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Cost of living in Castle Pines, Colorado

Castle Pines, Colorado has about 13,388 people. Typical rent is $2,211 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $191,229 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #17 in Colorado on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $2,211 a month.

Castle Pines is a city in Colorado. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $191,229 a year.

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People
13,388
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$2,211
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$191,229
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$895,500
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,169
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA

Castle Pines, Colorado has about 13,388 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $895,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Douglas County is $2,169 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Castle Pines. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, prices sit at 105.8 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Colorado taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.9% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Castle Pines's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Colorado home paid 17.00¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Castle Pines's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in Colorado averaged $3.01 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 201 places we list in Colorado with a rent figure, 22 have higher typical rent than Castle Pines.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.