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13,388people live here $191,229median household income▲ 137% above US $2,211median rent per month▲ 56% above US $895,500median home value▲ 169% above US

What it's like to live in Castle Pines

Castle Pines is a small city in Colorado with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and a population that has grown fast since 2020. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Castle Pines deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and cold winters.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce
Fast-growing population
Average class sizes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
High rent burden for renters
Cold winters
Snowy winters — 58" per year

How Castle Pines compares

Median household income

Castle Pines$191,229

Colorado avg$95,470

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Castle Pines$2,211

Colorado avg$1,761

US$1,413

Median home value

Castle Pines$895,500

Colorado avg$539,400

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Castle Pines

Based on Castle Pines's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$4,422

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $88,440 a year
72% of Castle Pines renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$179,100

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $89,550
Homes cost 4.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 56% above US

$2,211/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,211 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices are steep, with a median around $895,500. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $895,500 · 72% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.7% county unemployment

Unemployment in Douglas County is 3.7%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Douglas County (county-wide)

Safety

189 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Castle Pines doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Douglas County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 821/100k · Policed by Douglas County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

27 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 26.9 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 6 in 10 workers drive to work; 37% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

55%

Work from home

37%

Carpool

4.4%

Walk

2.2%

Other

0.9%

Public transit

0.1%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 83°F, and winters are cold and harsh, with lows dropping to 19°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 94% above US

70% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, close to the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (44 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Castle Pines's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,211/mo) equals 14% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (37% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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