 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating5.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher16.816.8
College Degree Rate55.9%69.7%
Foreign-Born %5.6%10.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+14.6%+41.3%

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.