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Castle Rock is a mid-size city of 79,123 people in Douglas County, Colorado. It's about 27 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $653k and rent runs about $2k a month.
79,123people
$653kTypical home
$2,000/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
59"Snow
284Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 79,123
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,277 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Denver, CO
- 27 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $653k (≈$4,117/mo)
- Median rent $2,000/mo
- Median household income $145k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 59" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k)
- Low property crime (944 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 42% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to DEN airport
- 35 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,349 ft
- 731 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 140 bars within 25 mi
- 430 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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