Cost of living in Castle Rock, Colorado
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,000 a month.
Castle Rock is a town in Colorado. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $145,197 a year.
- People
- 79,123
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,000
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $145,197
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $652,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,169
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA
Castle Rock, Colorado has about 79,123 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $652,900.
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 Rock. 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 Rock'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 Rock'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, 51 have higher typical rent than Castle Rock.
Nearby places
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Typical rent $2,096
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- Meridian Village
Typical rent $3,071
- Sierra Ridge
Typical rent $1,726
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Colorado
Bigger places in Colorado
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.