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Castle Pines is a big small town of 13,388 people in Douglas County, Colorado. It's about 21 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $896k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,388people
$896kTypical home
$2,211/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
60"Snow
284Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,388
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,396 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Denver, CO
- 21 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $896k (≈$5,647/mo)
- Median rent $2,211/mo
- Median household income $191k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,256 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 41% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 69% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to DEN airport
- 29 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,339 ft
- 734 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,833 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 338 bars within 25 mi
- 645 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 106 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Douglas County: R+7 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk