Castle Rock, CO vs The Pinery, CO

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

MetricCastle Rock, COThe Pinery, CO
Population79,12311,871
Median Household Income$145,197$194,446
Median Rent$2,000/mo$2,910/mo
Median Home Value$652,900$791,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58.8%27.1%
Poverty Rate3.8%1%
Unemployment Rate3.6%3.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k30189*
Property Crime Rate /100k943821*
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr247247
Summer Highs83°F82°F
Winter Lows19°F18°F
Snowfall58 in/yr75 in/yr
Avg Commute28.6 min31 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating5.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher16.818.2
College Degree Rate55.9%60.6%
Foreign-Born %5.6%6.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+14.6%+8.6%

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 The Pinery (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.